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Music Tupac Secures A Bunch Of Posthumous Platinum Plaques The RIAA reveals that Tupac's 1993 singles "Keep Ya Head Up" and "I Get Around" finally reach platinum status, and "Dear Mama" has officially gone triple platinum. By Joshua Robinson April 02, 2021
Music Ski Mask The Slump God Reacts To News Of Juice WRLD's Passing Ski Mask the Slump God expresses his grief. By Cole Blake December 08, 2019
Music BET Awards 2018: Complete List Of Nominees & Winners Full list of winners at this year's BET Awards. By Milca P. June 25, 2018
Original Content How Odd Future Influenced The Current Rap Landscape We reflect on the lasting legacy and influence of Odd Future. By Gus Fisher June 15, 2018
Sneakers DJ Khaled Got His Pair Of The Jay-Z x Air Force 1 "Reasonable Doubt" DJ Khaled unboxed his exclusive Jay-Z x Nike Air Force 1 "Reasonable Doubt 30," complete with a personal note from Jay-Z. By Ben Atkinson July 11, 2026
Music Clayton Howard Denies Threatening Cassie In New Court Filing The latest legal dispute involving Cassie centers on Clayton Howard's insistence that his online remarks were never threats. By Erika Marie July 07, 2026
Music PlaqueBoyMax Goes After Fivio Foreign On His Own Song After Viral Smoking Spat PlaqueBoyMax has fired back. By Caroline Fisher January 16, 2025
Music Joe Budden Seemingly Addresses Lewdness Charge With Hilarious Instagram Meme Joe Budden had jokes in response to the news. By Cole Blake December 31, 2024
Music Lil Kim Calls Biggie Smalls' Mother Voletta Wallace Her "Second Mom" In Tender Tribute Biggie Smalls discovered Lil Kim in the early 1990s, and their bond eventually extended to his mother, the late Voletta Wallace. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 17, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Tosses Kai Cenat & Dabo New YVL Chain At Rolling Loud: LA Playboi Carti's new album, I AM MUSIC, is predicted to be the biggest hip-hop release of the year. The album includes new hit "Good Credit." By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 17, 2025
Music Nelly Says Diddy Would Get Murdered By Sniper Jermaine Dupri In A Verzuz Nelly, J.D., and Diddy's history spans across the 2000s with massive hits such as "Stepped on My Jz" and "Shake Ya Tailfeather" By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 08, 2025
Music Drake Reveals The Original Tracklist For "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U" With PARTYNEXTDOOR Drake and PARTYNEXTDOOR's "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U" remains a top five album on the Billboard 200 albums chart in its second week. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 07, 2025