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Original Content Ice Cube’s Good, Bad & The Ugly: On “Man Up,” Kendrick Lamar & Why He’ll Never Have An A&R Ice Cube will stop to smell the roses—but only for a moment. The rap icon reflects on four decades of music, the mainstream’s grip on hip-hop, and the legacy of his catalog as he drops his latest album. By Aron A. September 19, 2025
Music Lil Baby Reveals Official Tracklist And Release Date For "The Leak$" People were speculating that Lil Baby was going to drop "The Leak$" August 15 thanks to an Instagram post. But we have a set date now. By Zachary Horvath August 16, 2025
Music Drake Flexes His Gym Gains Amid Hype For New Album "Iceman" Amid other narratives about Drake's musical moves and his place within hip-hop these days, he's just focusing on his grind above all else. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 15, 2025
Music 50 Cent Takes A Shot At Kanye West & Bianca Censori Over Near-Nude Outfit Bianca Censori has made countless headlines for her revealing outfits since marrying Kanye West back in 2022. By Cole Blake July 21, 2025
Music Kanye West Hopes To "Manifest Love" By Changing His Album's Controversial Title Kanye West is working on multiple albums right now, one of which was supposed to fully come out last week. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 22, 2025
Music Drake’s “What Did I Miss?” Makes Impressive Billboard Hot 100 Debut In Drake's latest single, he addresses the people who turned their backs on him amid his viral beef with Kendrick Lamar. By Caroline Fisher July 14, 2025
Music Pusha T Responds To Backlash Over PnB Rock Bar On Clipse's New Album "Let God Sort Em Out" Pusha T and No Malice barred up on the new Clipse album, but some fans felt like this PnB Rock bar went a little too far. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 11, 2025
Music Young Thug & 21 Savage Discuss Gunna & Unfoonk In Alleged Leaked Jail Call The massive wave of alleged Young Thug audio leaks continues as he supposedly discussed Gunna and Unfoonk's plea deal. By Zachary Horvath August 30, 2025
Original Content 10 Biggest Bad Boy Records Artists of All Time Here's a look at some of the biggest artists in Bad Boy Record's illustrious history. By Josh Megson April 13, 2023
Music Kanye West Reveals His Surprising Hip-Hop Mount Rushmore Kanye West's unexpected picks for his hip-hop Mount Rushmore come from a recently leaked extension of his 2025 interview with Justin Laboy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 13, 2026
Music Drake Promises “ICEMAN” Live Stream Finale Will Be His Best Yet According to Drake, his "ICEMAN" livestream series "sounded like the perfect mix of risk and reward" to him. By Caroline Fisher November 18, 2025
Music Master P Drags Mia X While Responding To Her Allegations Of Disrespect And Neglect Mia X previously announced she pulled out of Master P's upcoming Essence Fest set this year, billed as his final-ever performance. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 03, 2025