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Music Kanye West Confirms "Donda 2" Is On The Way, Could Drop Music This Friday Kanye texted Moneybagg Yo hoping to collab for a song on the upcoming album. By Thomas Galindo January 12, 2022
Numbers Kanye West Sees Massive Jump In Spotify Numbers Amidst "Donda 2" and "Jeen-yuhs" Hype, Most Streamed Artist 2 Days In A Row "Yeezy Season approaching!" By Taiyo Coates February 27, 2022
Music Diddy Slides In "Verzuz" Comments To Say He Wants Dr. Dre Battle We've received rumors and updates about this potential mega-"Verzuz," but will it really go down? By Erika Marie September 14, 2021
Music Boosie Badazz Suggests Gay Community "Bullied" DaBaby: "I Think It Was A Setup" He has long supported DaBaby and Boosie condemns the public's reaction to those infamous Rolling Loud comments. By Erika Marie October 11, 2021
Music The Notorious B.I.G.'s "What's Beef" Lyrics Used In News Segment About COVID-19 Ari Melber continues to contextualize world news through Hip-Hop lyrics. By Joshua Robinson August 20, 2021
Music Takeoff Was Struck In The "Head & Torso Into Arm": Report The medical examiner reportedly shared their findings. By Erika Marie November 02, 2022
Music Beyoncé Sends Flowers To Syd To Thank Her For Help On A Film Beyoncé thanked Syd for help with an upcoming film, sparking speculation from fans. By Cole Blake November 02, 2022
Music Nicki Minaj Approached Kanye For Potential Yeezy Partnership, He Turned Her Down Minaj says she asked Ye about a possible collaboration in fashion, but he allegedly said, "I think my wife probably wouldn't love that idea." By Erika Marie March 10, 2022
Original Content Life And Death, According To Mac Miller Mac Miller was one of Hip-Hop’s greatest existential artists, so for what would have been his 30th birthday, we analyze the evolution of his perspectives on life and death. By Joshua Robinson January 19, 2022
Music The Notorious B.I.G.'s "Life After Death" Gets Ultimate Box Set For 25th Anniversary It's been nearly 25 years since the release of Biggie's "Life After Death" and his estate is dropping a box set to celebrate the milestone. By Aron A. February 24, 2022
Pop Culture Pusha T Says People Taking Advantage Of Ye Is The "Most Unfair Shit [He's] Ever Seen" "I've never seen people take advantage of a situation like they do when it comes to clearing samples for this guy," Push shared. By Hayley Hynes April 25, 2022
Music Run The Jewels Perform Stripped-Back Version Of "A Few Words For The Firing Squad" On "Late Show" Run The Jewels did a provocative performance of their 2020 song on "The Late Show." By Rex Provost August 11, 2022