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Music DJ Premier Recalls Working In The Studio With Kendrick Lamar, Giving Him 10 Beats We can't wait to hear what Kendrick does to a Premier production. By Erika Marie July 19, 2022
Music R&B Singer Emani 22 Dies At Age 22: Report Bhad Bhabie, Baby Goth, and others have shared tributes following reports that singer Emani 22 died. By Alex Zidel October 13, 2021
Pop Culture Lil' Kim Wants Teyana Taylor To Play Her In A Biopic The hip-hop icon added that "there's nobody else in the industry at all," who is fit for the job. By Madusa S. January 21, 2021
Music Tory Lanez Allegedly Steals Song & Video Concept From Seattle Rapper Macntaj The video and music for Tory's latest single "Boink Boink" have striking similarities to a smaller Seattle rapper and fans have noticed. By Madusa S. December 24, 2020
Music Statik Selektah Unveils Stacked "The Balancing Act" Lineup Statik Selektah unveils the stacked lineup of the upcoming album "The Balancing Act," featuring Conway, Method Man, Benny The Butcher, and more. By Mitch Findlay November 17, 2020
Music Cardi B Shares Raw Look At Behind-The-Scenes Making Of "Up" Music Video The Bronx rapper shared an exclusive BTS look at the making of the gaudy video. By Madusa S. February 09, 2021
Music Juice WRLD's Mother: "My Biggest Fear Was Him Overdosing" Juice WRLD's mother Carmella Wallace speaks out about her son's drug overdose. By Alex Zidel October 27, 2020
Music Young Buck Says 50 Cent Betrayed Him By Posting Emotional Phone Call Young Buck is spilling more of his feelings about 50 Cent and G-Unit. By Madusa S. December 29, 2020
Music Cardi B Defends Dominican Roots As People Compare Her To DaniLeigh As DaniLeigh's "Yellow Bone" controversy rolls on, Cardi B steps forward to once again explain her heritage to people who "can't research." By Erika Marie January 25, 2021
Music Nas' "Illmatic" Turns 27 Today Twenty-seven years ago, Nas delivered "Illmatic," an album still widely regarded as one of the greatest of all time. By Mitch Findlay April 19, 2021
Music Bobby Shmurda Explains The Deal He Took For Rowdy Rebel To Get Less Prison Time Bobby Shmurda famously agreed to a longer prison sentence so his friend Rowdy Rebel could get out sooner. By Alex Zidel April 19, 2021
Music Russ Responds To Metro Boomin Dissing Him In 2018: "You're A Weirdo" Russ responds to Metro Boomin calling him "whack" in 2018, saying he's "too grown to be doing weird shit like that." By Alex Zidel December 13, 2021