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Music Obasi Jackson Teases Possible Pop Smoke & Bobby Shmurda Collab Pop Smoke's brother Obasi Jackson says there's "probably" a collaboration coming from his brother and Bobby Shmurda. By Alex Zidel April 13, 2021
Music Ja Rule Discusses Failed Supergroup With Jay-Z & DMX Helmed By Irv Gotti Ja, Jay, and X were almost formed their own Hip Hop collective, but the three artists ran into some roadblocks. By Erika Marie December 23, 2020
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
Original Content Hip-Hop's Best Verses: Ghostface Killah's "Shakey Dog" Kicking off our new Original Content series "Hip-Hop's Best Verses," revisit one of rap's most explosive and detailed crime sagas, Ghostface Killah's masterful "Shakey Dog." By Mitch Findlay January 19, 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 Rakim Regrets Treating Fellow Emcees Like Enemies: "That's All I Knew" He says it took time and maturity for him to reconcile that other artists weren't against him, but his street mentality was all he knew at the time. By Erika Marie February 15, 2021
Music Doja Cat Jokes Her "New Stage Name" Includes Nicki Minaj, Beyoncé, Rihanna, & More The "Kiss Me More" singer blended the names of over a half-dozen women who she admires. By Erika Marie April 12, 2021
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