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Original Content Should Today's Hip-Hop Artists Study The Past? In light of MC Ren's claims that rappers need to be aware of their past to qualify as "artists", we take a look at the validity of that statement and see if it holds weight in today's industry. By Robert Blair June 05, 2019
Music J. Cole Performs "A Lot" With 21 Savage At "Dreamville Fest" No hurricane was going to prevent J. Cole from living out his "Dreamville Fest" aspirations. By Devin Ch April 07, 2019
Music Frank Ocean's "Endless" Vinyls Have Finally Shipped After November Pre-Order The endless wait for physical copies of Frank Ocean's "Endless" is over. By Alex Zidel April 09, 2018
Music Kodak Black Shares Address To Send Letters And Photos Don't even think about mailing Kodak Black a letter if you're not sending pics though. By Alex Zidel March 02, 2018
Music Tyler, The Creator, N.E.R.D, Erykah Badu & Miguel To Headline Afropunk Festival Afropunk Fest has announced their two festival line-ups for Brooklyn and Atlanta. By Aron A. March 27, 2018
Music Lil Uzi Vert Previews New Song At Concert Watch Lil Uzi Vert perform a never before heard record at his recent concert. By Kevin Goddard March 20, 2018
Music Lil Durk Previews New Song With Meek Mill Lil Durk teases an upcoming record with Meek Mill & produced by Jahlil Beats. By Kevin Goddard June 05, 2018
Music Black Money World A new self-produced track from the allegedly-retired SpaceGhostPurrp. By hnhh September 15, 2013
Music 42 Dugg Updates His Condition After Shooting Scare 42 Dugg confirms he's alright following reports that shots were fired at a music video shoot with Roddy Ricch. By Alex Zidel February 22, 2021
Music Lil Nas X Called Out For Attending Massive Maskless Party With TikTok Influencers In a viral video of the event, attendees were all singing along to "MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)." By Erika Marie April 05, 2021
Music LightSkinKeisha Explicitly Speaks Her Mind On "Talk That Talk" Over the span of seven tracks, LightSkinKeisha delivers a handful of turn-up bops with her new mixtape "Talk That Talk." By Keenan Higgins February 15, 2020
Music Kanye West Cancels Joel Osteen Performance Over COVID-19 Concerns Kanye West realized that a 100-person choir probably isn't conducive to proper social distancing practices. By Alexander Cole April 11, 2020