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Music Chance The Rapper Cancels L.A. Show In Favor Of Rolling Loud Sorry L.A. fans. By Cole Blake October 06, 2019
Music BigXthaPlug No-Shows Festival Slot Due To Arrest On Gun & Drug Charges BigXthaPlug was arrested a year ago over similar charges, for which he was out on bond at the time of this most recent arrest. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 22, 2026
Music IDK Partners With Warner Records For New Label IDK has announced a partnership with Warner Records for a new label, Clue. By Cole Blake June 21, 2019
Music Drake Reigns Supreme, As Streaming Habits Go Up 41% The BuzzAngle Music report speaks to the interdependent relationship of Drake and the Record Biz. By Devin Ch January 04, 2019
TV DJ Akademiks Goes Scorched Earth On Mero As Decade-Old Feud Continues DJ Akademiks and Mero from Hot 97 have had it out for one another for years, and the feud is only getting deeper. By Alexander Cole March 04, 2026
Music Rah Digga & Mickey Factz Talk Hip Hop Academy Pendulum Ink: Lyricism, Mental Health, & Preserving The Culture Exclusive Interview: Rap icon Mickey Factz co-founded Hip Hop academy Pendulum Ink, a lyricism-centered school that teaches about mental wellness, criminology, financial literacy, as well as performance and content creation. Rah Digga joins as a guest lecturer, and these two legends spoke openly about investing in the Hip Hop's future, artists taking back the culture, and looking out for our OGs. By Erika Marie August 09, 2023
Music Mick Jenkins & Smino Tease Upcoming Single Mick Jenkins and Smino have something to say. By Mitch Findlay May 17, 2018
Music NLE Choppa Shares A Downright Over The Top Trailer For Upcoming Comedy Film Numerous online comedians, content creators, and rappers are a part of this cast. By Zachary Horvath October 28, 2024
Music Denzel Curry & FERG Announce Joint Mixtape Coming Soon Denzel Curry and FERG have collaborated a lot in recent years, boasting tracks such as "HOT ONE" and "Demons." By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 11, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Previews The First Music Video For I AM MUSIC, "OPM BABI," From His Burner Playboi Carti's I AM MUSIC album is the biggest hip-hop release of 2025 so far, solidifying himself as the biggest rapper right now. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 16, 2025
Pop Culture Dr. Dre Victorious After Marjorie Taylor Greene Deletes "Still D.R.E." Video The QAnon, far-right politician replied to Dre after he said she didn't have permission to use his classic hit in a video. By Erika Marie January 12, 2023
Music Sexyy Red Electrifies With The Roots Picnic Performance, Introduces Her Dance Team Sexyy Red's built one heck of a hit catalog up to this point, a nonstop run that The Roots Picnic Festival witnessed with glee. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 02, 2024