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Original Content Where Did NBA YoungBoy Get His Name? NBA YoungBoy is a leader in rap, and we take a look at his personal and professional life, including his legal troubles. By Gale Love March 28, 2023
Original Content JoJo Opens Up About Dealing With Anxiety, The R&B Renaissance & Her Fave Music Of The Year For our "12 Days of Christmas" interviews, we speak with JoJo to discuss just how far she's come since her initial rise to fame in the early 2000s. By Hayley Hynes December 15, 2021
Original Content Rise & Grind: KenTheMan Details Origins Of Her Name & Talks Working With PornHub Houston rapper KenTheMan joins us for the latest edition of "Rise & Grind," in which she discusses her latest EP, her partnership with Asylum Records, the story behind her stage name, and more. By Joshua Robinson October 18, 2021
Original Content Why Was Fat Joe's New Album Removed From Streaming Services? Approximately four days after its release, Fat Joe and DJ Drama's joint project has been removed from all streaming platforms. By Kyesha Jennings August 23, 2021
Original Content Kendrick Lamar’s “We Cry Together” Feels Familiar Kendrick Lamar's "We Cry Together" is a love song gone awry, not so unlike Eminem's "Kim" or Atmosphere's "Fuck You Lucy." By Rose Lilah May 13, 2022
Original Content 21 Savage's "A Lot" With J. Cole Proved Naysayers Wrong 21 Savage and J. Cole's "A Lot" introduced a compelling creative partnership that thrived in spite of vast stylistic differences. By Mitch Findlay March 31, 2020
Sports Giannis Antetokounmpo Leaving The Bucks Could Be A Disaster For The NBA Giannis Antetokounmpo needs to stay in Milwaukee for the sake of parity. By Alexander Cole September 12, 2020
Original Content Kanye West's "Yeezus": An Audacious Experiment 7 years later, Kanye West's "Yeezus" shines as a boundary pushing experiment. By Noah John June 18, 2020
Original Content Top 5 Country/Rap Collaborations From The Past Decade The country and rap worlds have been colliding over the past decades with artists from both genres interested in collaboration. Just like any experimentation, it can result in a mess or may produce a desirable outcome. The question is, have these collaborations produced any worthy tracks or have they all been failed attempts? By Vanessa Oswald April 05, 2014
Original Content Shooting The Shit With Slug (Of Atmosphere) We talk to Slug, of the underground rap duo known as Atmosphere, about his new album, his old albums, and other randomness. By Rose Lilah May 05, 2014
Original Content 6 Outrageous Kodak Black Moments Since His Prison Release From his infamous live-stream fail to a proposed fight with Lil Wayne. By hnhh January 10, 2017
Reviews D.R.A.M.'s "Big Baby D.R.A.M." (Review) The Virginia-based rapper/singer works hard to prove he's more than just a singles act on his debut album. By Maxwell Cavaseno October 27, 2016