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Music Mario Judah Gives Playboi Carti An Ultimatum: "You Have 3 Days Left" Mario Judah isn't done pressuring Playboi Carti, reminding him that he's only got 3 days left to release "Whole Lotta Red". By Alex Zidel December 09, 2020
Music Vince Staples Pays Tribute To Sophie In an extensive Rolling Stone interview, Vince Staples reflects on his friendship with the late Sophie, with whom he collaborated on "Big Fish Theory." By Mitch Findlay February 03, 2021
Music KXNG Crooked Thinks Eminem & Joe Budden Will Reconcile Despite previous tensions between Eminem and Joe Budden, KXNG Crooked believes that both men will be able to find common ground. By Mitch Findlay December 09, 2020
Numbers Lil Baby Goes Triple Platinum On Anniversary On the same day it celebrates its first anniversary, Lil Baby's "My Turn" album secures its third platinum plaque. By Mitch Findlay March 01, 2021
Music Joe Budden Turns 40 With Joe Budden celebrating his fortieth birthday today, DJ Premier took a moment to show the retired emcee some love. By Mitch Findlay August 31, 2020
Music Joyner Lucas Thanks Eminem, Logic, Chris Brown, Rihanna & More Joyner Lucas takes the time to pen a lengthy dedication to everyone who has supported him, a list that includes Eminem, Logic, and more. By Mitch Findlay November 02, 2020
Music Akon Suggests T-Pain's Career Dwindled Because He "Confined His Music To Urban" Akon signed T-Pain to Konvict Music many years ago and discussed why the autotune icon has reportedly stalled. By Erika Marie August 25, 2020
Music Wiley Banned On Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook Over Anti-Semitism Following a rant filled with anti-semitic sentiments and claims, Wiley has found himself facing a permanent social media ban. By Mitch Findlay July 29, 2020
Music Westside Gunn Appears Displeased With Shady Records During last night's BET Awards, Westside Gunn took to Twitter to voice his displeasure with Eminem's Shady Records. By Mitch Findlay June 29, 2020
Music Big Sean Visits Childhood Home In "Making Of Detroit 2" Big Sean releases the first part of his "Making Of Detroit 2" series, visiting his childhood home and sharing more behind-the-scenes footage. By Alex Zidel September 15, 2020
Music Roddy Ricch Performs "The Box" & "High Fashion" For BET Awards 2020 Roddy Ricch took to the BET Awards spotlight to perform his hits "The Box" and "High Fashion." By Cole Blake June 28, 2020
Music 2 Chainz & Rick Ross Will Face Off In Verzuz Battle On August 6th, Rick Ross and 2 Chainz will be going head to head in the next Verzuz battle, the "High Roller Edition." By Mitch Findlay July 28, 2020