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Music Wiz Khalifa Gets Praise From MMA Pros For His Sparring Skills The rapper's Brazillian jiu-jitsu and Muay Thai kickboxing skills received high praise from boxing pros. By Madusa S. June 13, 2021
Original Content A Conversation With Ghostface Killah: 15 Years Of "Fishscale" On the fifteenth anniversary of "Fishscale," Ghostface Killah reflects on his creative process, the art of storytelling, connecting with MF DOOM, and the death of the album as we know it. By Mitch Findlay March 28, 2021
Music Mez Spits "Gundam Frees" With Some New Bars Mez comes through with some new bars, paying homage to Hideo Kojima and Masashi Kishimoto on "Gundam Free." By Mitch Findlay March 25, 2021
Music Method Man Demands To Know How New Rappers Are So Rich Method Man doesn't understand how newer rappers can afford the ridiculously luxurious lifestyles they broadcast on social media. By Mitch Findlay March 25, 2021
Numbers Eminem's "Curtain Call" Has Spent A Decade On The Billboard Charts Eminem's "Curtain Call" has officially spent a decade on the Billboard charts, making it the sixth-longest running album in Billboard history. By Mitch Findlay March 23, 2021
Music Will.i.Am Says "It Hurts" That Black Eyed Peas Aren't "Considered A Black Group" He believes the group's international success is why people wouldn't label them as apart of "urban or Black culture." By Erika Marie December 31, 2020
Music G Herbo Reveals Collab Albums With Polo G & Tee Grizzley G Herbo also discusses the status of his long-awaited collaborative project with Lil Bibby. By Aron A. July 05, 2021
Pop Culture Megan Thee Stallion Is Becoming Megan Thee Lecturer Megan Thee Stallion will be a guest lecturer at Long Island University, offering a full-ride scholarship to one student. By Alex Zidel June 09, 2021
Music Doja Cat Shares Nonsensical New Song & Says She Won't Be Disrespected As A Rapper Doja Cat trolled her fans by announcing new music before releasing a joke song on SoundCloud. By Alex Zidel May 28, 2021
Music JT Admits That She's Insecure About Her "First Day Out" JT sheds some insight on her solo track. By Joshua Robinson October 06, 2021
Music Soulja Boy: "I Introduced FruityLoops To The Culture" Soulja Boy credits himself for rappers wanting to produce their own songs. By Aron A. May 20, 2021
Music Kanye West & The Weeknd Are Up To Something Kanye West and The Weeknd have been in frequent communication, leading many to assume a "Donda" collab is in the works. By Mitch Findlay August 02, 2021