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News "Straight Outta Compton" Garners $24.2 Million In Opening Day Sales "Straight Outta Compton" is killing it in the box office. By Danny Schwartz August 15, 2015
News Released 20 Years Ago, GZA's "Liquid Swords" Finally Goes Platinum "Liquid Swords" just became the first Wu-Tang album in 11 years to go platinum. By Danny Schwartz October 09, 2015
News Tracklist Revealed For Kirk Knight's Debut Album "Late Knight Special" Pro Era's Kirk Knight enlists Joey Badass, Mick Jenkins & more for "Late Knight Special." By Kevin Goddard September 11, 2015
Interviews Kanye West Says "808s" & "Yeezus" Are "So Much Stronger" Than "MBDTF" Kanye West probably doesn't like "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" as much as you do. By Trevor Smith October 06, 2015
Reviews Review: Young Thug's "Barter 6" Will Thugger's new mixtape-album tip the scales in his favor, finally? Probably not. By Nicholas DG April 22, 2015
News Kanye West, Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, J. Cole & More Announced As Owners Of TIDAL Jay Z is definitely not the only owner of TIDAL. By Trevor Smith March 30, 2015
Music Cardi B Reveals If Stefon Diggs Sparked Her Viral Concert Rant During her recent performance at San Francisco's Chase Center, Cardi B delivered a fiery message using lyrics from her song, "Principle." By Caroline Fisher March 03, 2026
Sneakers Sign-Up Page Goes Live For Virgil Abloh Archive x Air Jordan 1 High "Alaska" The Virgil Abloh Archive x Air Jordan 1 High OG "Alaska" launches soon with sign-up page now live on the website. By Ben Atkinson February 28, 2026
Sneakers Air Jordan 1 Low OG "Howard University" Gets 2026 Release Date A release date has been confirmed for the Air Jordan 1 Low OG "Howard University" featuring navy, cream, and red colorway. By Ben Atkinson February 22, 2026
Music Ebro Reacts To Fat Joe Calling Him A “Dictator” Over Radio War During a recent episode of his podcast, Fat Joe reflected on the peak of the rivalry between Hot 97 and Power 105.1. By Caroline Fisher February 19, 2026
Music Kanye West & Travis Scott To Headline Italy's Hellwatt Festival Travis Scott and Kanye West are confirmed to be performing at the the inaugural Hellwatt Festival at RCF Arena in Reggio Emilia this July. By Caroline Fisher February 18, 2026
Music Ja Rule Says He'll "Never" Reconcile With 50 Cent & Tony Yayo Despite Recent Apology Ja Rule previously issued a formal apology for his role in the viral run-in with Tony Yayo and Uncle Murda. By Cole Blake February 18, 2026