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Music LL Cool J Questions "Forefather Of Pop Rap" Title The Rap legend called the title "confusing" & asked his followers why he's being placed in that lane. By Erika Marie April 12, 2021
Music Playboi Carti Shares "Whole Lotta Red" Release Date & Pre-Order Link Pre-order "Whole Lotta Red" now. By Karlton Jahmal December 22, 2020
Music Snoop Dogg Asks For More Prayers For His Mother Snoop Dogg asks his fanbase to continue praying for his family. By Alex Zidel May 07, 2021
TV Big Sean Kicks Off Return Of MTV's "Cribs" In Style Big Sean sets it off in the new episode of MTV's "Cribs," revealing his basement club originally designed by Slash of Guns N Roses. By Mitch Findlay August 12, 2021
Music Nicki Minaj Seemingly Shades BET Hip Hop Awards For "Seeing Green" Exclusion Mrs. Petty is nominated alongside BIA for their "Whole Lotta Money (Remix)," but the Drake and Lil Wayne-assisted "Seeing Green" didn't make the cut. By Erika Marie September 09, 2021
Music Saweetie Says Her Mom Took Issue With Some Parts Of Her New Album Saweetie says her mother was not happy with some aspects of her upcoming album. "Pretty Bitch Music." By Cole Blake July 16, 2021
Music "Verzuz" Hosts "Call Of Duty" Tournament With Big Boi, Lil Jon, Big Sean, Lil Tecca This week, "Verzuz Gamez" hosts its "Call Of Duty: Vanguard" tournament that also features a performance by Migos. By Erika Marie November 02, 2021
Sneakers Drake Says He & Lil Wayne Did "Verzuz" Before "Verzuz" Was A Thing Drake and Lil Wayne went head-to-head during their 2014 tour. By Alex Zidel July 16, 2021
Music Best Rap Album Grammy Nominations: Artists & Fans React Fans and artists react to the 2021 Best Rap Album Grammy nominations, which honored projects from D Smoke, Nas, Royce Da 5'9", Freddie Gibbs, and Jay Electronica. By Mitch Findlay November 24, 2020
Music Nelly Performs Throwback Hits From "Country Grammar" At 2020 AMAs Nelly performed a number of his classic hits at the AMAs, Sunday night. By Cole Blake November 22, 2020
Music Joe Budden Doesn't Think Nicki Minaj Should Drop A New Album Joe Budden says he doesn't think Nicki Minaj should release a new album soon. By Alex Zidel May 06, 2021
Music Bas Has Glowing Praise For J. Cole's "The Off-Season" With J. Cole's "The Off-Season" set to release on Friday, May 14th, Dreamville's own Bas offers some exciting words on the project. By Mitch Findlay May 05, 2021