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Music Boosie Badazz Talks Colorism: Darker Skin Causes "Fear," Lighter Skin Seen As "Weaker" The rapper also shared that he wants his reparations. By Erika Marie January 16, 2020
Music J. Cole's Unreleased "4 Your Eyez Only" Doc Track Leaks J. Cole's "Want You To Fly," a fan-favorite following the "4 Your Eyez Only" documentary, has leaked in full six-minute glory. By Mitch Findlay September 08, 2020
Music Trippie Redd's Possible "Pegasus" Art Has Fans Upset & Confused Trippie Redd's possible "Pegasus" cover artwork is being destroyed on social media, forcing the artist to delete the post. By Alex Zidel October 01, 2020
Music Kodak Black Begs Nas For A Verse Kodak Black continues to network from behind bars, this time sending an impassioned plea at none other than Nas. By Mitch Findlay April 27, 2020
Sports LL Cool J Stopped Kobe Bryant From Dropping Gangster Rap Album LL Cool J says that listening to Kobe Bryant's gangster rap album ranks as one of the funniest moments of his entire life. By Alex Zidel February 25, 2020
Music Tory Lanez Channels Eminem's "My Salsa" In New Snippet Tory Lanez channels Eminem circa-2004 for a goofy and outlandish take on "My Salsa." By Mitch Findlay May 25, 2020
Original Content Mac Miller's "Self-Care": A Reflection On States Of Mind Mac Miller released "Self-Care" on this day, two years ago. Today, we dissect the importance of this song. By Rose Lilah July 13, 2020
Music GloRilla Speaks Out Against Shocking Arrest After Home Invasion Back in July, burglars stole over $700K of items from GloRilla's Georgia home, and she was arrested shortly after. By Caroline Fisher October 01, 2025
Music Cardi B Teases Long-Awaited New Album With Big Announcement Coming Today It has been seven years since Cardi B released "Invasion Of Privacy," and it looks like fans will finally get their follow-up. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 23, 2025
Music Kanye West Announces Yeezy Season Performance In Slovakia Kanye West's concert announcement comes as he's been promising to release new music for fans at some point this week. By Cole Blake June 19, 2025
Music DJ Hed Premieres New Clipse Song "So Be It" And It's A Banger Clipse are about three weeks away from dropping their first album as a duo since December 2009 and every teaser we've gotten has been gas. By Zachary Horvath June 17, 2025
Music The Grammys Announce New Best Album Cover Category For 2026 Ceremony The Recording Academy also announced key dates for the 2026 Grammys, such as the nominations announcement occurring on November 7 this year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 12, 2025