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Music AZ Chike Talks Kendrick Lamar “peekaboo,” Getting Roasted By ScHoolboy Q & West Coast Unity After delivering back-to-back standout verses on ScHoolboy Q’s "Blue Lips" and Kendrick Lamar’s "GNX," AZ Chike has solidified himself as one of Los Angeles’ most exciting rap voices. He shares a hilarious story about the now-famous group photo from Kendrick’s The Pop Out, his initial fear of signing a record deal, and gaining support of West Coast legends. By Aron A. March 27, 2025
Music Timbaland Calls Today's Music "Bland" & "Boring" Due To No "Well-Known Artists," But AI Is Beautiful Timbaland has created hit songs for Jay-Z, Missy Elliott, Aalilyah, Petey Pablo, and more. He influenced Kanye West. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 22, 2025
Music Soulja Boy Tears Down "Dummy" Plies After Rapper Drops Sample Lawsuit Soulja Boy is always on the lookout for beef, and found one when Plies decided to reverse a suit involving a Soulja Boy track. By Elias Andrews March 17, 2025
Music DDG Claims To See Son Less Than Nanny After Halle Bailey Break Up DDG and Halle Bailey have tried to present a very wholesome image despite their separation, but the former decided to get real with fans. By Elias Andrews March 08, 2025
Original Content Top 10 Best Lil Uzi Vert Deep Cuts We rank the top 10 Lil Uzi loosies and songs that are buried deep on his projects. By Alphonse Pierre February 15, 2018
Music Slim Jxmmi Slams Millyz For Using The Same "Stan" Sample As Swae Lee Eminem cleared the "Stan" sample for both Rae Sremmurd and Millyz but Slim Jxmmi says Swae Lee's version is better. By Aron A. March 10, 2023
Music $uicideboy$ Dispel Rumors They Split Due To Ruby Da Cherry's "Personal Wellness" Twitter reacts to $crim's SOS on Twitter, revealing the group's myriad of "unspecified" problems. By Devin Ch September 29, 2018
Music XXXTentacion Posthumously Earns First No. 1 On Billboard Hot 100 With "Sad!" "Sad!" is XXXTentacion's first No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. By Alex Zidel June 25, 2018
Music Tyler The Creator Calls Clipse Collaboration One Of The Best Moments Of His Life Tyler The Creator previously revealed that it took him several tries to get his "Let God Sort Em Out" verse right, and that he almost gave up. By Caroline Fisher August 07, 2025
Music Gloria Estefan Fiercely Defends Husband Emilio Against Diddy Accuser In New Declaration Earlier this year, Emilio Estefan Jr. was named in a lawsuit filed by a man who alleges he was sexually assaulted by Diddy. By Caroline Fisher August 05, 2025
Music King Combs Speaks Out On Diddy's Verdict And New EP With Kanye West Diddy is awaiting sentencing after being found guilty on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. By Cole Blake August 01, 2025
Music Freddie Gibbs Takes A Direct Shot At Gunna On New Album “Alfredo 2” Today, Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist teamed up to unleash their eagerly anticipated new album, "Alfredo 2." By Caroline Fisher July 25, 2025