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Music Busta Rhymes Breaks Down Dr. Dre's Process Making "The Big Bang" During an interview with Talib Kweli, Busta Rhymes reflects on the long process of creating "The Big Bang" with Dr. Dre, detailings how the process changed him. By Mitch Findlay December 14, 2020
Original Content Lil Baby's "My Turn" Lyrics Show How He Converted Street Wisdom To Stardom On "My Turn", Lil Baby is an expert shit-talker and drip-walker. By Noah C March 01, 2020
Numbers 50 Cent Says Eminem Is The Best Rapper In The World 50 Cent celebrates 100 million streams on "Patiently Waiting" with Eminem, naming Em the best rapper alive. By Alex Zidel June 29, 2020
Music Dr. Dre & Jimmy Iovine Appear In GTA Online's "Cayo Perico Heist" Dr. Dre, Jimmy Iovine, and Scott Storch bring a touch of Aftermath flair to Grand Theft Auto Online's "Cayo Perico Heist." By Mitch Findlay December 15, 2020
Music Justin Bieber Receives Criticism For Using MLK Speeches On "Justice" Just prior to the album's release, Dr. King's daughter Bernice King praised Bieber for his activism. By Erika Marie March 19, 2021
Music Glasses Malone Is Frustrated With Mase's Gang Culture Criticism: "Ridiculous" The L.A. rapper calls out the pastor after Mase claimed that the "weakest thing a Black man can do" is "join a street gang." By Erika Marie May 11, 2021
Music Majid Jordan Announce Release Date & Cover Art For New Album "Wildest Dreams" Majid Jordan announces the release date for "Wildest Dreams," their first album in nearly four years. By Aron A. October 04, 2021
Music Khleo Thomas Compares His 2010 Song "In My Soul" To Nicki Minaj's "Seeing Green" Khleo Thomas points out the similarities between his 2010 track "In My Soul" and Nicki Minaj's "Seeing Green." By Joshua Robinson May 17, 2021
Pop Culture Drake Dedicates “Certified Lover Boy” To Late IG Models Mercedes Morr & Nadia Ntuli The Canadian dropped his album this morning, two hours later than anticipated. By Hayley Hynes September 03, 2021
Original Content SZA's New Album: Everything We Know The New Jersey-born singer has been teasing the release of a sophomore album for years now, but with the album originally expected to arrive before the year's end, we’ve rounded up everything we know about the unnamed project so far. By Angela Savage November 08, 2021
Original Content Why Rap Songs Are Going #1 Again Rae Sremmurd and Migos got back-to-back #1s without making any pop concessions. Here's how they did it. By Patrick Lyons February 07, 2017
Music Breakout Artists Of 2016 8 new solo artists who made major strides this year. By Trevor Smith December 16, 2016