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Music Drake Gets Emotional Over Nipsey Hussle's Death: "We Were Gonna Do A New Song" Drake tributes Nipsey Hussle as a "man of respect and a don." By Alex Zidel April 01, 2019
Random Juice WRLD Was Passed On By Labels For Being A Lil Uzi Vert "Clone" Taz Taylor says that when he sent a folder of Juice WRLD songs to labels in 2017, they passed on him and said he was a Lil Uzi Vert clone. By Alex Zidel November 05, 2020
Music "Madvillainy" Turns 20: MF DOOM & Madlib's Most Obscure References Few albums in rap history are as revered as this 2004 classic. Whether it's the genre's underground roots or a slew of unearthed entertainment gems, "Madvillainy" still holds so many deep secrets to cherish. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 23, 2024
Music Don Toliver Reveals When "Hardstone Psycho" Will Drop While Teasing Unreleased Song During Rolling Loud Don's fifth project is going for that rock aesthetic that has never truly panned out. But, he may have the formula down. By Zachary Horvath March 20, 2024
Music Melyssa Ford Checks "The Joe Budden Podcast" For Criticizing Her Response To Drake's Shoutout Melyssa Ford stood firm on "The Joe Budden Podcast," sticking up for her independence and calling out a double standard in the Drake debacle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 07, 2025
Music Soulja Boy Goes Ballistic On DDG And Challenges Him To Boxing Match Soulja Boy has not been letting up on DDG since the allegations from Halle Bailey arose almost a week ago. By Zachary Horvath May 19, 2025
Pop Culture Queenzflip Reveals Why He's Been Off "The Joe Budden Podcast" Queenzflip and Joe Budden got into a heated argument. By Cole Blake June 26, 2024
Music JT Goes Off On Saucy Santana With A Barrage Of Insults JT's messages for Saucy Santana come as she's also been feuding with Cardi B following the release of "Am I The Drama?" By Cole Blake October 01, 2025
Music Kanye West Accuses Future & Metro Boomin Of Ghosting Him Over "Like That" Remix Kanye West ended up releasing his own remix of Metro Boomin and Future's song with Kendrick Lamar, "Like That," back in 2024. By Cole Blake March 18, 2025
Reviews Drake & PartyNextDoor "$OME $EXY $ONGS 4 U" Review Drake and PartyNextDoor's best collaborations have thrived in small doses, where their chemistry is complementary rather than forced. Stretching that formula across an entire album dilutes what makes their collaborative efforts work in the first place. By Aron A. February 18, 2025
Music Russell Simmons' "Stateless" Move To Indonesia Causes Dismissal In Federal Jane Doe Case Catch me if you can. By Bryson "Boom" Paul February 13, 2025
Music Rick Ross Teases A New Single Produced By J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League With Some Shady Subliminals Rick Ross has largely been a feature artist in 2025, but it appears he's looking to mount a comeback and doing some with some venomous bars. By Zachary Horvath September 10, 2025