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Music Curren$y & Jermaine Dupri Give Update On Upcoming Joint Project The ATL producer and New Orleans rapper have been in the lab. By Taylor McCloud October 12, 2021
Music Squeak, Pivot Gang Producer, Dies At 26 Squeak, a member of Saba's Pivot Gang, has passed away at the age of 26. By Alex Zidel August 17, 2021
Music Playboi Carti Speaks Out After Fans Clown $5K "Narcissist" Merch Playboi Carti claims his website was hacked and he did not approve the release of his "Narcissist" merch, including a $5,000 motorcycle helmet. By Alex Zidel September 15, 2021
Music Kodak Black Astonishes Fans With JAY-Z "Verzuz" Proposal Kodak Black is confident that he can defeat JAY-Z in a "Verzuz" battle, offering up 15% of his catalog if he loses. By Alex Zidel January 04, 2022
Music Lil Duval Says Kodak Black & Kendrick Lamar Are At The Same Level Lyrically The comparison has elicited thousands of responses from rap fans. By Alex Zidel December 07, 2021
Music The Kid LAROI Unveils "Fu*k Love 3: Over You" Tracklist The Kid LAROI unveils the tracklist to "Fu*k Love 3: Over You," featuring Polo G, Justin Bieber, Lil Durk and more. By Mitch Findlay July 21, 2021
Pop Culture Joyner Lucas Feels Bad About Karen Civil Drama: "I Don't Wanna Drag Shorty's Name" The rapper says he has spoken with Civil and agreed not to "keep dragging her name through the mud." By Erika Marie October 11, 2021
Pop Culture Nicki Minaj Defends Jesy Nelson Against Blackfishing Claims From Little Mix Singer Leigh-Anne Pinnock, a Black woman who is Jesy's former groupmate, allegedly DMd Jesy with blackfishing accusations. Minaj clapped back. By Erika Marie October 11, 2021
Music "King's Disease II" Is Nas' Highest Performing Album In Nearly A Decade The veteran M.C. debuts top five on Billboard 200 Charts, scoring his 15th top 10 album. By Kyesha Jennings August 16, 2021
Music Kanye West's "Come To Life" Featured A 6th-Grader On Piano Kanye West enlisted a sixth-grader named Zen Micheline Hung to play piano on the emotional "DONDA" standout "Come To Life." By Mitch Findlay September 14, 2021
Music Migos Answer Fan Questions On "CONNECTED With Wayno" Quavo and Offset discuss Migos' legacy and answer fan questions on "CONNECTED with Wayno." By Joshua Robinson June 24, 2021
Music Kid Trunks Reveals He Has Chest Cancer & COVID-19 Kid Trunks reveals he had a near-death experience after being diagnosed with chest cancer and testing positive for COVID-19. By Alex Zidel January 03, 2022