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Music Kanye West Starts "Spazzing" In Unreleased "Slow Jamz" BTS Footage Kanye West gets into it with the directors of "Slow Jamz" in an unreleased clip from "Jeen-Yuhs." By Aron A. March 01, 2022
Music Wu-Tang Clan 1-Of-1 Album Forfeited By Martin Shkreli Sold By U.S. Government Wu-Tang Clan's infamous one-of-one album "Once Upon A Time In Shaolin" has been sold by the U.S. government, completing Martin Shkreli's payment of forfeiture. By Aron A. July 27, 2021
Music Dr. Dre Details How He Produced The Sound For "2001" During a call with the FAQ Podcast and Young Guru, Dr. Dre details how he created the sound for his sophomore album "2001". By Brianna Lawson February 22, 2022
Music Tory Lanez Disses Megan & Pardi In Leaked Song "Cap": "Only Party That We Know Is Next Door" Tory Lanez disses Pardison Fontaine on his leaked song "Cap," which also seemingly throws shots at Megan Thee Stallion. By Alex Zidel March 10, 2022
Music Makeda's Cookies Raises Over $70K After Young Dolph's Death The cookie shop had to shut down after's Dolph's passing. By Thomas Galindo November 20, 2021
Pop Culture Thundercat Starts Acting Career In "Star Wars: The Book Of Boba Fett" Thundercat's first acting role will come in the new chapter of "Star Wars: The Book Of Boba Fett." By Taiyo Coates January 25, 2022
Music Yo Gotti Shares Trailer For CMG Album "Gangsta Art" Yo Gotti previews a new Mozzy-assisted single in the official trailer for CMG's upcoming label album, "Gangsta Art." By Aron A. July 11, 2022
Music A New Woman Comes Forward With Sexual Assault Allegations Against Trey Songz A new woman has come forward with sexual assault allegations against Trey Songz. She is requesting around $5M to settle the lawsuit. By Brianna Lawson April 21, 2022
Music Gunna Returns To COLORS With Live Performance Of "private island" Gunna flexed his vocal chops during his latest live performance. By Alexander Cole March 30, 2022
Numbers King Von Doubles NBA YoungBoy & DaBaby In First-Week Sales King Von sells two times the amount of NBA YoungBoy and DaBaby's new collaborative project this week. By Alex Zidel March 07, 2022
Numbers "An Evening With Silk Sonic" Projected To Sell Over 100K Units In First Week Silk Sonic's debut project is doing numbers. By Taylor McCloud November 17, 2021
Original Content Drakeo The Ruler Always Counted His Blessings: Our Final Interview With The West Coast Staple In one of the rapper's last interviews before his death, Drakeo the Ruler expressed his gratitude for being able to pursue a rap career, and was equally awestruck that he had managed to obtain such a position of power and influence within the west coast specifically. We conducted this interview with Drakeo for our "12 Days of Christmas" series on December 12, 2021, during Rolling Loud, California. By Angela Savage December 22, 2021