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Music Swizz Beatz Says His Son Helped Kendrick Lamar Overcome Writer’s Block. Swizz Beatz explained how his son landed a credit on Kendrick Lamar's "untitled unmastered." By Cole Blake April 26, 2023
Music Future, Rae Sremmurd, & A Mystery Guest Will Headline Billboard Hot 100 Fest Cop your tickets A.S.A.P. By Matthew Parizot April 10, 2018
Music JT Recalls A Fan Trying To Rap Battle Her At An Afterparty: “Y’all Getting Bold.” JT nearly got into a rap battle. By Cole Blake April 14, 2024
Music Jeezy Signs Up To Run A Race For Charity Alongside Atlanta's Mayor Jeezy gets in shape to help the kids. By Matthew Parizot June 19, 2018
Music Doechii Concert Scam Leads To $180K Lawsuit Against Booking Agent An Atlanta-based event firm accused a New Jersey booking agent of never fulfilling his promise to book Doechii for a festival and repay them. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 15, 2025
Music Prosecutors Fight To Keep Lil Durk's Music As Murder-For-Hire Trial Evidence Federal prosecutors in Lil Durk's murder-for-hire case compared his OTF collective to a Liberian anti-terrorism unit that engaged in torture. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 01, 2026
Politics Killer Mike Details How Dave Chappelle Encouraged Him To Run For Governor A few motivating words after one of Chappelle's comedy shows has Killer Mike motivated. By Erika Marie July 05, 2022
Music Nicki Minaj Officially Announces Rescheduled Manchester Show Following Amsterdam Arrest Nicki Minaj will be returning to Manchester next month. By Cole Blake May 27, 2024
Music Beastie Boys Documentary Release Date Announced The Beastie Boys documentary directed by Spike Jonze will be available on Apple TV+ on April 24th, until then we have an extended first-look trailer. By Bhaven Moorthy March 15, 2020
Music Jim Jones Says He Met With Eric Adams At Drake's Apollo Concert Jim Jones spoke with Eric Adams about issues facing Harlem during Drake's Apollo Theater show. By Cole Blake January 23, 2023
Music Rich The Kid Is Returning With New Music On Thursday Rich The Kid is ready for his closeup. By Mitch Findlay October 23, 2018
Music Foolio Murder: Police Arrest 4th Suspect Amid Investigation Police are still looking for a fifth and final suspect. By Cole Blake July 30, 2024