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Music Joey Bada$$ Announces Beast Coast Album Is Officially Done Beast Coast, consisting of Joey Bada$$, members of Pro Era, Underachievers, and Flatbush Zombie, have completed their long-awaited joint project. By Aron A. May 08, 2019
Music Kevin Gates Says Women With Acne Are Better In Bed: "Hormones Are So Imbalanced" Kevin Gates went on "The Breakfast Club" and, as usual, had some interesting opinions. By Rex Provost August 04, 2022
Music YG Accused Of Being Drunk On Plane After Asking For New Seat, Slim 400 Says YG's artist Slim 400 explains what happened during the flight. By Aron A. August 14, 2018
Music Drake Lists Home Studio For $250K An Hour Unfortunately, an engineer and Drizzy feature aren't included in the package. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 01, 2023
Music HBCU Commencement Speaker Pays Off Class Of 2019 Student Loans Morehouse University's class of 2019 is debt-free. By Aida C. May 19, 2019
Music YNW Melly's Mother Reacts To Kendrick Lamar Bar On "Euphoria" He said what about her son? By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 03, 2024
Pop Culture 36G Drake Fan Receives Offer From Playboy, Rapper Reportedly Reached Out On Instagram 21-year-old Veronica Correia says she hasn't responded to Drizzy's Story reaction quite yet. By Hayley Hynes July 25, 2023
Music Erick Sermon Talks Turning Down Nas's "Illmatic" & Rejecting Biggie Feature He still beats himself up about both. By Erika Marie January 16, 2020
Pop Culture Yung Miami Sets The Tone For "Act Bad" Summer In A Super Tiny Swimsuit Caresha's cake been caking lately. By Hayley Hynes May 30, 2023
Music DaBaby Earns Serious Backlash For Deleting Apology To LGBTQ+ Community DaBaby's apology to the LGBTQ+ community has mysteriously disappeared from his page. By Alex Zidel August 09, 2021
Original Content Ice Cube’s Good, Bad & The Ugly: On “Man Up,” Kendrick Lamar & Why He’ll Never Have An A&R Ice Cube will stop to smell the roses—but only for a moment. The rap icon reflects on four decades of music, the mainstream’s grip on hip-hop, and the legacy of his catalog as he drops his latest album. By Aron A. September 19, 2025
Music The Weeknd Opens Up About The Darkest Song On "After Hours" On "After Hours," The Weeknd looked back on his self-described "rockstar" period for inspiration, taking himself to a dark place in the process. By Mitch Findlay April 08, 2020