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Original Content The Art Of "Illmatic": Exploring Nas' Duelling Realities A thematic exploration of one of hip-hop's most enduring images, the cover of Nas' debut album "Illmatic." By Sanibel Chai February 12, 2020 5.2K Views
Music Lil Wayne Beats Elvis Presley For Second-Highest Number Of Top 40 Hits In History Lil Wayne surpassed Elvis Presley's number of Top 40 Billboard Hot 100 hits, making him the second artist with the most Top 40 hits in the chart's history next to Drake. By Lynn S. February 12, 2020 4.6K Views
TV Here's Why Eminem Performed "Lose Yourself" At Oscars & How It Was Kept Secret Eminem was really really determined to keep the performance under wraps. By Noah C February 12, 2020 5.5K Views
Music Jay Electronica's Album Rumoured To Feature Heavy Jay-Z Presence Jay Electronica's long-awaited debut album is rumored to feature Jay-Z on over seven songs. By Mitch Findlay February 12, 2020 6.4K Views
Music The Weeknd's New Album May Be Dropping Sooner Than Expected The Weeknd shared some cryptic captions on Instagram this week, possibly hinting that "Chapter VI" will be dropping as soon as this weekend. By Lynn S. February 12, 2020 10.1K Views
Music OG Maco Was "Vilified" After Calling Out Future For Glorifying Drugs OG Maco discussed his short-lived 2015 beef with Future on "No Jumper." By Noah C February 12, 2020 2.3K Views
Music Big Sean & Jay-Z Sit Down For Meeting Of The Bosses Jay-Z connects with Big Sean to discuss some major "manager meetings." By Mitch Findlay February 12, 2020 4.3K Views
Music Quavo Announces Migos, Young Thug, & Travis Scott Collab "GNF" Drops Friday "Give No Fxk." By Erika Marie February 12, 2020 4.8K Views
Music Raz B Says B2K Has Had Problems For Years: "Maybe Fizz Wants To Be Omarion" Yikes. By Erika Marie February 12, 2020 3.6K Views
Music Jadakiss Reflects On Offering 50 Cent $1Mil To Battle Rap: "An Easy Payday" Fif didn't take him up on his offer. By Erika Marie February 12, 2020 8.0K Views
Music Keri Hilson Admits That She's Washed, But Her Career Isn't Over Keri Hilson is self-aware about her position, but she'll still clap-back at her haters. By Dominiq R. February 11, 2020 6.6K Views
Relationships Bow Wow "Tried" To Get Ciara To Perform "Like You," Doesn't Think It Will Happen Not after that viral video. By Erika Marie February 11, 2020 5.9K Views