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Original Content Ranking DMX's Albums From Best To Still Pretty Damn Good He's hailed as one of the greatest rappers to pick up a mic, and we're revisiting DMX's catalog and ranking his beloved albums. By Olivia Monahan April 06, 2023
Music "Def Jam: Fight For Glory" Video Game Rumored To Be Releasing After Decades Of Anticipation Some fans think 2025 may be the year for a new Def Jam video game. By Cole Blake January 15, 2025
Music T-Pain Is Making This Much Per Hour From Livestreaming T-Pain is getting paid. By Devin Morton August 08, 2024
Pop Culture Taye Diggs Admits Diddy Was A “Hero” To Him Before Disturbing Allegations According to Taye Diggs, Diddy's arrest took him off guard. By Caroline Fisher September 28, 2024
Music Chino XL's Family Confirms The Rapper's Tragic Cause Of Death Chino was 50 years old. By Elias Andrews September 27, 2024
Music Finesse2Tymes And FNG Shugga Arrested For Alleged Gun And Drug Possession Finesse2Tymes and his girlfriend/baby mama FNG Shugga were arrested for alleged gun and drug possession on Saturday. By Devin Morton September 21, 2025
Music Wack 100 Claims Pooh Shiesty's Dad Has Been A Snitch Since 2009 Pooh Shiesty's father, Lontrell Williams Sr., was also arrested in connection to his case which involves the alleged kidnapping of Gucci Mane. By Zachary Horvath April 03, 2026
Music Rick Ross Performs Drake Collab After French Montana Said Their Beef Will End French Montana was at Rick Ross' recent club performance, where Rozay performed his Drake collab "Aston Martin Music." By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 16, 2026
Music Why Did Mase Fall Out With Diddy? An exploration into the shared history of the Bad Boy rappers By TeeJay Small December 13, 2023
Music Drake & 50 Cent Link Up In Toronto 50 Cent appears to have had better luck in Canada than Rick Ross. By Caroline Fisher July 21, 2024
Music Playboi Carti Disses Kanye West And Accuses Ye Of Stealing His Song With NBA YoungBoy Playboi Carti has issued a response to Kanye West after a song with NBA YoungBoy dropped on Instagram this afternoon. By Alexander Cole May 21, 2025
Music Drake's Wireless Festival Performances Featured Lauryn Hill, 21 Savage, Skepta & Countless More Guests Drake's star-studded Wireless Festival performances came as he continues to work on his new album, "Iceman." By Cole Blake July 14, 2025