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Pop Culture Benzino & Eminem's Beef Held Slim Shady Back From Scoring 5-Mic Review From "The Source" "I was the top of a damn near $75 million company when ni**as wasn’t getting money like that," Benzino reflected of his time at the publication. By Hayley Hynes August 22, 2023 1.8K Views
Original Content How Drake's "Thank Me Later" Became A Classic It's been 13 years since Drake's "Thank Me Later" released, an album that signified and inspired a new era of hip-hop. By Caleb Hardy May 16, 2023 4.7K Views
Original Content Travie McCoy On Working With Drake & Lil Wayne, Tyga Relationship & The Future Of Gym Class Heroes Gym Class Heroes frontman Travie McCoy discusses his influence on the new generation, his leaked collab with The Alchemist & Lil Wayne, battling addiction, and his thoughts on Machine Gun Kelly's foray into pop-punk. By Aron A. September 21, 2021 12.2K Views
Original Content Parental Advisory: A History Of Sexually Explicit Hip-Hop Once the subject of widespread controversy but now a staple on the Billboard charts, we look at the history of sexually explicit bars and imagery throughout hip-hop. By Robert Blair December 26, 2019 6.8K Views
Music Snoop Dogg Honors Dr. Dre, Eminem & More As Rap Royalty Snoop Dogg takes a moment to appreciate a gang of hip-hop royals, a list that includes many of his former collaborators. By Mitch Findlay May 07, 2020 13.6K Views
Original Content Is Hip-Hop Dead? What happens when the world's biggest genre takes the slightest downturn? The answer is a repeated history whose cycle can still be broken. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 21, 2023 5.1K Views
Original Content Kendrick Lamar's "The Heart" Series Is A Reminder Of His God-Tier MC Status While we anticipate "Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers," we take a deep dive into Kendrick Lamar's "The Heart" series. By Aron A. May 11, 2022 5.9K Views
Music Jadakiss Says Styles P Was Dissing Jay Z On "Reservoir Dogs" Jadakiss speaks on Styles P taking shots at Jay Z on "Reservoir Dogs" on Genuis' "For The Record." By Dominiq R. February 29, 2020 12.2K Views
Hip-Hop History T.I. Shows Throwback 50 Cent Mad Love: "A Benz Out The Trap At 19? Legend" 50 Cent has been hustling for a long time. By Alex Zidel September 30, 2019 107.8K Views
Original Content The Day Kanye West, J. Cole, & Mac Miller Took Over A three-way showdown between Kanye West's "Yeezus," J. Cole's "Born Sinner," and Mac Miller's "Watching Movies With The Sound Off" has cemented June 18, 2013 in hip-hop history. By Joshua Robinson June 18, 2021 15.5K Views
Music Nelly's Debut Album "Country Grammar" Turns 23 "Country Grammar" was the ultimate debut. Today, we revisit Nelly's classic album for its 23rd anniversary. By Wyatt Westlake June 30, 2023 895 Views
Music Nicki Minaj's Debut Mixtape "Playtime Is Over" Turns 16 On her debut mixtape, Nicki made sure she was taken seriously as a lyricist. By Demi Phillips October 17, 2023 731 Views