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Pop Culture J. Cole Recalls Encouraging Dr. Dre To Sign Kendrick Lamar When He Was Still Up-And-Coming Dre signed the "Money Trees" rapper to his Aftermath imprint in 2013. By Hayley Hynes December 25, 2021
Music Bhad Bhabie Is Haunted By "Cash Me Outside" Memes: "I Hate It So Much" It's the catchphrase that helped launch her into infamy, but now that she's matured, the rapper doesn't want to be seen as a "hateful little girl." By Erika Marie March 24, 2021
Original Content Rise & Grind: Kenny Mason Details Making "Angelic Hoodrat: Supercut" & His Alt-Music Inspiration Kenny Mason is the star of this week's edition of "Rise & Grind," and the Atlanta artist discusses his new project "Angelic Hoodrat: Supercut" as well as his burning desire to keep growing and moving forward. By Joshua Robinson May 17, 2021
TV "The Mysterious Death Of Eazy-E" Docuseries Investigates Rap Icon's Untimely Death Eazy-E's daughter Ebie is an executive producer of the WEtv docuseries. Watch the trailer about the N.W.A. legend here. By Erika Marie July 16, 2021
Music Kanye West Will Host Another "DONDA" Listening Event, Ticket Prices Revealed He has reportedly been living at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium and next week, "DONDA" will arrive...hopefully. By Erika Marie July 30, 2021
Original Content Hit-Boy's Top 10 Best Beats After another prolific year for the Californian producer, we take a look at some of the finest hip-hop productions that Hit-Boy has ever delivered. By Robert Blair January 11, 2022
Pop Culture Nicki Minaj Touches Down In Trinidad To Celebrate Carnival For the first time since 2020, the mother of one will be performing at the massive event. By Diya Singhvi February 20, 2023
Original Content Top 25 Best The Game Songs We take a look at the 25 best cuts from the Game's discography, from "The Documentary" to "1992." By Matt F June 21, 2019
Reviews Metro Boomin "Not All Heroes Wear Capes" Review Metro Boomin's solo debut is a high school reunion where all the invited guests are devilishly inebriated. By Devin Ch November 08, 2018
Music Jada Pinkett Smith Honors Tupac With Heartwarming Birthday Post Jada Pinkett Smith paid tribute to her late childhood friend Tupac Shakur on his birthday with a lengthy social media post. By Erika Marie June 16, 2020
Music Mulatto Denies Dating Key Glock, Explains Why She Refuses To Name BF Some of her fans aren't buying it, but Big Latto insists she's not in a relationship with the Memphis rapper. By Erika Marie February 03, 2021
Music Eve Reveals Her Hair Caught On Fire While Prepping The Release Of 'Scorpion' On the 20th anniversary of Eve's sophomore album 'Scorpion,' the former Ruff Ryders artist remembers a wild story in which her hair caught on fire while finishing the album. By Joshua Robinson March 05, 2021