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Music Diddy, Lil Uzi Vert, & More Headline Roots Picnic 2023 Diddy, Lauryn Hill, and many more artists are featured on the lineup for Roots Picnic 2023. By Cole Blake February 20, 2023
Music NAV's "Lately" Single Kicks Off This Weekend's "Fire Emoji" Update New tracks from Kevin Gates, Centra Cee, Shy Glizzy, and more made the playlist too. By Hayley Hynes February 11, 2023
Music Childish Gambino's "This Is America" Lawsuit Dismissed A judge ruled that the "Atlanta" artist's track is "not substantially similar" to Kidd Wes' "Made In America." By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 26, 2023
Music Benny The Butcher Expects More Rappers To Thank Griselda For Their Careers Benny The Butcher says "Griselda is still the standard." By Aron A. March 24, 2023
Music Macklemore Says "Culture Vulture" Narrative "Wasn't My Truth" After beating out Kendrick's "good kid m.A.A.d. city" for Best Rap Album at the Grammys, Macklemore has faced "culture vulture" accusations. By Erika Marie March 22, 2023
Music Lil Uzi Vert & Playboi Carti's "Sauce Real Hard" Surfaces Online Lil Uzi and Playboi Carti have a lot of music in the bank. By Alexander Cole March 22, 2023
Music Lil Uzi Vert Says Sobriety's Helped His Creative Process Lil Uzi Vert says he's been able to "think more clearly" once he stopped doing drugs. By Aron A. March 14, 2023
Music Nicki Minaj Likes Tweets About Signing Ice Spice While she's liked a lot of tweets about her and Spice's new friendship, some particularly stand out as a potential big move for both artists. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 13, 2023
Pop Culture Drake Thanks Atira NYC For Healing His "Piece Of Shit Ankle" Ahead Of Apollo Show The 6ix God was due to perform on the iconic stage last November, but ultimately delayed after Takeoff's death and other production issues. By Hayley Hynes January 20, 2023
Music YNW Melly's Friend YNW Bortlen Reportedly Told Police About Shootings Recently surfaced audio shows the YNW associate detailing his experience in the incident that locked Melly up. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 16, 2023
Music Takeoff Murder: New Details Emerge About Dice Game Shooting Con=median Shawty Shawty claims he spoke with Quavo and Takeoff's cousins, and he learned what sparked the argument. By Erika Marie January 10, 2023
Music SZA Wanted To Join Odd Future Before Signing To TDE The songbird says she felt like more of a "Clancy girl," but explained why she decided to go with TDE instead. By Erika Marie February 08, 2023