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Pop Culture Complex To Host Eminem Look Alike Competition In New York Very Soon A massive fleet of Eminem doppelgangers will be flocking to New York City next week for the ultimate bragging rights. By Zachary Horvath August 02, 2025
Music Eminem Made Kendrick Lamar Prove He Didn't Have A Ghostwriter Ed Sheeran tells the story he heard from Rick Rubin. By Trevor Smith January 08, 2017
Music ASAP Rocky & Westside Gunn Link Up With Gorillaz, Tease New Music Westside Gunn says he "can't believe" he got to work with Gorillaz. By Caroline Fisher November 18, 2023
Pop Culture Celebrities Celebrating Birthdays In February Seven of our favorite rappers and R&B singers celebrating a birthday in February! By Paul Barnes January 30, 2024
Music Lil Uzi Vert Making Music With Luh Tyler In New Clip The two are working on their second collaboration of 2023. By Lavender Alexandria August 08, 2023
Music Cam'ron Recalls Pre-Fame Halle Berry Flirting Attempt: "Hear Me Out!" Cam'ron wasn't able to get Berry's number, but he at least got to give her a sample of his music. By Caroline Fisher December 28, 2023
Music Cardi B Slays "Hot Ones"—5 Takeaways From Her Spicy Interview Cardi B appears on "Hot Ones" for the first time and talked putting her pain in music & how she knew "Bongos" is a hit. By Paul Barnes September 29, 2023
Music Young Thug's RICO Case: Prosecutors Have Surprisingly Long List Of Witnesses Young Thug's attorney asked for 300 of them to be excluded from the upcoming trial. By Caroline Fisher November 16, 2023
Music Summer Walker To Perform Alongside Live Orchestra A live orchestra will accompany Summer Walker at a June performance in Atlanta. By Caroline Fisher May 23, 2023
Music Rapsody Delivers A Killer Freestyle Over “TV Off” On “Sway In The Morning” Rapsody stopped by “Sway” in December 2024 to drop some bars over the “tv off” beat, and the official YouTube channel has now reuploaded it. By Devin Morton July 23, 2025
Original Content Drake Tour Tickets Chicago: Price, Availability, Sale Date Drake and 21 Savage will perform in Chicago in July for the "It's All A Blur" tour. Here's where you could find tickets. By Aron A. May 01, 2023
Music 7 Acts That Helped Shape Alternative Hip Hop Alternative hip hop is an ever evolving genre and we're looking at some artists who laid the groundwork for what it is today. By Paul Barnes October 23, 2023