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Music Lil Jon Believes Busta Rhymes Could "Smoke" Jay-Z In A "Verzuz" The debate over who would battle Jay-Z on "Verzuz" was reignited after Hov stated no one could match him on that stage. By Erika Marie December 21, 2021
Music The Game Cooking Something Up With Quavo, Hit-Boy, And Diddy The Game is going big on features for his upcoming project. By Taiyo Coates January 20, 2022
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
Pop Culture Akon's Futuristic African City Compared To Ponzi Scheme By Ex-Business Partner Akon City is to be erected in Senegal, but the singer's former business partner, who has sued him, claims the whole thing is filled with "red flags." By Erika Marie March 10, 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
Music Lil Durk Shares "7220" Tracklist, Receives Advice From Wallo To Forgive Brother's Killer While visiting "Million Dollaz Worth of Game," Wallo tearfully explained how he forgave his brother's murderer and hoped that Durk would do the same. By Erika Marie March 09, 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
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
Music "?" By XXXTENTACION Becomes Most Streamed Hip-Hop Album In Spotify History The album surpassed Drake's "Scorpion." By Thomas Galindo February 20, 2022
Music Kanye West's "Donda" Reaches 1-Billion Streams On Spotify Kanye West's "Donda" has reached one billion streams on Spotify. By Cole Blake October 25, 2021