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Music Coachella Organizers Blindsided By Kanye West Withdrawal: Report The Coachella organizers were reportedly blindsided by Kanye West's dropping out. By Cole Blake April 05, 2022
Music Mister Cartoon Reflects On Tattooing Eminem & 50 Cent Mister Cartoon reps his Shady Records ties as he reflects on tattooing Eminem and 50 Cent back in the day. By Mitch Findlay September 27, 2021
Music Ja Rule & Fat Joe Avoided R. Kelly Collabs During Verzuz After revealing a no "R. Kelly" Verzuz rule, Ja Rule explains why he feels torn about the inability to separate art from artist. By Mitch Findlay September 27, 2021
Music Polo G Announces "Hall Of Fame" Fall 2021 Tour Following the success of his debut album, Polo G announces that he'll be hitting the road for his fall 2021 tour. By Aron A. September 27, 2021
Music Coi Leray Vents About Fake Friends, Industry Pressure, Drug Use In Song Snippet Ahead of her "Trendsetter" release, Leray shares a snippet of a poignant track about managing her struggles. By Erika Marie April 05, 2022
Music Nicki Minaj Approached Kanye For Potential Yeezy Partnership, He Turned Her Down Minaj says she asked Ye about a possible collaboration in fashion, but he allegedly said, "I think my wife probably wouldn't love that idea." By Erika Marie March 10, 2022
Music Gunna Declares IHOP Is "Pushin P" IHOP is doing more than pushing pancakes, they're "Pushin P" as well. By Taiyo Coates January 19, 2022
Pop Culture Faith Evans Shares Funny Story About Biggie On 25th Anniversary Of His Death The widow of the slain rapper spoke about how important Biggie remains in her life before bringing laughs with a tale about him being "lazy." By Erika Marie March 10, 2022
Music Latto Reveals 21 Savage Feature On "Wheelie," Drops TikTok Dance Challenge She previously asked her fans to guess who she added to her new single that arrives Friday (March 11). By Erika Marie March 09, 2022
Music Safaree Samuels Is Done With Grammys After Spice Loses Best Reggae Album A predominately white reggae band from Virginia named SOJA took home the win and Safaree—and Johnta Austin—believes Spice was robbed. By Erika Marie April 04, 2022
Streetwear Grammys Criticized For Labeling Virgil Abloh "Hip Hop Fashion Designer" During Memoriam Segment Abloh achieved countless noteworthy feats throughout his career outside the realms of music and fashion. By Hayley Hynes April 04, 2022
Original Content Life And Death, According To Mac Miller Mac Miller was one of Hip-Hop’s greatest existential artists, so for what would have been his 30th birthday, we analyze the evolution of his perspectives on life and death. By Joshua Robinson January 19, 2022