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Music Babyface Ray Teases New Album On Times Square Billboard Babyface Ray teases new album "Face" ahead of late January release. By Brianna Lawson January 03, 2022
Music Kendrick Lamar Opens Up About Sex Addiction & Cheating On His Long-Time Partner Kendrick Lamar was very honest about his "lust addiction" on the song "Mother I Sober." By Alexander Cole May 13, 2022
Original Content 5 Times The Barbz Went Barbaric For Nicki Minaj Nicki Minaj's fanbase will ruthlessly come to her support, no matter the circumstance. By Kiana Knight August 09, 2018
Music Nav Announces "Reckless" Album Release Date It's out next week. By Trevor Smith May 12, 2018
Original Content EarthGang Live Through Music: Spillage Village, Jamming With Mac Miller, & J. Cole's Psychic Predictions INTERVIEW: From pioneering the Spillage Village movement, to GTA-fuelled sleepovers with Young Thug, to making music with Mac Miller, EarthGang have forged a marvelous path. By Mitch Findlay November 19, 2018
Music Future: "Thank God I'm Richer Than Wendy Williams" Future slams Wendy Williams after her segment on his baby mama situation. By Aron A. November 09, 2018
Music Matt Ox Explains How His Collaboration With XXXTentacion Materialized Matt Ox was a featured guest on "?" By Alex Zidel November 02, 2018
Music DJ Whoo Kid Reflects On G-Unit's Peak With Throwback Pic DJ Whoo Kid, a veteran orchestrator of G-Unit's triumphant mixtape run. By Mitch Findlay May 14, 2019
Music 21 Savage's Mother Thanks Jay-Z, J. Cole, Cardi B & More After His Release 21 Savage's mom writes a thank you message to everybody that helped spread the word. By Alex Zidel February 14, 2019
Original Content What Does Hip-Hop Have To Do To Win An "Album Of The Year" Grammy? GRAMMYS! Or (A Strangely Hypocritical And Downright Frustrating Adherence To A Misguided Moral Code) By Mitch Findlay February 11, 2019
Music DJ Akademiks Exposes Maino's Worst Outfits As Beef Intensifies Maino was upset with DJ Akademiks for joking about Fabolous' fashion choices during a recent livestream. By Cole Blake December 08, 2025
Music Narrator Behind J. Cole's "The Fall-Off" Trailer Reveals Identity & Story Behind Their Collab The voice behind J. Cole's trailer for "The Fall-Off" has come forward and has some great advice for anyone who makes content for a living. By Zachary Horvath January 16, 2026