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Music Mother Of Teen Who Threatened Sheriff Over YSL Arrests Says He Has Mental Illness He faces terrorist counts after allegedly threatening to kill officials if the rappers weren't released. His cousin was named in the YSL indictment. By Erika Marie June 06, 2022
Original Content New Music Friday: Gucci Mane, NLE Choppa, & Doe Boy Close January On A High Note This week's new music releases include Gucci Mane, NLE Choppa, Benny the Butcher, Quavo, Rick Ross, Coi Leray, Ella Mai, Babyface Ray, Denzel Curry, Dro Kenji, and more. By Alex Zidel January 28, 2022
Music Grammy Voters Didn't Cast Ballots For Beyoncé Because She Wins Too Many Awards The voters remained anonymous when sharing their picks, and several admitted that Bey wins so often that they just voted elsewhere. By Erika Marie February 06, 2023
Viral Kai Cenat's Reaction To Lil Baby's Verse On New Trippie Redd Album Goes Viral The Twitch streamer made some hilarious faces and comments when he heard "FULLY LOADED" off Trippie's "MANSION MUSIK." By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 22, 2023
Music Metro Boomin Explains Why Drake's "Trance" Verse Didn't Make "Heroes & Villains" Metro Boomin addresses the recently leaked version of "Trance" with Drake. By Aron A. January 19, 2023
Music Tony Yayo Says 50 Cent Has Done More For Uncle Murda Than Jay-Z Tony Yayo believes that 50 Cent has done more to help Uncle Murda than Jay-Z. By Cole Blake December 28, 2022
Original Content What Happened To Obie Trice? Long before Westside Boogie and Grip, Obie Trice was Shady Records' leading protege. Here, we take a look at where the Detroit rapper's momentum dropped off, and what's happened to him since. By Robert Blair June 29, 2022
Music Maxo Kream Announces "Punken" Tour Dates Maxo Kream is hitting the road. By Mitch Findlay February 07, 2018
Numbers Kanye West Fans Hold "Hey Mama Day," Try To Top Taylor Swift's Streaming Totals Kanye West fans attempt to overthrow Taylor Swift's reign atop the streaming charts. By Matt F November 13, 2017
Reviews Royce Da 5'9" "Book Of Ryan" Review Royce Da 5'9"s "Book Of Ryan" is a triumph in storytelling, lyricism, and self-reflection. By Mitch Findlay May 09, 2018
Music Cardi B, Lil Pump Among Google's Most Searched Music Artists Of 2017 Cardi B and Lil Pump were typed into that Google search bar a whole lot this year. By Matt F December 27, 2017
Music Rah Ali Says Nicki Minaj Told A YouTuber To Spread Lies About Her Rah Ali claims Nicki Minaj told a YouTuber to spread lies that she stole $30 million, saying the rapper is trying to destroy her. By Tallie Spencer October 29, 2026