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Streetwear Ashanti's Natural Body Impresses Nearly As Much As Her Vocals Looks like Ashanti may have cracked the code to aging backwards. By Hayley Hynes September 30, 2023
Music Hacker Who Stole Music From Kanye West & Frank Ocean Sentenced To 18 Months In Prison The 23 year old will spend time in UK prison for stealing unreleased music. By Rex Provost October 22, 2022
Music T.I. Talks The Mad Genius Of Kanye West, Likens "Ye" To Skydiving T.I. talks Kanye West, ghostwriting, Pusha T vs Drake, and more in extensive new interview. By Mitch Findlay June 19, 2018
Music Drake Cancels Show, Pushes Up Two Tour Dates In Amsterdam Drake's relationship with Amsterdam is strained, apparently. By Aron A. March 19, 2019
Music Lil Durk's Lawyer Believes Only "Weak-Legged" Prosecutors Take Hip-Hop RICO Cases Lil Durk is the subject of a federal murder-for-hire case, which doesn't actually have any racketeering charges to make it a RICO. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 02, 2025
Original Content Ludacris & Nate Dogg Made One Of Hip Hop's Greatest Collabs With "Area Codes" Released at a pivotal moment for both artists, "Area Codes" became the perfect showcase for Ludacris' charisma and Nate Dogg's unmistakable voice. By Erika Marie July 03, 2026
Music Tony Yayo Chants "Free Durk" While Reviewing Heinous Murder-For-Hire Charges With DJ Vlad Tony Yayo relives his fed time days while speaking to VladTV. By Bryson "Boom" Paul December 26, 2024
Music Nicki Minaj Unblocks Erica Banks On Twitter An otherwise innocuous quote tweet keyed fans into the fact that she was unblocked. By Lavender Alexandria February 13, 2024
Music Marlon Wayans Gives His Hilarious Breakdown Of The Kendrick Lamar & Drake Battle Wayans had props for both MCs. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 14, 2024
Pop Culture Iggy Azalea Asked To Choose Between Nicki Minaj & Cardi B On "WWHL" She was also asked to name which artists she's turned down for a collab. By Erika Marie February 23, 2023
Music Playboi Carti Causes Huge Debate By Proclaiming Atlanta Is "The Home Of Hip-Hop" Concerning this Playboi Carti debate, fans are split between hip-hop's historical origins and Atlanta's dominance in recent decades. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 22, 2025
Music T-Pain Announces "1UP" Tour Dates T-Pain will be hitting the road in March. By Aron A. December 12, 2018