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Original Content The Takedown Of Iggy Azalea: Where Did The "Fancy" Rapper Go Wrong? When will Iggy Azalea's rap career see new life? Do we even want it to? By E Gadsby December 14, 2017
Music Kendrick Lamar Smashes Yet Another Record One Year After Dropping “Not Like Us” Kendrick Lamar's hit song "Not Like Us" has already broken several records, and secured the Compton rapper an impressive five Grammy awards. By Caroline Fisher May 04, 2025
Pop Culture Drake Dedicates “Certified Lover Boy” To Late IG Models Mercedes Morr & Nadia Ntuli The Canadian dropped his album this morning, two hours later than anticipated. By Hayley Hynes September 03, 2021
Original Content Nas Reflects On Tupac's Death & Suge Knight's Takeover On "Death Row East" Nas tackles the subject of his complex relationship with 2Pac and Suge Knight's looming shadow on the "King's Disease II" storytelling highlight "Death Row East." By Mitch Findlay August 06, 2021
Music No Jumper's Poetik Flakko Gets Flamed For Suggesting That Adin Ross Is More Hip-Hop Than Rob Markman Poetik is on an island right now. By Zachary Horvath December 31, 2024
Music Drake Drops 100GB Of Unreleased Content Including 3 New Songs Drake teamed up with Young Thug, 21 Savage, and Latto on the new songs. By Cole Blake August 06, 2024
Music Lil Durk's Controversial King Von Reference On New G Herbo Song Raises Eyebrows After Arrest Smurk's incarceration has amplified the alleged context of his lyrics. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 26, 2024
Music Sukihana's Baby Daddy Claims That She's Hiding Their Child From Him The serious allegations even came with video receipts. By Lavender Alexandria November 24, 2023
Pop Culture Brian McKnight Sues Jaguar Wright Over Domestic Violence Allegations Brian McKnight vehemently denies abusing his ex-wife Julie McKnight despite Jaguar Wright's shocking allegations. By Caroline Fisher April 30, 2025
Music Usher Remixes "Burn" For Kevin Hart's Netflix Comedy Roast The two have playfully gone back and forth for years, and Usher didn't miss a chance to "burn" Kevin Hart before his roast took a turn. By Erika Marie May 11, 2026
Music Playboi Carti Joins ASAP Rocky In Studio Amidst Kanye West Drama Playboi Carti has been targeted by Kanye West, but the rapper continues to redirect focus back to his flourishing career. By Elias Andrews March 19, 2025
Music MAL Agrees With Freddie Gibbs That J Cole Must Stop "Talking Greasy" On His Records MAL of "New Rory & MAL" has also taken issue with J Cole's new track and is totally on team Freddie Gibbs, causing a debate on their podcast. By Zachary Horvath February 25, 2025