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Music Juvenile Responds To NBA YoungBoy's Re-Do Of "400 Degreez" Cover Art Juvenile was honored by YoungBoy's homage. By Rex Provost October 08, 2022
Music Rubi Rose Reacts To Kevin Gates' Sexual "Super General" Shoutout Rubi Rose was one of many mentioned in Kevin Gates' new "Super General" freestyle. By Alexander Cole June 09, 2022
Music Burna Boy Says Toni Braxton Receives 60% Of Royalties From "Last Last" Toni Braxton gets a massive cut of royalties from Burna Boy's "Last Last." By Aron A. July 06, 2022
Original Content What Happened To Obie Trice? Long before Westside Boogie and Grip, Obie Trice was Shady Records' leading protege. Here, we take a look at where the Detroit rapper's momentum dropped off, and what's happened to him since. By Robert Blair June 29, 2022
Original Content Drakeo The Ruler Always Counted His Blessings: Our Final Interview With The West Coast Staple In one of the rapper's last interviews before his death, Drakeo the Ruler expressed his gratitude for being able to pursue a rap career, and was equally awestruck that he had managed to obtain such a position of power and influence within the west coast specifically. We conducted this interview with Drakeo for our "12 Days of Christmas" series on December 12, 2021, during Rolling Loud, California. By Angela Savage December 22, 2021
Original Content Jason Lee Talks Moving The Culture Forward While Dishing On Nicki Minaj, Karen Civil, & Megan Thee Stallion "Hollywood Unlocked" mogul Jason Lee has never minced words, and for our "12 Days of Christmas" series, he chats with us about expanding his brand with Fox Soul as well as his new studio space. He also explains why he wants to clear the air with Doja Cat, speaks on mending fences with Kevin Hart, and hammers down his criticism concerning Ebro Darden and Karen Civil. By Erika Marie December 20, 2021
Music Soulja Boy Provides Receipts For First Rapper On YouTube Claim The influential rapper came through with receipts for his latest claim. By Madusa S. May 25, 2021
Music Yungeen Ace Talks "Who I Smoke," Vanessa Carlton's Approval & Fan Criticism Yungeen Ace responds to the criticism surrounding his viral hit song "Who I Smoke" and the process behind having Vanessa Carlton clear the sample. By Alex Zidel July 05, 2021
Music Death Row Singer Refutes Keyshia Cole's Claims About Tupac Leaving Label Danny Boy says Tupac would have never told a teenage Keyshia Cole anything of the sort. "He ain't told her sh*t," he says. By Erika Marie June 02, 2021
Music Vanessa Carlton Defends Rappers Sampling "A Thousand Miles" On "Who I Smoke" Spinabenz, Whoppa Wit Da Choppa, Yungeen Ace, & FastMoney Goon faced backlash. By Erika Marie May 31, 2021
Music Blueface Didn't Know Of Wack 100 & 6ix9ine's Sit Down Beforehand The rapper's beef with 6ix9ine has been escalating and Blueface spoke about not knowing of his manager scheduled a chat with his foe. By Erika Marie August 14, 2021
Music Kanye West Misses Grammys, Wins 2 Awards For "Donda" Kanye West won two awards for Best Melodic Rap Performance and Best Rap Song. By Aron A. April 04, 2022