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News Kendrick Lamar & J. Cole Say Collabo Mixtape is Gonna “Shock The World” <p>Roc Nation signee J. Cole and Top Dawg Entertainment’s Kendrick Lamar are set to team up for an as-yet-untitled collaborative mixtape. XXLMag.com spoke to Lamar, who’s been busy in the studio working with Dr. Dre on <em>Detox</em>, to find out more details on the joint disc.</p> By Rose Lilah February 08, 2011
News Gucci Mane Committed to Mental Health Facility <p>Just 24 hours after news broke that rapper Gucci Mane -- who spent a good part of 2009 and 2010 locked up -- may be returning to jail, we've now discovered that the Atlanta-bred emcee was committed into a mental health treatment facility. According to TMZ, Gucci appeared in a Georgia courtroom yesterday and filed a "Special Plea of Mental Incompetency." The rapper claims that he is unable to "intelligently participate in the probation revocation hearing."<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah January 04, 2011
News T.I. Pens Letter To Fans On Album Release Day <p>So here it is...NO MERCY, the most honest and intimate installment of my life story as promised. Hope y'all enjoy it and it lives up to the very high standards I've set for myself  or anyone who's to be considered one of the best.  I must admit it takes a lot to go through as much as I have and still keep the love in your heart and in your art. But at the end of the day, if that's what it takes to produce the music that keeps the world of hip-hop evolving on it's axis....Then even the lowest of the lows of my life was all worth it. By Rose Lilah December 08, 2010
News Soulja Boy Says He Was Framed By Kat Stacks <p>Southern rapper Soulja Boy Tell Em has accused celebrity groupie Kat Stacks of framing him and accusing the 20 year-old of being a cocaine addict in a recently released video.<br /> </p> By Rose Lilah October 01, 2010
Music Charlamagne Tha God Predicts A Sweeping Federal Investigation Will Occur Following Spotify Bot Lawsuit Spotify is currently facing a federal class action lawsuit for allegedly allowing artists to benefit from "billions" of botted streams. By Zachary Horvath November 03, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Slams Megan Thee Stallion’s Team For Trying To Make Him Pay For Deposition Earlier this week, DJ Akademiks did his second deposition over Megan Thee Stallion and Milagro Gramz's case. By Caroline Fisher October 23, 2025
Music Kanye West Doc's Director Defends Showing Antisemitic Remarks In Film Footage from the upcoming Kanye West documentary "In Whose Name?" also shows him addressing his split from Kim Kardashian. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 13, 2025
Wrestling WWE Duo Claim "Trash Rapper" Kendrick Lamar Lost Battle To Drake The New Day does not ride with Dot. By Elias Andrews January 07, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy's Mom Explains Why She's Not As "Rich" As Her Son What some fans might see as a jealous comment at face value is actually a much more grounded perspective. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 28, 2024
Pop Culture Stefflon Don Accused Of Sharing Old Video Of Burna Boy Gifting Her A Rolls-Royce Amid Chloe Bailey Dating Rumors It does come across as a calculated maneuver. By Zachary Horvath December 17, 2024
Music Travis Hunter Thanks Lil Wayne For Helping His Relationship During Heisman Trophy Speech A strange but wholesome turn of events. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 15, 2024
Music Elliott Wilson Ranks Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" As The Greatest Diss Track Of All Time Elliott Wilson placed the song above 2Pac's "Hit 'Em Up." By Cole Blake December 15, 2024