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Music K. Michelle Claims Record Label Blocked Her Country Music Cuts While K. Michelle always wanted to do country music in some capacity, it wasn't until recent years that she was finally able to dive in. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 29, 2025
Music 5 Cringe Lyrics From J. Cole's Verse On Cash Cobain's "Grippy" J Cole's first feature verse following the historic "big 3" beef has been turning heads online, for all the wrong reasons. By TeeJay Small May 28, 2024
Music Who Is Yeat? Everything About The Rapper Who is Yeat and why is he popular? By Anthony Rivera March 17, 2023
Music Yeat Brings Don Toliver, Sexyy Red, Lil Yachty & More To ComplexCon Set Yeat's 30-track set also included special appearances from BNYX, Che, xaviersobased, Quavo, and Sheck Wes. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 26, 2025
Original Content Who Is SMILEZ? Yellow-Wearing Artist On 6ix9ine Friendship, Name Change & More EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: SMILEZ, formerly known as Jack Bruno, introduces himself to the world following his high-profile feature on Tekashi 6ix9ine's new album "TattleTales." By Alex Zidel September 11, 2020
Music Eminem Jokes About His Songs With Jessie Reyez Eminem and Jessie Reyez keep singing about abusive situations in their collaborations, including on the recent "Coffin." By Alex Zidel March 27, 2020
Music Quentin Miller: The Pen Behind Hip-Hop Hits Quentin Miller is just as effective on the main stage as he is behind the curtains. The songwriting genius is responsible for some classics. By Demi Phillips August 15, 2023
Music Kanye West Goes Scorched Earth On Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Future & More In Unhinged Twitter Rant According to Kanye West, there are several other artists who deserved a Super Bowl Halftime Show before Kendrick Lamar, including Drake. By Caroline Fisher March 18, 2025
Music Kanye Nitrous Addiction: A Breakdown Of The Allegations Breaking down the latest scandal surrounding Ye. By Axl Banks August 16, 2024
Original Content Lil Durk's Mixtapes, Ranked Lil Durk is one of the most prolific artists in the game today. On this list, we are going to rank his 12 career-shaping mixtapes from worst to best. By Devin Morton June 25, 2025
Music Young Thug Confirms Deluxe Version Of "UY Scuti" Is On The Way Young Thug discussed his plans for more new music during an appearance on Adin Ross' livestream on Tuesday night. By Cole Blake October 02, 2025
Music Kanye West Has Been Effectively Blacklisted From Performing In Europe Kanye West has given a couple of recent performances in Asia and previewed other planned concerts in Central Europe. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 10, 2025