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Music Lloyd Banks Proves He's Still The Punchline King Lloyd Banks reminds the masses that he could probably win a Verzuz battle off the strength of his legendary mixtape catalog alone. By Mitch Findlay January 19, 2021
Music Rihanna Sued For Copyright Infringement Over Song Used In Fenty IG Ad A father-daughter duo claims they didn't give the singer permission to use their track. By Erika Marie December 22, 2020
Music Lil Baby Posts Release Date For Collab Album With Lil Durk, But Quickly Deletes It Lil Baby shared the release date for his album with Lil Durk but quickly deleted the post. By Cole Blake May 09, 2021
Sneakers Raekwon & Packer's "Cuban Linx" Colorway Drops Tomorrow Five years after bringing us the "Purple Tape" kicks, Raekwon and Packer have united to announce the "Cuban Linx" colorway. By Mitch Findlay December 22, 2020
Music Rowdy Rebel On Pop Smoke's Death & Drill Movement Taking Off In His Absence Rowdy Rebel offers his thoughts on Pop Smoke and the New York drill movement that cropped up while he was in Riker's Island. By Rose Lilah December 22, 2020
Music Megan Thee Stallion Wins Best New Artist At 2021 Grammys Megan Thee Stallion won Best New Artist at the Grammys, Sunday. By Cole Blake March 14, 2021
Music Queen Naija Defends Her Honor After #BussItChallenge Fail Queen Naija posted her failed attempt of her take on the #BussItChallenge. By Deja Goode January 19, 2021
Music Lil Uzi Vert Announces "The Real Uzi 2" Lil Uzi Vert pledges to head back to basics, teasing the arrival of "The Real Uzi 2," a sequel to his debut mixtape from 2014. By Mitch Findlay March 22, 2021
Music The Source Awards Will Be Returning In 2022 The Source announces that they're bringing back the hip-hop awards in 2022 and launching "the Netflix of hip-hop." By Aron A. February 24, 2021
Music Diddy Doubles Down On His Three Kingdoms Not long after expanding his royal reach across New York, Miami, and Los Angeles, Diddy has doubled down on his wide-ranging kingdom. By Mitch Findlay June 09, 2021
Music Young Thug Teases "Slime Language 2" Release Date Young Thug mysteriously shared a release date, which many believe could be for "Slime Language 2". By Alex Zidel January 27, 2021
Numbers Drake & Lil Baby's "Wants And Needs" Hits Gold Status Drake's "Scary Hours 2" strikes gold once again as the Lil Baby-assisted "Wants And Needs" moves five-hundred thousand. By Mitch Findlay March 22, 2021