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Music Tooka’s Mother Wants Rappers To Stop Name-Dropping Her Late Son The mother of Tooka wants artists to stop using her late son's name in their music. By Cole Blake July 02, 2022
Music Chanel West Coast Names Nicki Minaj As The Reason Her Young Money Deal Didn't Work Out Chanel West Coast says that Nicki Minaj didn't want her on Young Money, which is why her deal never worked out. By Alex Zidel June 14, 2021
Reviews Polo G "Hall Of Fame" Review At the peak of his commercial powers, Chicago's Polo G sets out to prove that his upward trajectory is still in motion on "Hall Of Fame." By Robert Blair June 15, 2021
Music Chris Brown Shares Epic Throwback With Kanye West, J. Cole, Travis Scott & More Chris Brown reflects the "stories of the stars" with a star-studded circa-2015 throwback. By Joshua Robinson July 08, 2021
Music Melle Mel Explains Why He Thinks Jay-Z Is Overrated Melle Mel explains why he thinks Jay-Z, and other rappers like him, are "overrated". By Alex Zidel March 24, 2021
Music Project Pat Shoots Down Idea That Migos Stole Three 6 Mafia's Flow Project Pat shot down the theory that Migos got their flow from Three 6 Mafia. By Cole Blake November 13, 2021
Original Content Tyler, The Creator’s New Album "Call Me If You Get Lost": Everything We Know Tyler, The Creator's upcoming "Call Me If You Get Lost" record is set to drop on June 25th, and its mysterious rollout has fans speculating. By EJ Panaligan June 22, 2021
Music Coi Leray Quotes Nicki Minaj In Revealing Her Current Feature Rate Coi Leray cites Nicki Minaj's legendary "Monster" verse to flex her own rising status, revealing how much it costs to land a verse. By Mitch Findlay July 06, 2021
Music XXXTentacion's GF Jenesis Pens Letter To Late Rapper On Their Son Birthday The rapper was murdered two and a half years ago and never received the opportunity to meet his little boy, Gekyume. By Erika Marie January 27, 2021
Music Bow Wow Reacts To Twitter User's Drake Comparison: "2 Diff Styles. Diff Artist" A screenshot of one reply circulated but it looks as if Bow issued another response, as well. By Erika Marie December 11, 2021
Music Eminem Opens Up About Iconic Gift From LL Cool J Eminem reflects on the time LL Cool J gifted him a chain inspired by his iconic look in the "I'm Bad" video. By Mitch Findlay July 26, 2021
Music DaBaby Posts Email Showing Hong Kong Show Is 75% Sold Out It seems the Charlotte MC is trying to fight back against reports of low show sales in the U.S. and take his talents elsewhere. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 16, 2023