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Music Kendrick Lamar's "GNX" Gets Hit With Premature First Week Sales Projections "GNX" has the whole world talking. By Alexander Cole November 25, 2024
Sports Drake Reveals He's Received "A Good Ol' One-Year Ban" From Commentating At Raptors Games It seems the Raptors organization didn't like Drizzy's DeMar DeRozan comments. By Zachary Horvath January 14, 2025
Music Trippie Redd Explains "666" Meaning, Not Based On Devil Worship Trippie Redd gets scientific in his explanation of how he is not a devil worshipper. By Alex Zidel March 07, 2018
Original Content Mobb Deep Is Infinite: Havoc On Prodigy’s Legacy, The Alchemist’s Evolution & What Hip-Hop Would Be Like Without “Shook Ones” Havoc offers rare insight into crafting "Infinite" with Prodigy’s posthumous verses, unpacks Nas’s evolution from rapper to generational mogul, and reflects on the enduring power of "The Infamous" nearly thirty years on. By Aron A. October 10, 2025
Music Young Thug Unleashes On Future With More Brutal Blows In Extended Leaked Jail Call The leaked Young Thug jail calls are getting more and more crippling as he continues to disparage Future in this lengthy clip. By Zachary Horvath September 06, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Heavily Insinuates Drake Is Dropping Something Today Drake is set to drop "ICEMAN" on May 15, but according to a recent stream from DJ Akademiks, something could arrive much sooner. By Alexander Cole May 05, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj Shares Shady Response To Historic BET Hip-Hop Awards Win BET recently crowned Nicki Minaj's "Pink Friday 2" Hip-Hop Album Of The Year. By Caroline Fisher October 16, 2024
Music Nelly Fans Express Concern For Him After Alleged Drowsiness During Concert Are fans just overreacting or is something going on? By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 13, 2024
Music XXXTentacion’s Son Gekyume Adorably Poses With Fans On Anniversary Of Father’s Death Gekyume has become a star in his own right. By Caroline Fisher June 19, 2024
Music Consequence Claims Kanye West And Kendrick Lamar Have An Unreleased Collab Album 'Quence says it needs to be structured. By Elias Andrews September 26, 2024
Music Why Fans Think Drake Will Reference "Top Gun" On His Upcoming Project Drake's back on his movie grind. By Elias Andrews August 15, 2024
Music Best Al Green Samples In Hip Hop Many legendary hip hop classics have reimagined Al Green’s illustrious discography, injecting the emotion of his unique vocals into the music. By Wyatt Westlake February 19, 2024