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Music DC The Don: A Rising Force In Emo Rap The music-over-basketball decision is paying off quite well for Don. By Demi Phillips June 28, 2023
Music Tupac Shakur: 7 Prolific Moments Of His Lyrical Legacy Decades later, Tupac Shakur's lyrics continue to resonate. By Michael Fernandez August 01, 2023
Music Kid Cudi Reveals The Origin Of His Stage Name During Interview With Jimmy Fallon Kid Cudi was originally rapping under the moniker of Lil Scott. By Joshua Robinson December 16, 2021
Music Fivio Foreign Shuts Down NYPD's Claims That Drill Music Is Related To Rising Gun Violence "It's not the music that's killing people. It's the music that's helping n*ggas from the hood get out the hood." By Hayley Hynes February 08, 2022
Original Content Kali Is Rap's Next "It" Girl Kali speaks on making "toxic hits," going on tour with Latto, women rappers out-performing the men, and much more for a special Women's History Month interview. By Alex Zidel March 14, 2022
Music Eminem Unpacks Drug Addiction, 50 Cent Covering For Him, & "Encore" Being "Misstep" For XXL's 25th Anniversary issue, Eminem wrote his own feature, detailing how he got out of control after Proof was murdered. By Erika Marie September 14, 2022
Music Hitmaka Talks "Privileged" Upbringing & Not Wanting To Be A Rapper Again He also joked about his Verzuz moment that was encouraged by Ray J and a little bit of Casamigos. By Erika Marie September 12, 2022
Pop Culture "What It Means To Be King" Cover Art Unveiled By King Von's Team Ahead Of Friday's Drop The upcoming project will include "Don't Play That" featuring 21 Savage. By Hayley Hynes February 28, 2022
Music 7 Best Hip Hop Moments On "Sesame Street" Hip hop and Sesame Street have crossed paths more times than people may realize. We're looking at a few of those times in this list. By Paul Barnes March 07, 2024
Music 7 Times Hip-Hop Referenced “The Exorcist” From Nicki Minaj to Freddie Gibbs, here are 7 times that hip-hop has referenced the iconic horror movie. By Aron A. October 04, 2023
Music Yebba Treats Drake To Her Song Sampled On "Polar Opposites" “Yes yes yes yes yes yes,” Drake said of Yebba's song. By Caroline Fisher October 14, 2023
Music Ja Rule Clarifies If Ashanti Assisted Jennifer Lopez's Vocals On "I'm Real" Ja Rule's not trying to get in trouble here. By Chantilly Post October 07, 2019