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TV Nick Cannon Tells Kid 'N Play If It "Wasn't For Y'all There Would Be No Me" The legendary "House Party" Rap duo visited Cannon's talk show and were deservingly given their flowers. By Erika Marie October 09, 2021
Music Eminem’s Rap Beefs Under Scrutiny As Fans Debate If Hip-Hop Needs A New “Bully” Some hip-hop fans think the genre needs a new "bully" like Eminem to bring out the best in its biggest players. By Caroline Fisher January 06, 2026
Music Drake Fans & Haters Debate Spotify's Correction Of "ICEMAN" Numbers Last week, Spotify retracted their claim about Drake boasting the most-streamed song on the platform in a single day in 2026. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 21, 2026
Music Tyler The Creator Poised To Have Solid Opening Sales Week For "DON'T TAP THE GLASS" Similar to "CHROMAKOPIA," Tyler The Creator had a shorter first sales week. But once again, it's not going to matter. By Zachary Horvath July 23, 2025
Pop Culture Donald Glover Cast As Iconic Character In "The Super Mario Galaxy Movie" Along with the announcement that Donald Glover will be playing Yoshi, Nintendo shared a new trailer for the film. By Cole Blake March 10, 2026
Music TDE's Punch Returns To Suggest That The Superstar Era Is Over: "Nothing Is Sustainable" After dropping his picks for the next superstars in Hip Hop, Punch now questions if superstars will continue in an age where attention spans are lessening. By Erika Marie February 22, 2022
Music Lil Bibby Announces Juice WRLD's "Lucid Dreams" Has Gone Diamond Lil Bibby had nothing but love for Juice WRLD's latest accomplishment. By Marc Griffin February 04, 2022
Music Kanye West Claims He "Loves" Drake Despite Dissing Him In Confusing Rant We really don't know anymore. By Elias Andrews February 08, 2025
Politics Chief Keef Claims His Account Was Hacked After Tweeting "Trump 2024" Keef has praised Trump before. By Elias Andrews July 30, 2024
Music Travis Scott Announces Additional Dates For Circus Maximus Tour Travis Scott's successful world tour is headed to South America and Australia next. By Devin Morton July 22, 2024
Music Lil Durk Will Hit The Road With Drake & J. Cole On "It's All A Blur - Big As The What? Tour" Durk continues to win in the early stages of 2024. By Zachary Horvath February 06, 2024
Music DJ Akademiks Blasts J Cole Over Kendrick Lamar Diss: "Pick Another Angle!" DJ Akademiks is unimpressed by "7 Minute Drill." By Caroline Fisher April 05, 2024