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Music John Legend Reacts To Kanye West Saying He Smells Like "Mashed Potatoes" John Legend discussed his former collaborator, Kanye West, during a recent appearance on "Ebro in the Morning." By Cole Blake July 01, 2025
Music Pusha T Delivers Cryptic Message About “Smear Campaigns” Against Clipse The first Clipse album in roughly 15 years, "Let God Sort Em Out," is expected to be released later this week. By Caroline Fisher July 09, 2025
Original Content T.I. Songs: 17 Of His Best T.I.’s catalog is nothing to sleep on. The man has been doing it for over 20 years! Let's run through his best songs. By Brandon Simmons April 19, 2023
Music Ray Vaughn Scathingly Reacts To Joey Bada$$' New Single "ABK" Joey Bada$$ and Ray Vaughn joined many other MCs in an East Coast and West Coast rap battle earlier this year, and they led the charge. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 19, 2025
Music Kanye West Performs For 50,000 Uproarious Fans In South Korea Kanye West also put on a massive show in Shanghai that reportedly didn't go well, which caused the rapper's team to respond. By Zachary Horvath July 26, 2025
Music Drake Brings Out Yeat During Day 2 Of His Wireless Festival Headliner Night 1 of Wireless saw Drake bring out R&B superstars Mario, Bryson Tiller, Lauryn Hill, and Giveon. Hill performed “Nice For What.” By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 12, 2025
Music BloodHound Q50 Laid To Rest, Rumors Of BloodHound Affiliate's Murder Surge BloodHound Q50 was murdered in Chicago two weeks ago, and rumors continue to swirl around his death, his affiliates, and his alleged foes. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 26, 2026
Music Every Song JAŸ-Z Plans To Break Down In New "JAŸ-Z In 8" Docuseries "JAŸ-Z In 8" will showcase the legendary rapper's creative process, and numerous songs are going to be part of the showcase. By Alexander Cole September 17, 2026
Music NBA YoungBoy Reveals He Lives In South Korea, Won't Return To The United States NBA YoungBoy has decided to move to South Korea, a decision that was discussed on "Open Thoughts" with Funny Marco. By Alexander Cole August 11, 2026
Music Joe Budden Podcast Passionately Debates Who's The Greatest Female Rapper Ever "The Joe Budden Podcast" got into a friendly debate over the top femcee. However, they did reach a consensus on a Mount Rushmore. By Zachary Horvath July 25, 2025
Music Fat Joe Reflects On His Road To Friendship With 50 Cent On Mogul’s 50th Birthday 50 Cent and Fat Joe buried their rivalry years ago. They have been frequently seen courtside at New York Knicks games. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 06, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & Drake Are Neck-&-Neck In Total Album Sales This Year Kendrick Lamar put out his latest album, "GNX," back in November while Drake released "Some Sexy Songs 4 U" in February. By Cole Blake July 08, 2025