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Music J Cole Fans Celebrate The Long-Awaited Arrival Of His Mixtapes On Streaming Services J Cole dropped his debut mixtape on streaming services along with his new audio series. By Cole Blake November 19, 2024
Music Ice Spice & Her Team Reamed Out By Wig Maker For Allegedly Not Paying For 24 Examples Looks like Spice needs to empty her wallet. By Zachary Horvath July 23, 2024
Music Kendrick Lamar's "DAMN." To Be Released On Vinyl "DAMN." is coming to a turntable near you. By Danny Schwartz April 19, 2017
Music Offset Receives Immense Praise For New Album Following Private Listening Party Offset has a new album dropping in two weeks. By Alexander Cole September 28, 2023
Music Red Bull & 88rising Produce Documentary "Asia Rising — The New Generation Of Hip Hop" The documentary features rising new artists. By Erika Marie March 30, 2019
Music Joey Bada$$’s Perfectly Engineered Return: The Road To "Lonely At The Top" Despite the delays, the long-game strategy behind "Lonely At The Top" has set the stage for a satisfying payoff. By Aron A. August 28, 2025
Sports LA Dodgers Use Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" As Anthem For Postseason Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" is everywhere. By Cole Blake October 06, 2024
Music Kevin Gates Reflects On Weight Loss Journey: "Hard Work Pay Off" Kevin Gates says that he was "miserable, fat, and, unhappy" before losing weight since 2019. By Cole Blake September 27, 2022
Music Street Bud Is The Latest Kid-Friendly Rap Star On His New Album "Back 2 The Lab" 15-year-old Huncho Records signee Street Bud plans to follow in Quavo's footsteps of success with his debut Quality Control album "Back 2 The Lab." By Keenan Higgins February 22, 2020
Original Content Pride Month 2025: Artists Who Redefined Visibility In Hip Hop & R&B Coming out in rap hasn’t always been safe or celebrated. Yet, over time, artists like Frank Ocean & Lil Nas X forced Hip Hop to pay attention. By Erika Marie June 16, 2025
Music Cardi B Mocks Nicki Minaj’s Message To Kulture With Backhanded Apology To Papa Bear Nicki Minaj and Cardi B's years-long feud was reignited on Twitter this week, and it got ugly, to say the least. By Caroline Fisher October 03, 2025
Music Trippie Redd Previews Melodic New Single Trippie Redd provides fans with a glimpse at his upcoming sound, taking to Instagram to preview a melodic new single. By Mitch Findlay June 09, 2020