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Relationships Karlae Hands Young Thug $100K For His Birthday Karlae made sure to get her man some spending money for his thirtieth birthday. By Alex Zidel August 19, 2021
Pop Culture "Montero" Rollout Prompts T-Pain To Say Other Rappers Are "Too Gangsta To Make More Money" After Lil Nas X released "Montero" T-Pain took to IG to praise the young rapper and take a jab at the rap game itself. By Taylor McCloud September 17, 2021
Numbers Tyler, The Creator To Score His Largest Opening Week Ever With "CMIYGL" He's slated to debut at the top of the Top 200 chart. By Madusa S. June 26, 2021
Original Content The Dawn Is Coming: The Weeknd's Evolution On the eve of his hotly anticipated new release, we reflect on the artistic and aesthetical progression of Abel Tesfaye, otherwise known as The Weeknd. By Robert Blair January 06, 2022
Music Cassidy Feels "Disrespected" By Tory Lanez's Response To Stealing Bars Lanez said he was paying "homage" and rapped over Cassidy's beat, but the Rap icon was peeved. "Like I should feel privileged," said Cassidy. By Erika Marie July 24, 2021
Streetwear Saweetie Announces New Music While "Rich Bitchin In Bottega" The Icy Girl has a new collab track arriving next Friday, February 11th. By Hayley Hynes February 04, 2022
Music Lupe Fiasco Responds To Tyler, The Creator: "I'm Still Here" Lupe Fiasco gives Tyler, The Creator an update on his life and career after the rapper says we didn't "protect" Lupe. By Alex Zidel September 17, 2021
Music Kanye West's "DONDA" Delayed As Justin Laboy Reveals New Release Date Social media is being flooded with "I told you so" messages by frustrated fans who believed the album would arrive Friday (July 23). By Erika Marie July 24, 2021
Music JT Receives Backlash For Taking Saucy Santana's Mic During Rolling Loud Miami Performance She surfaced to explain why she had to take the microphone back and told critics she was excited for her friend to perform. By Erika Marie July 23, 2021
Music Cardi B Denies She Was "Queer-Baiting" In "Wild Side" Visual With Normani After "Rolling Stone" made "queer-baiting" claims about the pair, Cardi clapped back and once again stated she's openly bisexual. By Erika Marie July 23, 2021
Reviews SAINt JHN Explains Difference Between Working With Kanye West On "DONDA" Versus His Own Album SAINt JHN speaks about his "In Case We Both Die Young" world tour and the unique concert experience he's creating through it. By Alex Zidel November 09, 2021
Numbers Lil Durk Still Has Most Hot 100 Entries Among Rappers In 2021 After "DONDA" & "CLB" Lil Durk still has the most overall entries on the Billboard Hot 100 among rappers in 2021 after Drake and Kanye West's albums. By Alex Zidel September 20, 2021