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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 Salt-N-Pepa Explain Why Label Edited Tupac Shakur Out Of "Whatta Man" Video Tupac's controversial reputation was cause for concern by the record label who axed the rapper from Salt-N-Pepa's "Whatta Man" video. By Erika Marie July 23, 2020
Music Juvenile Believes Lil Wayne Should Go Against Jay-Z For "Verzuz" Juvenile believes Lil Wayne can go against anyone in a "Verzuz" battle including Hov. By Aron A. August 17, 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 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
Music Raekwon Reflects On "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2" 11 Year Anniversary Eleven years removed from its initial release, Raekwon took a moment to reflect on the legacy "Only Built By Cuban Linx 2" has since built. By Mitch Findlay September 08, 2020
Music Jack Harlow, Polo G, & Lil Keed Drop Off XXL Freshman Cypher Jack Harlow, Lil Keed, and Polo G connect for the first installment of the XXL Freshman cypher. By Mitch Findlay September 08, 2020
Numbers Megan Thee Stallion Earns First #1 Single With "Savage" Megan Thee Stallion and Beyoncé rise to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 as Tekashi 6ix9ine and Justin Bieber & Ariana Grande drop out of the Top 10. By Alex Zidel May 26, 2020
Relationships Jhené Aiko Reveals Big Sean's Reaction To "Triggered" Single Last year, Jhené Aiko released her single "Triggered (Freestyle)" where she aired out her frustrations about a breakup. By Erika Marie February 25, 2020
Music Bobby Shmurda Teases Prison Release With Website Countdown Bobby Shmurda is teasing something on his website, uploading a new countdown that ends on August 4. By Alex Zidel July 22, 2020
Original Content J. Cole's "The Fall Off" & The Curse Of Expectation Ahead of two new singles from "The Fall Off," J. Cole must once again grapple with the expectations that tend to surround him ahead of a big release. By Mitch Findlay July 22, 2020