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Politics Joe Budden Is Done With Nicki Minaj After Her Appearance At AmericaFest Nicki Minaj voiced her support for Donald Trump and various conservative beliefs while appearing at AmericaFest. By Cole Blake December 24, 2025
Music Cardi B Breaks A Unique Guinness World Record With "AM I THE DRAMA?" Cardi B's "AM I THE DRAMA?" already went platinum per the RIAA thanks to the inclusions of older hits "Up" and "WAP." By Zachary Horvath September 20, 2025
Pop Culture Cordae Speaks On His Friendship With Gunna & Lil Durk & Being Influenced By Nas In New Album Interview Cordae gave Dave Chappelle, Colin Kapernick, and Chris Paul early listens to his album. By Hayley Hynes January 14, 2022
Music Willie D Shares Why He Wouldn't Attend Bushwick Bill's Funeral He said that they didn't like each other. By Erika Marie July 13, 2019
Original Content Top 10 Breakout Artists Of 2019 2019 was a huge year for new artists. By Alex Zidel December 12, 2019
Music Akon Reflects On Eminem's Vigilant 9 To 5 Studio Work Ethic Eminem's studio work ethic is unparalleled. By Mitch Findlay September 11, 2019
Original Content Hip-Hop's Best Verses: Lloyd Banks' "Victory Freestyle" Continuing our new Original Content series "Hip-Hop's Best Verses," Lloyd Banks' "Victory" has easily withstood the test of time as one of the greatest freestyles in hip-hop history. By Mitch Findlay February 04, 2021
Music Smokey Robinson Accused Of Sexual Battery By Male Former Employee Two new individuals, a man and a woman, have come forward with allegations of sexual battery against Smokey Robinson. By Caroline Fisher November 19, 2025
Music DJ Premier Is Furious With D’Angelo Funeral Attendees For Filming The Service Legendary singer D’Angelo died amid a private battle with pancreatic cancer at the age of 51, last month. By Cole Blake November 05, 2025
Music 50 Cent Labels Dame Dash Desperate For Attention In Brutal Instagram Jab 50 Cent used the holiday season as an excuse to take aim at the Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder on social media. By Cole Blake November 26, 2025
Music 50 Cent’s Diddy Docuseries Premiere Is Just Days Away 50 Cent has been teasing "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" for several months, and now, the Alexandria Stapleton-directed series is on the way. By Caroline Fisher November 25, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Is Still Holding Out Hope For Playboi Carti To Drop His New Album Next Month We can't blame Ak for his delusions... Unless he just hit the mark. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 11, 2025