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Sports Is Conor McGregor Following Mike Tyson's Path To Self-Destruction? As he continues to spiral out of control, we look at whether Conor McGregor is heading down the same dark path that once destroyed "Iron" Mike. By Robert Blair August 23, 2019
Original Content Frank Ocean's "Blonde" Is More Than A Career-Defining Album That's a pretty f*cking fast three years flew by. By Alex Zidel August 20, 2019
Original Content Unraveling Lil Wayne & Birdman's Lengthy Road To Reconciliation After reuniting on the Juvenile-assisted "Ride Dat," we survey Lil Wayne and Birdman's bitter feud to pinpoint what went wrong and how their bond was finally repaired. By Robert Blair September 19, 2019
Original Content Your Memorial Day Edition "FIRE EMOJI" Playlist Featuring YG, J. Cole & Beast Coast Tune in to our weekly mix of the biggest rap and R&B tracks. By Devin Ch May 25, 2019
Original Content Kid Cudi Track Bracket Finals: "Day N Night" Vs. "Soundtrack 2 My Life" How do you even choose between these two?!? By Alex Zidel October 11, 2019
Original Content If 50 Cent & Young Buck Battled Today, Who Would Win? Young Buck issued a challenge, but is it enough to bring 50 Cent out of "retirement?" By Mitch Findlay April 25, 2019
Sports WWE Needs To Take John Cena's Advice As his career winds down, John Cena may have given out the the key to WWE's prosperity for decades to come. By Robert Blair July 26, 2019
Original Content From King Von's "Exposin Me" To CJ's "Whoopty": A Hindi Love Song Turned Drill Beat We look at how a Hindi vocal sample ended up burrowing its way into Brooklyn drill, and beyond. By Aron A. January 22, 2021
Pop Culture Instagram Gallery: Erica Banks Reveling In "Buss It" Success The 1501 queen is certainly enjoying her rise to fame. By hnhh January 23, 2021
Original Content Money Man Talks "24" Catching On Late, Starting A Podcast & The Feature He Would Pay For Money Man gives an in-depth interview where he talks about Atlanta, his healthy lifestyle, podcast preferences (including his Joe Rogan lyrical reference), new music, his take on his Cash Money deal, and much more. By Rose Lilah November 19, 2020
Original Content Lil Nas X Mastered Viral Success We take a look at how Lil Nas X has turned the social media frenzy into an exact science. By Robert Blair April 13, 2021
Original Content Why Did Bobby Shmurda Opt Out Of "First Day Out" Freestyle Tradition? Although he's got the whole world waiting on his next move after seven years away, there's a case to be made for Bobby Shmurda to delay his return to the rap game. By Robert Blair March 05, 2021