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Profiles Young Thug Engineer Alex Tumay Tells Us What It Takes To Make It In His Field The most famous audio engineer in the game gained Young Metro's trust, and now he's looking to share his knowledge. By Patrick Lyons October 20, 2017
Original Content Is "808s & Heartbreak" Kanye West's Most Influential Album? 2008's "808s & Heartbreak" is certainly far from Kanye West's best-loved album, but it may have had a more widespread effect on hip-hop as a whole than any of his "classic" albums. By Patrick Lyons August 30, 2014
Music Rah Ali Says Nicki Minaj Told A YouTuber To Spread Lies About Her Rah Ali claims Nicki Minaj told a YouTuber to spread lies that she stole $30 million, saying the rapper is trying to destroy her. By Tallie Spencer October 29, 2026
Music M.I.A. Says Kid Cudi Didn't Even Tell Her She Was Kicked Off His Tour The two artists now are engaged in a legal showdown after M.I.A. sued Kid Cudi for millions following the controversy. By Erika Marie June 05, 2026
Music Drake Hits 16 Billion Spotify Streams In 2025 As Rapper With Most Daily Streams If Drake really is dropping "ICEMAN" this year, then his numbers by the end of 2025 will look even more impressive than expected. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 21, 2025
TV DJ Akademiks Goes Scorched Earth On Mero As Decade-Old Feud Continues DJ Akademiks and Mero from Hot 97 have had it out for one another for years, and the feud is only getting deeper. By Alexander Cole March 04, 2026
Gossip Nevaeh Goes Into Labor While Blueface Joyrides With Chrisean Rock Nevaeh has been going through her pregnancy, all while Blueface continues to do what he wants with Chrisean Rock. By Alexander Cole August 18, 2026
Music Doja Cat & Latto Announce "Tour Ma Vie" North American Tour Dates Doja Cat and Latto are going on tour together, and there is no denying that these two are going to put on a show. By Alexander Cole July 22, 2026
Music Pretty Ricky Dominates B2K During Verzuz Battle And Wins Every Round Pretty Ricky and B2K had been building up to this Verzuz battle for about five years, and the results did not disappoint. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 26, 2026
Music Jay-Z Believes Drake & Kendrick Lamar's Beef Is Proof That Battling Has Gone Too Far Jay-Z recently spoke with GQ, where he said that rap battles are losing their place in the culture after Drake & Kendrick Lamar's beef. By Alexander Cole March 24, 2026
Sneakers Air Jordan 1 Low “Gold Swoosh” Coming Soon: Official Look A flashy new Air Jordan 1 Low is coming this year. By Ben Atkinson May 18, 2024
Relationships Central Cee's Girlfriend Claps Back At Ice Spice's Series Of Sneak Disses Amid Cheating Rumors Things continue to get messy. By Zachary Horvath July 23, 2024