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TV "The Wire": Top 10 Best Episodes We take you through the top 10 best episodes from "The Wire." By Sanibel Chai February 22, 2019
Pop Culture Who Is India Love? The OG Instagram Baddie Model, influencer, and early IG icon India Love is trending again. From viral fame to high-profile romances, she’s always known how to own the moment. By Rain Adams June 09, 2025
Original Content Origins: The Samples From Big Sean's "Hall Of Fame" "Origins" offers a break down of the samples in each track featured on Big Sean's "Hall Of Fame" By Mike De Leon September 04, 2013
Music Nicki Minaj "Big Foot": A Lyrical Breakdown Of The Megan Thee Stallion Diss Some familiar bars, threatening warnings, connections to other male rappers, and words on Meg's deceased mother make up the savagery of "Big Foot." Do you think Nicki lived up to the hype? By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 29, 2024
Original Content #TBT: Ghostface Killah's Best Verses From The '90s Ghostface Killah's "36 Seasons" is getting solid reviews, but the Staten Island MC has been killin' it forever... By Chris Tart December 11, 2014
Relationships Jacquees & Dreezy: Revisiting Their Relationship Timeline The on and off pair have been in and out of beef over the years. By Demi Phillips February 07, 2024
Original Content J.I.D Talks Meeting J. Cole & Signing With Dreamville "It was really like 'I fuck with your art'-type shit." By Trevor Smith March 08, 2017
Original Content Best Album Covers Of 2014 As we near the end of the year, #HOTNEW14 continues with a roundup of the best album artwork of 2014. By Angus Walker December 26, 2014
Original Content Stream Trolling: The Problem With Excessively Long Tracklists Lengthy tracklists are more than just a way to offer fans a lot of music by an artist they love; they're a tool to help achieve success as regulated by the RIAA. By Luke Hinz March 12, 2018
Original Content Happy Birthday Miles: 10 Miles Davis Samples In Hip-Hop We take a look at Miles Davis' infiltration of hip-hop. By Chris Tart May 26, 2015
Sports 5 NFL Teams That Should Consider Signing Colin Kaepernick NFL free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick remains unsigned although many teams can use his help. By Kyle Battle September 21, 2017
Original Content Love & Hip Hop ATL Episode 17 Recap: Karlie Redd's Lie Detector Test Results Are In In this week's "Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta" episode, Young Joc fights for Kendra, Karlie reveals the results of the lie-detector test, Rasheeda launches her mother-daughter event and more... By Aida C. July 09, 2019