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Viral Did Joe Budden Or Ja Rule Have The Better "It Up" Song? Fans Debate Threads lit up with arguments for either "Pump It Up" or "Livin' It Up," two massive early 2000s hits for East Coast hip-hop. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 23, 2024
Relationships Coi Leray Hosts Hello Kitty-Themed Baby Shower Amid Trippie Redd Drama Coi Leray and Trippie Redd have been trading shots throughout the pregnancy after she accused him of having an affair. By Cole Blake May 04, 2025
Original Content How Mac Miller's "Faces" Transformed The Trajectory Of His Life & Career Miller's 2014 mixtape was the most pivotal turning point in the "Swimming" rapper's career. By Taylor McCloud October 19, 2021
Reviews KAYTRANADA "TIMELESS" Album Review "TIMELESS" is a great way of putting it, as KAYTRANADA's latest contains his crispest production and most foundational songwriting. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 11, 2024
Music DJ Akademiks Reacts To Drake Reportedly Unfollowing Timbaland Amid UMG Legal Battle Drake seemingly took offense to a Timbaland comment recently. By Caroline Fisher December 01, 2024
Music Tory Lanez Voices Confusion After PARTYNEXTDOOR Diss Apology PARTYNEXTDOOR declared war on Tory Lanez and then apologized, and Lanez wants to know what happened. By Elias Andrews February 28, 2025
Music Wack 100 Blames Drake's UMG Lawsuit On "Jealousy" Over "GNX" Success Wack 100 has an explanation for Drake's recent lawsuit. By Cole Blake November 26, 2024
Music YSL Judge Apologizes After Saying The N-Word During Trial Judge Paige Reese Whitaker accidentally uttered the slur while reading Instagram conversations aloud. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 08, 2024
Music Benny The Butcher Dubs Lloyd Banks One Of The Top Rappers Ever One NY rapper showing love to another. By Elias Andrews June 12, 2024
Music Kanye West Posts "Vultures 2" Album Cover, Fans Lament Lack Of New Music Will Kanye ever meet a release deadline? By Ben Mock March 09, 2024
Music Videos Lil Yachty & Chief Keef In "Say Ya Grace" Music Video From Lyrical Lemonade: Watch With cameos from Denzel Curry, Big Sean, and G Herbo, Sosa, Boat, and Cole Bennet made a simple but effective treatment for this heater. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 26, 2024
Music Tyrese Believes Snoop Dogg Is A More Famous Rapper Than Jay-Z One runs the Super Bowl, and the other is an Olympic leader... By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 30, 2024