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Music Westside Gunn Mourns The Death Of Griselda's DJ Shay Longtime Griselda collaborator DJ Shay has passed away, and Westside Gunn took to Instagram to pen an emotional tribute. By Mitch Findlay August 19, 2020
Music Ja Rule Ruthlessly Mocks 50 Cent For Alleged Poor Ticket Sales Ja Rule and 50 Cent have been beefing for over 25 years, and there is just no reason to assume it'll ever end at this point. By Devin Morton June 29, 2025
Music Lil Uzi Vert Throws Mic Into Crowd After Day N Vegas Set Is Cut Short Lil Uzi Vert's set was abruptly cut short at Day N Vegas on Sunday night after showing up late and telling the crowd, "Don't stop my rage." By Aron A. November 15, 2021
Music Lil Baby Gives Tutorial On Maintaining Diamond-Embedded Teeth Lil Baby got expensive teeth to take care of. By Noah C March 11, 2020
Music Rick Ross & Uncle Murda Get Into It Over Airport Spotting Phew! Rick Ross and Uncle Murda continue to go at it after a fan photographed Rozay flying commercial at the airport. By Erika Marie June 10, 2026
Numbers Kodak Black's "Super Gremlin" & Gunna's "Pushin P" Keep Climbing The Charts Kodak Black's "Super Gremlin" and Gunna's "Pushin P" both peaked this week on the Billboard Hot 100. By Alex Zidel January 18, 2022
Original Content Meet Uno the Activist: Atlanta's Most Eminent SoundCloud Whisperer Interview: Uno the Activist discusses his rise alongside Playboi Carti and Thouxanbandfauni, the genesis of "Parkin' Lot Pimpin," and his new project "LiveShyneDie." By Danny Schwartz October 10, 2017
Music Beyoncé Honored By Michelle Obama, Blue Ivy Bids Big At Wearable Art Gala Jay-Z jokingly attempted to stop Blue from dropping $19k on a Sidney Poitier painting. By Trevor Smith March 18, 2018
Music Juice WRLD's "Fighting Demons" Debuts At #2, Other Major Releases Fall Short Of Top 20 Sales numbers for Juice WLRD, Rick Ross, Birdman & NBA Youngboy and A Boogie wit da Hoodie are in. By Thomas Galindo December 18, 2021
Music Griselda Spits Fire In The Booth Griselda continue to deliver pure uncut bars, this time heading overseas for a cypher on Charlie Sloth's "Fire In The Booth." By Mitch Findlay February 19, 2020
Sports Iman Shumpert Talks Desiigner, Kyrie Irving Trade In New Interview Iman Shumpert has a great impression of his rapper lookalike. By Matt F September 16, 2017
Music Tekashi 6ix9ine's Jewelry & Platinum Plaques Sell For Shocking Amounts After IRS Raid Tekashi 6ix9ine previously revealed that he hadn't reported his income to the IRS for four years before the raid. By Cole Blake March 11, 2025