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Music Pop Smoke Documentary In The Works Pop Smoke will be immortalized through a new posthumous album and documentary, released by his label head Steven Victor. By Alex Zidel April 15, 2020
Music Read The Emotional Tribute Mac Miller's Brother Penned For His Birthday "You’re the best, hope you know it." By Milca P. January 20, 2020
Music Drake Goes Airborne In "Toosie Slide" CGI Visual Drake puts his OVO jet to good use in these alternate "Toosie Slide" visuals, animated and directed by Quentin Deronzier. By Mitch Findlay April 14, 2020
Music Method Man Reveals Which Wu-Tang Member Is The Most Underrated Method Man's top 5 includes one pick and it's a Wu-Tang Clan member with the most memorable verses. By Aron A. June 08, 2020
Music Brazilian Rapper MC Kevin Falls To Death From Hotel Balcony MC Kevin reportedly fell from the hotel's fifth-floor balcony in an attempt to avoid his wife so she wouldn't find out he was cheating on her. By Alex Zidel May 20, 2021
Music Talib Kweli & Mos Def Are Clearing Black Star Samples Good news -- Talib Kweli and Mos Def's Madlib-produced Black Star album is currently in the midst of the sample clearance process. By Mitch Findlay March 25, 2021
Music Tyla Yaweh Pays Tribute To Juice WRLD & XXXTentacion At Rolling Loud LA Tyla Yaweh pays tribute to his fallen friends. By Milca P. December 15, 2019
Original Content 50 Cent's "21 Questions" Channelled The Spirit Of Ja Rule Even after Dr. Dre questioned a love song's placement on "Get Rich Or Die Tryin," 50 Cent maintained that "21 Questions" was an integral piece of the puzzle. By Mitch Findlay April 09, 2020
Original Content RMR Wants To Be The Blueprint For Genre-Bending In The Future INTERVIEW: The balaclava-wearing rapper-slash-singer, RMR, talks to us about his journey from obscurity to viral fame, and reveals the depth of his person. By Erin Ashley Lowers July 09, 2020
Music Lupe Fiasco Tells Joe Budden Why He Said Logic Is Better Than Kendrick Lamar Lupe Fiasco and Joe Budden spoke about the latter's comments about Logic, with Lupe explaining why he infamously said that Logic is better than Kendrick Lamar. By Alex Zidel August 04, 2020
Pop Culture Naya Rivera Fans Connect Final Tweet To Disturbing Eminem Song About Drowning Naya Rivera's last message was a picture of her and her son with the caption "Just The Two Of Us," which is an Eminem song from 1997. By Alex Zidel July 09, 2020
Original Content Lil Berete Is A Toronto Star In The Making: On Smoke Dawg's Legacy & International Success INTERVIEW: Lil Berete turned his pain into infectious bangers and now, he's taking it from Regent Park to the world. By Aron A. September 27, 2019