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Music Playboi Carti, Young Thug, & Lil Baby Snippet Surfaces Amid Album Hype For All Three Artists Young Thug has "UY SCUTI," Playboi Carti is working on "BABY BOI," and Lil Baby possesses "DOMINIQUE." Who will drop first? By Zachary Horvath May 31, 2025
Music Charleston White Peddles Pooh Shiesty & Gucci Mane Conspiracy Theories Everyone's trying to figure out what really happened between Pooh Shiesty and Gucci Mane, which Charleston White spoke with Adin Ross about. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 05, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Calls Out Tyler, The Creator For "Pandering" With His Comments On Private Jets Tyler, The Creator previously said that he still flies commercial to save money instead of paying for private jets. By Cole Blake August 18, 2025
Music Charlamagne Tha God Thinks Future Deserves A Spot In The Big Three According to Charlamagne, Future is the most influential rapper of the past decade. By Caroline Fisher April 11, 2024
Music Madlib On MF DOOM: “I Still Can’t Believe That He Died” The producer opened up about bring thrown by the news of the rapper's passing in a new interview. By Madusa S. January 28, 2021
Music Gucci Mane Shares "So Icy Summer" Tracklist With Lil Baby, 21 Savage, & More Gucci Mane and his new team of artists are releasing "So Icy Summer" this week, with features from Lil Baby, Future, 21 Savage, Young Thug, and more. By Alex Zidel July 01, 2020
Numbers Cardi B Becomes First Female Rapper With Two RIAA Diamond Singles Cardi continues to make history. By Taylor McCloud November 30, 2021
Music Pusha T Earns 1st Top Album On Billboard 200 Chart With "It's Almost Dry" Pusha T's "It's Almost Dry" debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart. By Cole Blake May 01, 2022
Music 2022 Billboard Music Awards Nominations: The Weeknd Leads With 17 Nods The annual Billboard Awards are among us again. By Lawrencia Grose April 08, 2022
Music Ari Lennox Explains Meaning Of Her New Album To J. Cole J. Cole shared a text message exchange he had with Ari Lennox about the meaning of her new album, "Age/Sex/Location." By Cole Blake August 31, 2022
Pop Culture Fans React To J. Cole Rapping Over Drake Beat On "Heaven's EP" J. Cole hopped on a Drake beat and fans had something to say. By Taylor McCloud September 22, 2021
Music Rick Ross Reflects On "Coming 2 America" Filming At His Estate Rick Ross shares his excitement about helping to bring Zamunda to life in the upcoming Eddie Murphy sequel "Coming 2 America." By Mitch Findlay March 03, 2021