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Music DJ Vlad Apologizes To Saweetie The apology comes days after DJ Vlad claimed that Saweetie's first week sales would've been higher if she did an interview on his platform. By Aron A. November 28, 2022
Music Sean Paul Says He's Not Actually Saying His Name On His Songs Sean Paul has clarified that he's not actually saying his own name on his songs. By Cole Blake December 20, 2022
Pop Culture Lil Wayne's "A Milli" Used In Police TikTok Announcing $1.1M Drug Bust Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno sings along to Lil Wayne's "A Milli" in a TikTok video announcing a $1.1M drug bust. By Aron A. December 13, 2022
Music Nas Interview Resurfaces; Unearths Jay-Z's Past Comments On Biggie, DMX, Tupac & More In the 2001 interview, Nas unpacked a confidential conversation he once had with Hov. By Milca P. July 27, 2021
Interviews Ladies First: Roxanne Shanté Talks Preserving Hip Hop With Rock The Bells Festival & Giving The OGs Their Flowers Exclusive: Roxanne Shanté is not only Rap royalty, but she is one of the genre's most celebrated pioneers who helped lay the foundation of Hip Hop. She'll be hosting the Rock The Bells Festival this weekend and we caught up with her to talk about preserving Hip Hop history, respecting the OGs, and the advice she would give this new generation of women in the Rap game (hint: get a lawyer immediately!). By Erika Marie August 06, 2022
Numbers Lil Baby Claims "100Ms" In His Latest IG Post Lil Baby says he's not slowing down either. By Alex Zidel July 14, 2021
Crime Suspect In Rapper Tay Way's Murder Arrested, Allegedly Tied To Gang: Report Tay Way shared a video to Instagram that showed his location and minutes later, he was chased and gunned down on the street. By Erika Marie March 31, 2021
Music JAY-Z Unveils Nas Playlist "Curated By The God Hov" JAY-Z pays homage to Nas by curating the "One Mic" TIDAL playlist, comprised of his favorite songs from the Queensbridge rapper. By Mitch Findlay April 29, 2021
Music J. Cole Admits He's Capping On "100 Mil" The rapper wasn't clear about which part of the song isn't true, but he said that he greatly exaggerated in his lyrics. By Alex Zidel November 04, 2021
Original Content Trap Music In Atlanta: From T.I To Lil Nas X There are far too many trap artists to include, so we're taking a look at some of its pioneers and how trap has reached a global audience. By Hanen Musa April 05, 2023
Music J. Cole & Lil Durk Perform "All My Life" Live For The First Time The Chicago MC brought out Cole as a special guest during his Friday set at the iHeartRadio Music Festival. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 23, 2023
Sneakers Air Jordan 1 Low Sashiko “Multi-Color” Coming Soon A new AJ1 Low is here. By Ben Atkinson September 20, 2023