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Music Drake & Kai Cenat Reveal Music Video Contest Finalists For "SOMEBODY LOVES ME" No matter which treatment you prefer, it's amazing that Drake and Kai Cenat are putting young directors on and giving them a huge chance. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 27, 2025
Music Chris Brown Shares New Album Title And Release Date Chris Brown has a brand new album on the way later this year. By Lavender Alexandria August 16, 2023
Music Nick Cannon "Can't F*ck With" DJ Vlad After Minister Louis Farrakhan Controversy He discusses Vlad "misquoting" the minister and if the talk show host is a Culture Vulture. By Erika Marie October 08, 2020
Original Content Who Is Scar Lip? New York's Femcee Taking Over The Game Rising from a troubled childhood, Scar Lip is becoming one of the hottest upcoming emcees—and rap GOATs agree she's next in line. By Chris Mobley May 15, 2023
Music Lil Uzi Vert Thanks Ken Carson For Producing "x2" Off Of "Pink Tape" "x2" is one of the most classically Uzi-sounding tracks on their new album. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 03, 2023
Politics Zohran Mamdani Dances To Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" While Clubbing In NYC Zohran Mamdani is currently leading in the majority of polls as the Democratic nominee New York City’s mayoral race. By Cole Blake November 03, 2025
Music 50 Cent Reveals He Sent Lil Meech To Rehab For Alleged On-Set Drug Use 50 Cent isn't letting up on Lil Meech. By Cole Blake February 19, 2025
Music T.I.'s Defamation Case Officially Set To Go To Trial In June 2026 T.I. and Sabrina Peterson are officially heading to court after an LA judge solidified a trial date for the defamation case T.I. filed. By Devin Morton May 27, 2025
Music Cardi B Disses JT With Scathing Lil Uzi Vert Bars On "Am I The Drama?" Cardi B takes aim at several of her rivals on her new album, "Am I The Drama?," which she put out on Friday. By Cole Blake September 19, 2025
Music Joe Budden Podcast Earnings Leave The Internet Stunned Joe Budden purposefully revealed his Patreon numbers from the podcast and that figure we saw is pretty spot on with the ones reported. By Zachary Horvath July 22, 2025
Pop Culture Kevin Gates Says He'd Put Finesse2Tymes' "Legs In The Air," Fans Debate What He Means Sexual innuendo or threat of accountability? Fans are split. By Ben Mock December 31, 2023
Original Content From Kanye To Uzi: What Does Streaming's Ability To Alter Music Mean For The Album? Now that altering music in real time is more commonplace, we examine whether this is a helpful or harmful for the world of hip-hop and music at large By Robert Blair April 24, 2019