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Music Polo G Calls Nicki Minaj A "Real One" For Changing Her IG Bio To Promote His Album Nicki is featured on Polo G's "Hall of Fame" that drops next week. By Erika Marie June 03, 2021
Music Best Rap Album Grammy Nominations: Artists & Fans React Fans and artists react to the 2021 Best Rap Album Grammy nominations, which honored projects from D Smoke, Nas, Royce Da 5'9", Freddie Gibbs, and Jay Electronica. By Mitch Findlay November 24, 2020
Music Lil Uzi Vert Previews Travis Scott Collab For Fan, Immediately Runs Away Lil Uzi Vert plays a brief snippet of his collaboration with Travis Scott for a fan before running away. By Aron A. February 17, 2021
Reviews Vince Staples "Vince Staples" Review On his self-titled effort, Vince Staples says more in eight tracks than some rappers do in their entire career. By Robert Blair July 14, 2021
Music Mike Dean Explains Why Kanye West Was On The Phone During "DONDA" Party Mike Dean explains the backstory of why Kanye West was yelling at his iPhone during Thursday's listening party for "DONDA." By Aron A. August 07, 2021
Music Gucci Mane & Jeezy Will Apparently Be Co-Hosting "Verzuz" Afterparty The post-Verzuz festivities are set to take place at Compound in Atlanta. By Aron A. November 18, 2020
Pop Culture "Montero" Rollout Prompts T-Pain To Say Other Rappers Are "Too Gangsta To Make More Money" After Lil Nas X released "Montero" T-Pain took to IG to praise the young rapper and take a jab at the rap game itself. By Taylor McCloud September 17, 2021
Music Joe Budden Teases Return To Rap Joe Budden might have plans to un-retire soon, telling Benny The Butcher he wants to make a song together. By Alex Zidel August 19, 2021
Music Snoop Dogg Admits Eminem "Challenges" Him After “From The D 2 The LBC" Collaboration Snoop Dogg says that he enjoys working with Eminem because the "Music to Be Murdered By" rapper challenges him. By Cole Blake July 20, 2022
Music Kanye West Details Issues With The Gap: "Our Agenda, It Wasn't Aligned" He says they set his price point higher than he wanted, went forward with colorways he didn't approve of, and wouldn't listen to his creative input. By Erika Marie September 15, 2022
Relationships Omarion Suggests Fizz Intentionally Dated Apryl Jones To Get Under His Skin The former B2K bandmates are on the outs, and Omarion claims that learning about Fizz and the mother of his children "turned up my unbothered." By Erika Marie September 15, 2022
Music 6ix9ine Taunts Lil Tjay After He's Shot In New Jersey Tekashi 6ix9ine reacts to Lil Tjay getting shot. By Aron A. June 22, 2022