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Music 2 Chainz & Lil Wayne Dropping "Collegrove 2" This Year During a quarantine stream, 2 Chainz confirmed that his productive year would include the release of Lil Wayne collabo album "Collegrove 2." By Mitch Findlay March 27, 2020
Music Playboi Carti Affiliate R5 Homixide Dead At 22 Atlanta rapper R5 Homixide, born Rashad Dowdy, has reportedly died at 22 years old. By Joshua Robinson August 25, 2021
Relationships Swae Lee's Ex-Girlfriend Marlie Drops New Single "Spend It" Rae Sremmurd member Swae Lee might have to avoid ex-girlfriend Marlie on the charts as well as in-person now that she just dropped a song called "Spend it." By Keenan Higgins October 23, 2020
Music Playboi Carti Reveals He Was Banned From The Met Gala While Playboi Carti wasn't in attendance, countless celebrities showed up to the Met Gala in New York City. By Cole Blake May 06, 2025
Music Moneybagg Yo Given Lawsuit Paperwork At Bottle Signing Event, Reacts Confusedly The rapper's bewildered face said it all, and the documents are allegedly about his failure to refund a no-show back in 2021. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 10, 2023
Music Kendrick Lamar Wins Pulitzer Prize For Music With "DAMN." Kendrick Lamar has earned one of music's most prestigious prizes. By Mitch Findlay April 16, 2018
Music DJ Vlad’s Andre 3000 Comments Warrant Backlash On Social Media DJ Vlad isn't impressed with Andre 3000's new album. By Cole Blake November 19, 2023
Profiles Behind The Beat: Kirk Knight Kirk Knight, Pro Era's go-to beatman, discusses the rise of his Brooklyn crew, balancing rapping and producing, and his decision to make an instrumental album after last year's "Late Knight Special." By Angus Walker October 07, 2016
Music Young Thug's Plea Deal Sparks Countless Memes About The Future Of His Music Young Thug agreed to keep gang activity out of his music as a part of the plea deal. By Cole Blake November 02, 2024
Music Questlove Explains Why Recent DJ Gig For Obamas Was "The Worst" Of His Life Although his good friend and former president praised Questlove for a job well done, the Roots icon wasn't satisfied with his performance. By Erika Marie July 28, 2022
Music Jaden Smith, Lil Xan Added To Rolling Loud SoCal Lineup Rolling Loud's SoCal edition is going up. By Milca P. December 02, 2017
Music The Diplomats Tap Tory Lanez, 2 Chainz & More For "Diplomatic Ties" Album "Diplomatic Ties" drops on Nov. 22. By Aron A. November 16, 2018