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Relationships Twitter Reacts To Dreka Gates' IG Story After Kevin Gates Drops Diss Track Kevin's "Super General" freestyle appeared to confirm a split from his wife. By Hayley Hynes June 10, 2022
Music Migos' "Bad and Boujee": A Timeline Of How It Became The Biggest Song In The Country Migos' "Bad and Boujee" just hit #1 on the Hot 100, here's how it happened. By Trevor Smith January 09, 2017
Original Content Hip-Hop Family Tree Part 1: The Old School Hip-hop pioneers and their famous relatives. By Karlton Jahmal January 09, 2018
Music Lil Uzi Vert, DJ Drama, Don Cannon Accused Of Scamming Adamn Killa Of $20K Adamn Killa claims Uzi and his label took money for clearances and ran. By Thomas Galindo November 05, 2021
Music Playboi Carti Firmly Doubles Down On Plans To Drop "BABY BOI" Album This Year Playboi Carti and "MUSIC" collaborator DJ Swamp Izzo have been constantly talking about this project since the rapper returned. By Zachary Horvath May 10, 2025
Music Who Is DJ Kool Herc? The "Founding Father Of Hip-Hop" We're looking back on the career and influential life of the founding father of hip-hop, DJ Kool Herc. By Caleb Hardy June 03, 2023
Music Death Row Singer Refutes Keyshia Cole's Claims About Tupac Leaving Label Danny Boy says Tupac would have never told a teenage Keyshia Cole anything of the sort. "He ain't told her sh*t," he says. By Erika Marie June 02, 2021
Music Kanye West Shares His Updated "Big Three" Amid Kendrick Lamar & Playboi Carti Feuds Kanye West recently went back to the side of Drake and Top5 after beefing with them online and blasting many other MCs. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 26, 2025
Music Chino XL's Family Confirms The Rapper's Tragic Cause Of Death Chino was 50 years old. By Elias Andrews September 27, 2024
Music Doja Cat Unveils "Tour Ma Vie" 2026 World Tour Dates Doja Cat's taking her new album "Vie" to Latin America, Europe, the United Kingdom, and North America after 2025's Australia and Asia shows. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 29, 2025
Music What Is Shakira's Best-Selling Album? Explore Shakira's iconic album, a groundbreaking blend of Latin and pop that redefined music and established her as a global superstar. By Rain Adams November 27, 2023
Music Quando Rondo Taunts Lil Durk Over "Nerd" Diss To Lul Tim Quando's response might not sit well with people cognizant of the pain that rap beef of this nature causes on (and from) both sides. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 28, 2023