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Original Content How Jay-Z Traveling To London Saved His Career We're taking a look at how traveling to London in 1989 saved the storied career of Jay-Z from coming to a premature end. By Caleb Hardy May 04, 2023
Music Sexyy Red Performs "Pound Town" For Kids At School, Social Media Reacts Sexyy Red performed at a school recently. By Caroline Fisher July 16, 2023
Music Dave's Best Collaborations Dave is one of the UK's biggest stars and has a knack for collaborating with the biggest names in the UK rap and afrobeats scenes. Here are his best collabs By Wyatt Westlake June 06, 2023
Music Doja Cat Embarks On First World Tour In November With Upcoming "Vie" Album Doja Cat first-ever world tour will follow her hugely successful Scarlet tour that was one of the highest grossing of 2024. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 22, 2025
Original Content Metro Boomin's 11 Most Iconic Beats Of The 2020s... So Far Metro Boomin has long been one of hip-hop's most in-demand producers. These are some of the most iconic beats he's made so far this decade. By Devin Morton August 15, 2025
Music Fetty Wap Unveils Tracklist & Features For New Album “Zavier” Fetty Wap is gearing up to drop his fourth studio album later this week, just months after getting out of prison. By Caroline Fisher March 24, 2026
Music Papoose Takes T.I.'s Lead By Dissing 50 Cent In "Many Men" Freestyle It seems like T.I.'s feud with 50 Cent has inspired Papoose to reignite his own beef with Fif from earlier this year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 08, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj Calls Lizzo "Fat" And Claims She's Got A "Weird" Case In addition to Lizzo, Nicki Minaj targeted Jay-Z, Chrissy Teigen, and several more celebrities on Sunday night. By Cole Blake February 02, 2026
Music Five Best Beats On A$AP Rocky's "Don't Be Dumb" A$AP Rocky made his long-awaited return on Friday with his new album, "Don't Be Dumb." By Aron A. January 19, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Appears To Diss Drake On Three Separate Tracks Off "Don't Be Dumb" A$AP Rocky just dropped "Don't Be Dumb," and as expected, there are some big-time Drake disses all over this project. By Alexander Cole January 16, 2026
Music JayDaYoungan’s Mother Recalls His Devastating Last Words After Shooting In July of 2022, JayDaYoungan was shot and killed outside of his Louisiana home after reportedly being ambushed by five gunmen. By Caroline Fisher March 07, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Claims He’s Known About TDE Lawsuit For “Months” TDE is being sued for alleged sexual harassment, assault, and more. By Caroline Fisher February 01, 2025