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Music DreamDoll Celebrates First Billboard Placement: "We F*cking Made It Happen Yall!!!" DreamDoll shared that her recent single "Ah Ah Ah" featuring Fivio Foreign helped her place on Billboard for the first time. By Erika Marie July 21, 2020
Music Akon Suggests T-Pain's Career Dwindled Because He "Confined His Music To Urban" Akon signed T-Pain to Konvict Music many years ago and discussed why the autotune icon has reportedly stalled. By Erika Marie August 25, 2020
Music Tyler, The Creator Says Lil Baby & 42 Dugg's "We Paid" Is The "Core Of Rap Music" Tyler, The Creator offers some major praise to Lil Baby and 42 Dugg. By Alex Zidel September 30, 2020
Music Hip Hop Journalist & Screenwriter Jas Waters AKA JasFly Passes Away May she rest in power. By Madusa S. June 10, 2020
Sports Eminem Is The Kobe Bryant Of Rap, Says Big Daddy Kane Big Daddy Kane spoke about the death of Kobe Bryant and how he believes Eminem is his equivalent in hip-hop. By Alex Zidel February 14, 2020
Music Young Nudy Appears To Diss Gunna On "Anyways" Young Nudy takes a shot at Gunna on his new album "Anyways," leaving fans scrambling to find a motive. By Mitch Findlay February 24, 2020
Music Doja Cat Ignores Controversy, Performs "Say So" On BBC Radio 1 Despite recent calls to cancel her after videos surfaced of her engaging in racist behaviour with alt-right incels, Doja Cat still performed her #1 hit "Say So" on BBC Radio 1. By Lynn S. May 24, 2020
Pop Culture XXXTentacion Doc "Look At Me" To Premiere At SXSW, Will Arrive On Hulu: Report The late rapper's estate made the official announcement earlier today (February 2). By Erika Marie February 02, 2022
Original Content Rise & Grind: SoFaygo Talks Signing With Travis Scott's Cactus Jack, Debut Album & More SoFaygo reflects on his meteoric rise hours ahead of his first-ever live performance in Atlanta. By Joshua Robinson July 22, 2021
Music Kanye West's "Come To Life" Featured A 6th-Grader On Piano Kanye West enlisted a sixth-grader named Zen Micheline Hung to play piano on the emotional "DONDA" standout "Come To Life." By Mitch Findlay September 14, 2021
Pop Culture Billie Eilish Under Fire For Allegedly Using Anti-Asian Slurs & “Blaccent” Billie Eilish may get canceled right before her July album release. By Taya Coates June 17, 2021
Original Content Spotify's Greatest Hip Hop Beats Of All Time: Here Are The Top 10 Spotify has released it list for the 50 Greatest Hip Hop Beats of All Time, and we're diving into the Top 10 picks. Did they get it right? By Erika Marie May 12, 2023