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Original Content Engineering With Battlecat: How A West Coast Legend Continues To Shape Sound The legendary west coast pioneer DJ Battlecat breaks down his journey with music, the importance of analog technology, and how his new partnership with Audible Reality has allowed him the opportunity to share his ears with the masses. By Mitch Findlay April 22, 2021
Original Content Soulja Boy Everything: The "She Make It Clap" Rapper Dives Into Getting His Credit, Drake, Bow Wow & Elon Musk Soulja Boy's riding high off of the success of "She Make It Clap" but there's more to do -- an anime, comic book, video game, and a meeting with Elon Musk. By Aron A. May 19, 2021
Original Content Dem Jointz Talks Working With Dr. Dre, Producing For Eminem & More Producer Dem Jointz opens up about working in Dr. Dre's inner creative circle, the Compton sound, and the hilarious struggle of leaving the nine-to-five life behind. By Mitch Findlay February 26, 2021
Music Curren$y Teases "Covert Coup" On Streaming Services Curren$y is looking to bring his classic mixtape, the Alchemist-produced "Covert Coup," to streaming platforms this Friday. By Mitch Findlay May 19, 2021
Music IDK Taps Westside Gunn, MF DOOM, & Jay Electronica For Stacked Posse Cut IDK readies new stacked new posse cut "Red," featuring a lyrically-driven lineup of MF DOOM, Westside Gunn, and Jay Electronica. By Mitch Findlay April 22, 2021
Music DaBaby Dropped From Governor's Ball, Akademiks Sounds Off Shortly after being dropped from Lollapalooza, DaBaby has been dropped from the upcoming Governor's Ball festival. By Mitch Findlay August 02, 2021
Music Roddy Ricch Teases New Music: "Let The Work Speak All 2021" It seems like we're closer than ever to getting some new Roddy Ricch music. By Bhaven Moorthy December 31, 2020
Music Saweetie Claims She Had "PTSD" After Radio Host Said Her Freestyling Was "Basic" The rapper admits she was spooked pretty badly after the comment. By Madusa S. March 23, 2021
Music Twitter Loses It After The Weeknd Announces New Music Fans react with excitement to The Weeknd's mysterious new song teaser. By Joshua Robinson August 02, 2021
Pop Culture Diddy Throws Another Maskless Celebration Amidst COVID-19 Diddy's year of partying continues with another maskless celebration of his son, Justin's, birthday. By Bhaven Moorthy December 31, 2020
Music NLE Choppa Believes The Police Are Executing "Premeditated Murders" The rapper shares his thoughts on how things are "planned" why "marches" will eventually "turn into war." By Erika Marie April 21, 2021
Music Kehlani Takes "ACAB" Stance While Speaking About Ma'Khia Bryant The singer believes it's time to "abolish the f*cking police" & expressed her ire about the latest viral police shooting. By Erika Marie April 21, 2021