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Music Young Thug Reveals Lil Baby Was Once Signed To YSL Records Young Thug says that Lil Baby was signed to YSL Records before he struck a deal with Quality Control. By Alex Zidel October 19, 2021
Original Content Hit-Boy's Top 10 Best Beats After another prolific year for the Californian producer, we take a look at some of the finest hip-hop productions that Hit-Boy has ever delivered. By Robert Blair January 11, 2022
Music Kanye West Drops "DONDA:" Features & Production Credits Revealed Kanye West's "DONDA" features contributions from a plethora of talented rappers and producers. By Alexander Cole August 29, 2021
Music Kanye West Plays Porn For Adidas Execs, Accuses Them Of Stealing His Designs "This is a different level of nuclear activity" By Lamar Banks October 10, 2022
Music NBA Youngboy Reactivates Instagram Account Ahead Of "The Last Slimeto" Following a break from social media, NBA Youngboy's official Instagram page is back. By Aron A. August 04, 2022
Pop Culture Ice Spice Speaks On The Leaked Texts Of Her Allegedly Dragging Nicki Minaj Ice Spice seems to be exhausted with this messy situation. By Zachary Horvath June 29, 2024
Original Content Mac Miller's "Self-Care": A Reflection On States Of Mind Mac Miller released "Self-Care" on this day, two years ago. Today, we dissect the importance of this song. By Rose Lilah July 13, 2020
Music Too $hort Reveals Anti-Snitch Origin Of Jay-Z's "A Week Ago" Too $hort reflects on why he and Jay-Z were driven to make the anti-snitch track "A Week Ago" in 1998. By Mitch Findlay February 25, 2021
Original Content 50 Cent's "Curtis" Vs Kanye West's "Graduation": A Historic Hip-Hop Moment On September 11th, 2007, where did your loyalties lie? By Mitch Findlay September 11, 2019
Original Content Infamous Strippers Turned Entrepreneurs: From Cardi To Draya Familiarize yourself with the women changing our perception of sex work and hip-hop. By Kiana Knight October 13, 2018
Original Content The Sustained Cultural Significance Of "The Boondocks" “Excuse me, everyone. I have a brief announcement to make: Jesus was Black, Ronald Reagan was the devil, and the government is lying about 9/11. Thank you for your time. And goodnight.” By Luke Hinz May 09, 2019
Reviews Syd's "Fin" (Review) Syd plays "Fin" off as a shallow stopgap release between Internet albums, but her confidence is also responsible for a strong set of songs. By Patrick Lyons February 10, 2017