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Original Content A Brief History Of Ye & DJ Khaled's Collaborations DJ Khaled and Kanye West have only released a handful of official tracks together, but it’s evident that they have undeniable collaborative chemistry. By Joshua Robinson January 21, 2022
Music 50 Cent Offers Advice On Enemies After Ja Rule Says They’ll “Never” Squash Beef Earlier this week, Ja Rule opened up about his longtime feud with 50 Cent and Tony Yayo after confronting the latter on a plane. By Caroline Fisher February 19, 2026
Music EBK Jaaybo Reportedly Arrested For Weapon, Drug & Theft Charges EBK Jaaybo has been through a lot of legal issues this year, but he's also been able to drop new music amid these struggles. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 19, 2025
Music "Run The Jewels 4" Is Finished El-P and Killer Mike have officially finalized "Run The Jewels 4," though a release date has yet to be revealed. By Mitch Findlay February 14, 2020
Music Rihanna Didn't Ask Shaggy To Audition, Rep Clarifies What Happened: Report According to a new report, he asked to be on the album but she told him it was already completed. By Erika Marie January 14, 2020
Music Nigo Reveals A-List Features On "I Know Nigo" Tracklist Fashion designer Nigo reveals the tracklist for his first solo album since 2005, featuring Pharrell, Kid Cudi, Pop Smoke, A$AP Rocky, Tyler, The Creator, Pusha-T, and more. By Alex Zidel March 22, 2022
Music Maxo Kream & D Flowers Get Roasted By Fans For Fighting In Parking Lot For now, it remains unclear what prompted Maxo Kream and D Flowers' fight, but fortunately, it doesn't look like they were seriously injured. By Caroline Fisher March 28, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Explains How MF Doom Influenced Him Playboi Carti says he doesn't have to "sound like MF DOOM to be inspired by him." By Aron A. March 10, 2021
Music What’s New In Battle Rap (April 1) We keep you up to date on everything going on in battle rap. By Dallas Darden April 01, 2017
Music Justin Bieber Announces "New Era" With Chance The Rapper's Help Justin Bieber announces his new single "Holy" with Chance The Rapper, kicking off a new era in his career. By Alex Zidel September 15, 2020
Music Kendrick Lamar Falls Off The Hot 100 Chart For The 1st Time Since Drake Beef Kendrick Lamar has put out a number of hits that have landed on the Billboard Hot 100 chart over the last year. By Cole Blake October 21, 2025
Music Drake Honors Lil Wayne With New Profile Photo, Fans Wonder If It Signals Something Bigger Fans believe any little update might point to 'ICEMAN.' By Tallie Spencer March 12, 2026