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Music Logic Says He Made "Vinyl Days" In 12 Days To Get Out Of Def Jam Contract Logic says that he made "Vinyl Days" in just under two weeks to become independent. By Cole Blake July 20, 2022
Music DJ Kay Slay's Brother Disputes COVID-19 Rumors; Kay Slay In Recovery DJ Kay Slay's brother, Kwame Grayson disputes rumors that the DJ is losing his battle to COVID-19. By Brianna Lawson January 07, 2022
Music Roddy Ricch Brings Out Kanye West At Album Listening Party Roddy and Ye performed "Pure Souls" together. By Thomas Galindo December 18, 2021
Music Drake Gets Dragged In Disappointed Reactions To New "Iceman" Songs Many hardcore Drake fans are handing out praise, though, so take this negative "Iceman" reception with a grain of salt. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 05, 2025
Music DMV Rapper Q Da Fool Signs To Roc Nation His Zaytoven-produced "100 Keys" EP is due out soon. By Trevor Smith May 14, 2018
Music Diddy Accuses NBC Of Knowingly Rushing Documentary About Him In Defamation Case "Diddy: The Making Of A Bad Boy" resulted in his $100 million defamation lawsuit against NBCUniversal and Peacock ahead of his sentencing. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 13, 2025
Music Pusha T Teases Dr. Dre Collab On His Follow-Up To "It's Almost Dry" Pusha T posts up with Dr. Dre and reveals that Nas was supposed to appear on "Hear Me Clearly." By Aron A. April 13, 2022
Music Joey Bada$$ Raps About Pop Smoke's Death New York rapper Joey Bada$$ spits some freestyled bars following the death of Pop Smoke. By Alex Zidel February 21, 2020
Music Rich The Kid Reveals Lil Pump & Takeoff Collaboration "Rockets" Coming Soon Rich The Kid, Takeoff and Lil Pump have a song on the way. By Aron A. June 14, 2018
Music 6ix9ine Claims He's Going Back To Jail Because A Close Friend Snitched On Him 6ix9ine pleaded guilty to violating the terms of his supervised release in 2025 and will spend the next three months in jail. By Cole Blake January 07, 2026
Music Lil Uzi Vert Previews More 2016-Sounding Music Lil Uzi Vert sounds like he's back on his 2016 wave in this new music snippet. By Alex Zidel November 25, 2020
Pop Culture Rick Ross Invests $1 Million Into Virtual Healthcare Startup Jetdoc After being vocal about his commitment to his health and fitness goals, the rapper is putting his money where his mouth is. By Madusa S. January 16, 2021