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Music Wiz Khalifa's First Pitch Weed Gesture "Should Not Have Happened," Says MLB “Marijuana is [a prohibited] substance in all of our drug programs. It’s unfortunate this situation occurred." By Trevor Smith September 30, 2017
Original Content Top 25 Best French Montana Songs of All Time The greatest tracks of French Montana's career, thus far. By Alphonse Pierre September 15, 2017
Original Content Auto-Tune: Hip-Hop's Rejuvenation An editorial offering up the stance that Auto-Tune did not kill hip-hop, rather, it brought new life into the genre. By Matt Aceto March 12, 2014
Profiles Behind The Beat: Focus... Meet Focus..., in-house producer at Aftermath and integral member of the team that made Dr. Dre's "Compton." By Danny Schwartz October 14, 2015
Profiles Behind The Beat: TM88 The trap titan talks horror soundtracks, 808 Mafia, Sacii Lyfe and the hottest producer tag of 2015. By Patrick Lyons July 07, 2015
Music Second 6ix9ine Robber Arrested For Home Invasion A group of three masked men broke into 6ix9ine's home in Florida and held his mother at gunpoint back in November. By Cole Blake February 03, 2026
Music BIA Claps Back At Megan Thee Stallion For Laughing At Cardi B's Diss Track BIA and Cardi B's recent lyrical exchange followed a feud between Megan Thee Stallion and Nicki Minaj that's still coming up today. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 08, 2026
Music Kanye West Admits He "Hates" One Of His Classic Albums In Latest Jay-Z & Beyonce Rant Kanye West previously made insensitive comments about Jay-Z and Beyonce's twins, which he followed with "apologies," to a degree. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 12, 2025
Music Snoop Dogg & Dr. Dre Are Rollin Down To Nashville To Open Still G.I.N. Cocktail Lounge Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg have created countless classics since the 90s. They reunited in 2024 to release their latest collab, Missionary. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 29, 2025
Music Mathew Knowles Blasts Kanye West's Attacks Against Jay-Z & Beyonce's Family Some reports emerged that Jay-Z and Beyonce are considering legal action against Kanye West, but those are just unconfirmed speculations. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 22, 2025
Music Flo Milli Is Performing All The Way Up To Delivery As She Rocks San Diego State At 9 Months Flo Milli had a big 2024 with sophomore album, Fine Ho, Stay, with hit songs "Duh," "Wet Dreams," and "Why Lie." By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 15, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" Reportedly Breaks Another Record After Hot 100 Exit Loads of fans can't believe Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" has held on for this long, whereas many others are tired of its hype. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 30, 2025