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Music J. Cole Explains The Origin Of "The Fall-Off" Album Cover In Resurfaced Interview In 2014, J. Cole chatted with Complex about how he got his start in music; a beat machine that happens to be on "The Fall-Off" cover. By Zachary Horvath January 16, 2026
Music Charlamagne Tha God Calls Out A$AP Rocky For Dissing Drake On "Don't Be Dumb" Charlamagne Tha God is by no means a big Drake fan, but even he has gotten a little bored of A$AP Rocky's supposed shots at him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 16, 2026
Music Doechii's Appearance On A$AP Rocky's "Robbery" Is Facing Harsh Backlash Doechii's popularity and success has been controversial, to put it simply, and it's muddying the responses to her guest spot on "Robbery." By Zachary Horvath January 16, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Draws Good, Bad & Ugly Reactions To New Album "Don't Be Dumb" For an album as long-awaited as "Don't Be Dumb" and an artist as beef-riddled as A$AP Rocky these days, this divisive reaction was expected. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 16, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky "Don't Be Dumb" Credits: Every Producer And Feature A$AP Rocky's album drought is over, and the producers and guest vocalists on "Don't Be Dumb" had a lot to do with the rewarding payoff. By Zachary Horvath January 16, 2026
Music North West Shares New Song Snippet Produced By Kanye West Amid North West's various new songs and snippets, plus her dad Kanye West's upcoming album "BULLY," the West family's very artistically busy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 16, 2026
Music Lil Wayne's "Lollipop" Was Originally Going To Be A Dem Franchize Boyz Song Dem Franchize Boyz have lots of hits in their catalog, but they missed out on what's become one of the most recognizable rap songs ever. By Zachary Horvath January 16, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Obliterates J. Cole's New Song "Disc 2 Track 2" And His Artistry DJ Akademiks doesn't seem excited for J. Cole's upcoming album "The Fall-Off" based on his harsh reaction to its new single "Disc 2 Track 2." By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 16, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Appears To Diss Drake On Three Separate Tracks Off "Don't Be Dumb" A$AP Rocky just dropped "Don't Be Dumb," and as expected, there are some big-time Drake disses all over this project. By Alexander Cole January 16, 2026
Music French Montana Presses Fat Joe Over Money Owed For "All The Way Up" The matter was a joking, but serious, exchange. By Tallie Spencer January 15, 2026
Music Mother Of NLE Choppa's Child Said Kid Thinks Another Rapper Is His Father Marissa went as far as to say that her son calls EKT40 "daddy." By Tallie Spencer January 15, 2026
Music Baby Keem Sparks Buzz After Music Video Shoot Pops Up In NYC Fans are speculating that new music is on the way. By Tallie Spencer January 15, 2026
Music Rare Tupac Shakur Demo Tapes From His Teen Years Are Headed To Auction Hip-hop history hits the auction block. By Tallie Spencer January 15, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Speaks On Deterioration Of His Relationship With Drake Fans will get to decide who the "diss track" is really aimed at. By Tallie Spencer January 15, 2026
Music Lauryn Hill Honors John Forté With Emotional Tribute Following His Passing Lauryn Hill writes a heartfelt message to her friend. By Tallie Spencer January 15, 2026
Music Blueface Announces He Cut Neveah From His “Roster” Blueface is making room on his roster. By Tallie Spencer January 15, 2026
Music Max B Shuts Down Rumors Of Backstage Fight With Ja Rule Max B is setting the record straight. By Tallie Spencer January 15, 2026
Music NBA YoungBoy Launches New Production Company With Upcoming Documentary NBA YoungBoy is ready to share more of his life. By Tallie Spencer January 15, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Says Mom Begged Him To Get With Rihanna His mother had been planting the RiRi seed in his head for years. By Tallie Spencer January 15, 2026
Music Rolling Loud Announces Return Of Christian Hip-Hop For Orlando Festival Christian hip-hop doesn't always get its proper respect, but the subset will be represented well at Rolling Loud once again this year. By Zachary Horvath January 15, 2026
Music Kanye West Suffers Major Loss Amid Legal Battle Over $57 Million Mansion In 2023, Kanye West was sued by a construction consultant who alleges that he was put in "extreme danger." By Caroline Fisher January 15, 2026

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