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Original Content Cash Money's "Bling Bling" & The Beginning Of An Era From a Lil Wayne chorus to an inescapable cultural phenomenon, we reflect on the "Bling Bling" era. By Luke Hinz January 02, 2019
Music Drake Nabs Impressive Streaming Numbers For "100 GIGS" Cuts Some fans expect Drake to perform even better on the charts than this, but considering the odd timing of the drop, who even cares? By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 11, 2024
Original Content Playboi Carti Is Delivering His Most Exciting Evolution Yet With "I Am Music" Playboi Carti is gearing up for a new album, and it seems like he has drastically changed up his sound. By Alexander Cole January 16, 2024
Music Who Is Kid Capri? A DJ & Hip Hop Pioneer Kid Capri's pioneering sound paved the way for hip hop throughout the past several decades, and the legendary MC shows no signs of stopping. By TeeJay Small January 05, 2024
Streetwear Playboi Carti Rumored As Supreme’s Next Photo Tee Star Rumors suggest Playboi Carti could front the Supreme FW25 photo tee, a coveted spot once held by cultural icons. By Ben Atkinson August 20, 2025
Music Kanye West Goes Off On Travis Scott Despite The Rapper's Kind Words Travis Scott recently discussed his relationship with Kanye West during an interview with Complex. By Cole Blake April 10, 2025
Music Charlamagne Tha God Debunks Kanye West's Implication About Jay-Z Owning His Catalog Kanye West has been going after Jay-Z on social media as well as in his recent interview with DJ Akademiks. By Cole Blake April 02, 2025
Music Kanye West Calls Playboi Carti An "Agent" Who Betrayed Him In DJ Akademiks Interview Kanye West also told DJ Akademiks that Playboi Carti took "the blue pill" and made similar comments about Ty Dolla $ign. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 30, 2025
Music Drake Piles On Joe Budden By Sending Melyssa Ford Flowers Mid-Podcast The 6 God stays petty. By Elias Andrews February 21, 2025
Music Big L: All About The Respected New York Emcee We're chronicling the hip-hop career of iconic rapper Big L, which was brutally cut short on February 15, 1999. By Caleb Hardy June 07, 2023
Reviews Don Toliver "Heaven Or Hell" Album Review Don Toliver's debut album "Heaven Or Hell" is filled with references to his mentor, Travis Scott. By Alexander Cole March 21, 2020
Music Suge Knight Could Have Prevented 2Pac’s Death, Wack 100 Theorizes "Suge was too worried about the wrong thing," Wack 100 claims. By Caroline Fisher August 04, 2024