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Music Megan Thee Stallion & Carl Crawford Feud Over Her Upcoming Album Release The 1501 CEO says Megan is lying about her songs being leaked in an attempt for promotion. By Lawrencia Grose August 11, 2022
Music Steve Lacy Says Mac Miller's "Jet Fuel" Beat Was Meant For Kendrick Lamar’s "DAMN" Steve Lacy says that the beat for Mac Miller's "Jet Fuel" was made during a studio session for Kendrick Lamar's "DAMN." By Cole Blake July 13, 2022
Pop Culture DJ Drama Reflects On His 2007 Mixtape Raid: "I Really Got Hit Wit The RICO (And Won)" At the time of Drama and Don Cannon's arrest, law enforcement confiscated over 80K CDs. By Hayley Hynes July 13, 2022
Pop Culture Lil Uzi Vert Announces "Red & White" EP After Supporting JT At Wireless Festival Fans are eagerly awaiting the follow-up to 2020's "Eternal Atake." By Hayley Hynes July 13, 2022
Relationships Gina Huynh Says She's Single In New Song Following Feud With Yung Miami Over Diddy Despite arguing with Yung Miami, Gina says she is not in a relationship with anyone. By Lawrencia Grose May 21, 2022
Streetwear Cardi B Shares "Hot Shit" Music Video, Twitter Debates Whether Ye Is Animated Or Real Lil Durk also appeared in the visual, though he looked much more real than Yeezy did. By Hayley Hynes July 12, 2022
Music Run The Jewels Perform Stripped-Back Version Of "A Few Words For The Firing Squad" On "Late Show" Run The Jewels did a provocative performance of their 2020 song on "The Late Show." By Rex Provost August 11, 2022
Pop Culture Drake's Next Projects Could Include A New "Scary Hours" EP & A Poetry Book "Honestly, Nevermind" is only the beginning of what Drizzy has in store for his fans. By Hayley Hynes June 17, 2022
Original Content What Happened To Backpack Rap? We document the rise and fall of the subgenre known as backpack rap. By Robert Blair June 22, 2022
Pop Culture Pusha T Explains Why He Didn't Work With Producer Madlib On "It's Almost Dry" Pusha felt a lot of pressure to top his "Daytona" album. By Hayley Hynes April 24, 2022
Music Kanye West Confronts 50 Cent Over Kim Kardashian Diarrhea Post Kanye wasn't laughing at 50 Cent's IG post about his ex-wife By Rex Provost September 10, 2022
Music Bobby Shmurda Says People Compare Him To Jay-Z, 50 Cent, Diddy, & DMX The Brooklyn-bred hitmaker questioned the Hov comparisons because he says "Jay is wild calm." By Erika Marie June 16, 2022