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Sports Aaron Gordon Talks Dwyane Wade Lyrics: "I'm Just Having Fun Expressing Myself" Aaron Gordon said his lyrics about Dwyane Wade "ain't that deep" and gave the Miami Heat icon a salute on Instagram. By Erika Marie April 27, 2020
Music Polo G Holds It Down With 2020 XXL Freshman Freestyle Polo G's 2020 XXL Freshman Freestyle has arrived, putting his strong imagery and emotional delivery on display. By Mitch Findlay August 18, 2020
Numbers Juice WRLD's "Legends Never Die" Goes Platinum In a bittersweet turn, Juice WRLD's first posthumous album "Legends Never Die" has officially gone platinum. By Mitch Findlay August 18, 2020
Music Megan Thee Stallion Song With Phony Ppl Debuted On NPR Tiny Desk Gets Release Date Get ready to f*ck around on Friday! By Noah C January 28, 2020
Tech J. Cole's New Songs Wouldn't Play On Spotify & People Were Big Mad J. Cole's new songs were not playing on Spotify for some users, resulting in outrage across social media. By Alex Zidel July 23, 2020
Music Toronto Rapper Houdini Shot Dead At 21 Rising Toronto rapper Houdini was shot and killed in his hometown. By Alex Zidel May 27, 2020
Music Dame Dash Defends Kanye West: "He's Having Fun" After reuniting in Wyoming, Dame Dash affirms that Kanye West is in a good place mentally, likening the legendary rapper to "Willy Wonka." By Mitch Findlay July 23, 2020
Music J. Cole's "Lion King On Ice" May Have Been For Lil Pump One of J. Cole's new songs, "Lion King On Ice," features a few bars that many believe were meant for Lil Pump. By Alex Zidel July 23, 2020
Music Kid Cudi Is Turning Selena Gomez Into A Hip-Hop Head Kid Cudi and Selena Gomez have become close friends and are going through some of the most legendary female rappers together. By Alex Zidel April 27, 2020
Music Young Nudy Previews Some New Heat Months removed from the release of his "Anyways" album, Young Nudy has come through with a promising new snippet. By Mitch Findlay September 08, 2020
Music Kanye West Once Tried To Steal Eminem's Drum Sounds A 2004 interview highlights the time a young Kanye West sneakily lifted Eminem's drums from a D12 studio session. By Mitch Findlay March 23, 2020
Music Juicy J & DJ Paul Hit $uicideboy$ With $6.4M Lawsuit Over Uncleared Samples DJ Paul and Juicy J go after $uicideboy$ for millions for “illegally sampling and stealing" 35 songs from Three 6 Mafia's catalog. By Aron A. September 08, 2020