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Music Benny The Butcher's Booking Rate Has Grown Tenfold Benny The Butcher takes a moment to reflect on how far he's come, noting that his booking rate has improved tenfold. By Mitch Findlay May 24, 2021
Music Desiigner Hints At Broken Relationship With Def Jam: "This Label Shit Is Crazy" Desiigner makes allusions to wanting out of his current deal. By Devin Ch January 20, 2019
Music Juice WRLD's Girlfriend Previews Posthumous Single Juice WRLD's girlfriend, Ally Lotti, shared a snippet from a song he was working on before his death. By Alex Zidel March 30, 2020
Music Drake Beats Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" Spotify Record With "ICEMAN" Intro Drake's "ICEMAN" boasts the second-highest debut for a rap album in Spotify history, and its intro surpassed Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us." By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 16, 2026
Music Blueface Appears To Be In Good Spirits In New Picture From Behind Bars Blueface is currently serving a four year prison sentence. By Cole Blake February 05, 2025
Music Nipsey Hussle & Jay-Z's OG Version Of "What It Feels Like" Surfaces The original version of Jay-Z and Nipsey Hussle's newly released collab surfaces with an additional verse from Tito Lopez. By Aron A. February 13, 2021
Music Bo$$ Passes Away, Hip-Hop Pays Tribute Hip-hop is mourning the loss of former Def Jam artist, Bo$$. By Cole Blake March 12, 2024
Sneakers Post Malone's Crocs Collaboration Sold Out In Under 10 Minutes Post Malone's Crocs were in high demand. By Alex Zidel November 02, 2018
Music Rich The Kid Reportedly Sued For Missing Maybach Payment Rich The Kid is reportedly getting sued for missing his $6,620 Maybach payment back in March. By Kevin Goddard May 27, 2017
Original Content Offset, Gunna & Freddie Gibbs Conquer This Week's "FIRE EMOJI" Playlist Tune in to our weekly mix of the biggest rap and R&B tracks. By Devin Ch February 23, 2019
Music Birdman & NBA YoungBoy Dropping "From Tha Bayou" Mixtape This Week Birdman has previously said that he believes that YoungBoy is set to become "the biggest rapper," but reactions to this news have been a mixed bag. By Erika Marie November 30, 2021
Music "Shark Tank" Star Wants Newly Minted Billionaire Jay Z To Join The Panel She thinks the hip hop mogul would be a perfect guest judge on the series. By Erika Marie June 05, 2019