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Music JID Fights For Survival In A Dystopiant Zone 6 In "WRK" Visual JID and Ari Lennox are among the latest artist to depart J. Cole's Dreamville imprint. He signed with record label in 2017. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 15, 2025
Music SZA Gets Down With Lizzo, KAYTRANADA & Justine Skye At Rowdy Brooklyn Afterparty Justine Skye and KAYTRANADA played some unreleased music at SZA's afterparty, whereas Lizzo pulled up with a different look. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 11, 2025
Music FNG Shugga Confirms Finesse2tymes Beat Both His Legal Cases Finesse2tymes' girlfriend took to Instagram to comment on the rapper's dismissed threat case and his alleged probation violations. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 10, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy Elicits Concern After Posting Suicidal Messages And A Photo Of Chris Benoit By Alexander Cole December 03, 2025
Music Travis Scott's "Circus Maximus" Smashes Records As The Highest Grossing Solo Rap Tour Ever Travis Scott kicked off the "Circus Maximus Tour" in North America back in 2023 and only just concluded in India, last week. By Cole Blake November 24, 2025
Music Drake Addresses UK Rappers Vs US Rappers, Claims Best Lyricists In The World Are From London Drake's history with UK hip hop includes signing Skepta to BBK, collaborating with Central Cee and Jorja Smith, and producing Top Boy. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 12, 2025
Music Ian Clowned Over His Viral XXL Freshman Freestyle Ian is one of several up-and-coming rappers that XXL recently celebrated with its 2025 Freshman Class issue. By Cole Blake July 03, 2025
Music Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, KRS-One & Kool G Rap Might Form Supergroup If this rumor turns out to be true, then GOAT contenders Kool G Rap, Rakim, KRS-One, and Big Daddy Kane might revitalize their careers. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 02, 2025
Music Drake Breaks His Own Impressive Streaming Record Ahead Of “ICEMAN” Drake continues to prove that racking up streams is no problem for him as fans await his ninth studio album. By Caroline Fisher April 14, 2026
Music Kanye West Adds Yet Another Southern European Show To His World Tour Kanye West has proven so far that he's still an industry titan and he's seeing no reason to stop adding more shows to his world tour. By Zachary Horvath March 20, 2026
Music Playboi Carti Performs One Of His Most Infamous Leaks On Tour Playboi Carti has a lot of snippets that his fans have wanted to release, but the one he played in Seattle may his best work. By Zachary Horvath October 09, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Issues Rare Apology To Cardi B's Daughter Kulture Nicki Minaj apologizes to Cardi B’s daughter Kulture after mocking her, "one day you’ll understand." By Tallie Spencer October 03, 2025