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Original Content Why 50 Cent Is One Of The Greatest Of All Time With an essential hip-hop classic under his belt, 50 Cent's impact on the game is undeniable. Is it time to start including Curtis Jackson in the GOAT conversation? By Mitch Findlay March 28, 2018
Music Funk Flex Responds To J.I.D's Freestyle Comments Funk Flex reacted to J.I.D's recent comments on freestyling for him on Instagram. By Cole Blake January 22, 2023
Original Content Kanye West's 20 Best "College Dropout" Era Beats Long before Calabasas, the man in the pink polo was putting in work. By Jibril Yassin February 18, 2019
Music Playboi Carti On Not Wanting Face Tattoos: "It Don't Even Make Sense For Me" The rapper has a couple of reason for keeping a clean slate. By Zaynab August 04, 2018
Music BigXthaPlug Fan Gets Angry After The Rapper Declined Taking A Picture With Him BigXthaPlug lives by the rule that if he takes a picture with one fan, he has to take a picture with everyone. This admirer wasn't having it. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 01, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Deshae Frost Tried To Mess With Kai Cenat's Ex When She Was 17 DJ Akademiks was drunk on stream last night, and it led to a tense moment with Deshae Frost regarding Kai Cenat and his ex. By Alexander Cole March 12, 2026
Music SZA Reveals Which Of Her Songs Are Associated With Each Zodiac Sign There were some controversial choices, especially for Cancers. By Lavender Alexandria February 01, 2024
Music FBG Duck Murder: New O-Block Footage Surfaces From Before & After Hit Viewer discretion is advised, as these new clips seem to show the shooting itself, culprits' escape, and when they arrived back in the neighborhood. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 30, 2024
Music 50 Cent's "In Da Club" Surpasses 2 Billion Streams On Spotify The newest milestone comes after 50 Cent finished 2025 as the most popular rapper from New York on YouTube. By Cole Blake January 06, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj, Eminem & More Included In Billboard's Top 10 Rappers Of All Time Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, and Drake were also included in the breakdown, which ends their ranking of the 50 best rappers ever. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 09, 2023
Music Knxwledge Hits Mach-Hommy With Bombshell Allegation About Stealing Beats Knxwledge and Mach-Hommy previously teamed up with one another back in 2017 for a brief, 8-song collaborative project. By Cole Blake April 16, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar's "DAMN.": Full Writing & Production Credits Take a look at the collaborators on the new album from Kendrick. By Trevor Smith April 14, 2017