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Original Content 10 Essential RJ Tracks This week we hit the West Coast for 10 essentials from Mr. LA himself, RJ. By Devon Jefferson June 11, 2017
Original Content Ranking Drake's Albums From Worst To Best Now that "More Life" hype has died down, let's see how it stacks up to the rest of Drake's albums. By Patrick Lyons June 07, 2017
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
Music Lil Baby Samples Drake & Jay-Z's "Pound Cake" For New Song Snippet Lil Baby is preparing to dominate the summer. By Aron A. March 29, 2022
Music Mac Miller Lucky To Be Alive After DUI Footage Shows Extent Of Damages The first video of Mac Miller's car crash aftermath has been released. By Alex Zidel May 17, 2018
Music 199X Details His Early Work With XXXTentacion, Tyla Yaweh, & More On "BagFuel" Wichita rapper 199X speaks on being around XXXTentacion, Tyla Yaweh, and others at the beginning of their careers. By Alex Zidel April 06, 2021
Original Content The Ethics Of Posthumous Listening Should we listen to music against a dead artist’s wishes? Determining how to appropriately immortalize deceased artists is a tall order, and one of the hardest questions in 21st-century pop music. By Luke Hinz October 11, 2018
Politics Rihanna's "Lewd" Super Bowl Performance Slammed By Louisiana Republicans Worried About Kendrick Lamar's Set Louisiana Republicans want the event to remain "family friendly." By Cole Blake January 29, 2025
Music Detroit Rapper Dank Demoss Sues Lyft After Driver Turns Her Down Due To Her Weight Demoss is calling this out as discrimination. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 28, 2025
Music NFL/Apple Music's New Kendrick Lamar "Not Like Us" Super Bowl Ad Has Fans Convinced He Will Perform Drake Diss At Halftime Even Apple wanna get up in this. By Bryson "Boom" Paul January 26, 2025
Music Young Thug & Gunna Collaboration Leaks Online Amid Rampant Snitching Rumors A song from Young Thug and Gunna that appears to date back to 2020 has surfaced online. By Cole Blake January 20, 2025
Music Lil Baby Shuts Down Rumor He Dissed Gunna On New Album, "Wham" Lil Baby says he's tired of the narrative. By Cole Blake January 16, 2025