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Music The Five Elements Of Hip Hop: Breaking Down Its Core Pillars Do you know the five elements of Hip Hop? Take a look at the culture's foundation as we continue to celebrate Hip Hop's 50th anniversary. By Erika Marie June 23, 2023
Music Westside Gunn Net Worth 2024: Updated Wealth Of The Rapper Explore the rise of Westside Gunn and his journey to his net worth in 2024. Delve into his music, entrepreneurial ventures, and impact By Jake Skudder February 21, 2024
Music Moneybagg Yo Disses BIG30 On Leaked Song, He Seems To Respond Despite being the head of Big30's label, Moneybagg Yo blasted him for dropping subpar music and not taking advantage of his opportunities. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 20, 2024
Music 11 Albums That Sold Over 1 Million Copies In The First Week Only a handful of albums have sold over a million copies in a week. By Chukwudi Onyewuchi May 01, 2024
Music Long Live Rico Wade: Organized Noize's Most Iconic Beats Of All Time Revisiting some of the best from Organized Noize's catalog. By Wyatt Westlake April 25, 2024
TV The Rap Game Season 5 Stars: Where Are They Now? The final season of “The Rap Game” was filled with celeb cameos, controversy, and competition. By Demi Phillips November 22, 2023
Music 50 Cent Hilariously Responds To T.I.'s Questionable Diss Track 50 Cent was the subject of a T.I. diss track on Sunday, and it ultimately led to a pretty hilarious reaction on social media. By Alexander Cole February 23, 2026
Original Content A Brief History Of Nudity & Sexually Explicit Imagery In Hip-Hop Album Artwork In light of Meek Mill's controversial "Expensive Pain" artwork, we revisit some of Hip-Hop's most sexually explicit album covers. By Joshua Robinson October 25, 2021
Music Pooh Shiesty Says Final Goodbye To His Brother Pooh Shiesty lays his brother Tee Da P to rest in a private funeral service. By Alex Zidel March 11, 2021
Music Nick Cannon & Former "Wild 'N Out" Member Karlous Miller Squash Beef Miller recently popped up on the show as a special guest. By Erika Marie July 10, 2019
Music Here Are The Top 200 "Lil" Rappers Currently On Spotify "Lil" rappers are making a big impact on Spotify. By Matthew Parizot May 31, 2018
Music JPEGMAFIA Calls Out Danny Brown For Lying About "SCARING THE HOES 2" JPEGMAFIA and Danny Brown teamed up in 2023 to drop "SCARING THE HOES," one of the fan-favorite hip-hop projects of the decade so far. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 07, 2025