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DJ Envy, Angela Yee, and Charlamagne Tha God gave their opinions and opened up the phone lines to see what the listeners thought of Nicki Minaj’s two new tracks “Chun-li” and “Barbie Tingz.” While Nicki shook the music world up with the release of the two tracks, Charlamagne felt like the timing was off because

The saga (real or not) that is Nicki Minaj vs. Cardi B has captivated the masses. Since Cardi’s ascendance into pop culture, many have stated that this spelled the end of Nicki’s run as hip-hop’s number one female attraction. Now whether the beef between the two is real or not, doesn’t absolve either party from

While Boi-1da has produced hits for several massive hip-hop stars, the Canadian beatsmith is probably best known for the work he’s done with fellow Toronto native Drake. The OVO producer recently sat down with Tidal’s Rap Radar podcast to chop it up with Elliott Wilson and Brian “b.dot” Miller about his frequent collaborator. During the

Nicki Minaj returns to the music scene after taking a hiatus. Today, she appeared on Beats 1 to debut her new single “Chun-Li”. Followed by her other new song “Barbie Tingz” Prior to dropping new music, she talked about what’s she’s been up to. And also revealed that the upcoming album has a title– that

Dave East had a pretty heavy co-sign from a someone who wasn’t in the industry… Many know the tale of how East and Kevin Durant have known each other since high school, but most are not aware of how pivotal the NBA superstar was to getting his old friend put on. “Now, looking back on

Around this time a decade and a half ago 50 Cent was killing the streets with “In Da Club” dropping in January of 2003, “21 Questions” coming in March, and the G-Unit rapper being only weeks away from putting out “Many Men (Wish Death)” – just months after his sudden rise to mainstream success on

GQ gave Cardi B fans a segmented interview which provided a number of gems. Although surely not everybody got the responses they tuned in looking to hear; especially not those who may have been banking on the chart-topping rapper to stake her claim to the throne. During the fast trending Q&A, Cardi responded to questions that

One year ago today, DJ Esco touched down in Dubai where he was greeted by scrupulous airport security guards who found what Esco would later describe as a “fairy dust particle” of weed in his backpack. From there, what was supposed to be a lavish weekend turned into an an unexpectedly long—and life changing—stay.  While