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Music Kendrick Lamar Surprises Compton College Graduates With A Speech In First Post-Drake Beef Appearance Kendrick Lamar will perform in Los Angeles for Juneteenth, and this is his latest example of emphasizing some hometown love in 2024. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 08, 2024
Music Kendrick Lamar Explains Why He Wrote "Mr. Morale": "Everybody's Going Through Something" The icon shared a few thoughts while he was on the Glastonbury stage. By Erika Marie June 27, 2022
Music N.W.A.'s "Efil4Zaggin" Turns 32 While "Efil4Zaggin" is the less well-known of the N.W.A.'s two albums, its long-standing influence is crucial. By Caleb Hardy June 02, 2023
Music Future & Drake's "Wait For U" Was Kanye West's Song First ATL Jacob shares the story behind Future and Drake's #1 single. By Aron A. June 02, 2022
Music Skinnyfromthe9 Explains His Association To Tr3yway & Shotti He also speaks on his beef against NBA YoungBoy. By Alex Zidel December 24, 2018
Music Beyoncé Fans Get Into A Messy And Unnecessary Brawl After Night One Of The "Cowboy Carter" Tour Beyoncé fans decided to squabble up and throw down for some reason as fellow concertgoers were filing out of the stadium. By Zachary Horvath April 29, 2025
Music N.O.R.E. Impresses Fat Joe With Shocking Hair Transformation: “It’s Real!” According to N.O.R.E., his new hair is all him. By Caroline Fisher April 16, 2024
Music YBN Nahmir Breaks His Silence After Alleged Chain-Snatching Earlier this week, a man hopped online to claim he had swiped YBN Nahmir's custom chain with ease. By Caroline Fisher April 11, 2024
Music Kendrick Lamar's "Like That" Diss Boosted Sales Of "First Person Shooter" By 15% Kendrick is making enemies while increasing sales all with one verse. By Zachary Horvath April 02, 2024
Music No I.D. Says Big Sean’s "Control" Was Originally For J. Cole & JAY-Z No I.D. has revealed how the beat for Big Sean's "Control" came together. By Cole Blake October 18, 2023
Music DaBaby & Sexyy Red Want You To "SHAKE SUMN" While Streaming Our "Fire Emoji" Playlist LUCKI, Babyface Ray, Lil Tjay, and many more also shared hot new music for our playlist this weekend. By Hayley Hynes July 08, 2023
Music NLE Choppa Wants $1 Billion For His Catalog NLE Choppa muses on how much hit catalog is worth in a new tweet. By Lavender Alexandria July 04, 2023