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Music 50 Cent Expresses Regret Over How Lloyd Banks & Tony Yayo's Careers Played Out In 50 Cent's book "Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter," he spoke about why Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo never were able to amass the same amount of success as himself. By Erika Marie May 07, 2020
Music Lil Tecca's Debut Album "Virgo World" To Drop During Virgo Season Lil Tecca plans to drop his debut album, "Virgo World," sometime between between August 23rd-September 22nd this year, during Virgo season. By Lynn S. February 14, 2020
Music Doe Boy Speaks On Relationship With Future, Says He's A "Last-Minute Person" For Verses Doe Boy explains how Future and Southside's guidance helped bring his debut album, "Oh Really" to life. By Aron A. January 26, 2022
Music Foolio Recalls Assassination Attempt, Says Yungeen Ace's "Who I Smoke" "Went Crazy" Foolio recalls his assassination attempt last year and his back-and-forth with Yungeen Ace on DJ Akademiks' podcast. By Alex Zidel January 26, 2022
Music Fat Joe Reveals How He And Terror Squad Group Almost Got Killed In Connecticut Fat Joe finally tells the story of Terror Squad's nearly fatal run-in during Puerto Rican Parade in Bridgeport, CT. By Thomas Galindo February 24, 2022
Original Content Why Wynton Marsalis' Anti Hip-Hop Comments Are Unfair The famed jazz musician, Wynton Marsalis, had some choice words for hip hop in a recent podcast. By Luke Hinz June 03, 2018
Music Lil Uzi Vert Explains Show Cancellation: "They Didn't Let Me In Canada" "I could have went my ass to the Billboard awards." By Trevor Smith May 21, 2018
Music Birdman & Young Thug Request Gag Order In Lil Wayne Bus Shooting Case Birdman and Young Thug plead to have a gag order in place for their legal battle over Lil Wayne's tour bus shooting. By Aron A. November 05, 2018
Original Content Jaz-O Is The Originator: Reflections On Jay-Z, B.I.G, & Creating The Triplet Flow EXCLUSIVE: Jaz-O The Originator reflects on his story with no shortage of OG wisdom. By Mitch Findlay August 19, 2019
Music Jay-Z Curates "Block Vibes" Playlist Featuring MF DOOM, Mach-Hommy, & More Jay-Z has released a new Tidal playlist showing off his love for underground hip-hop. By Cole Blake December 02, 2021
Music Vic Mensa Called Out For Previously Assaulting Ex-Girlfriend Vic Mensa gets called out for admitting to assaulting an ex-girlfriend after his XXXTENTACION diss. By Aron A. October 12, 2018
Profiles Behind The Beat: Murda Beatz For the latest edition of Behind the Beat, we talk to the 21-year-old Canadian trap sensation known as Murda Beatz, who's managed to become a fixture in Atlanta trap. By Angus Walker January 20, 2016