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Music Playboi Carti Makes History With Staggering Billboard Hot 100 Achievement Playboi Carti continues to break new ground with his brand new album, and now he's become the first rapper to achieve this singles feat. By Elias Andrews March 24, 2025
Viral DJ Akademiks Reveals He Signed With Kick For A Brand New Streaming Agreement DJ Akademiks didn't reveal many details about this Kick partnership, but he assured viewers he will still stream on various platforms. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 02, 2025
Relationships Nas Admits He "Probably Was A Bad Father" To His Daughter Nas reflects on fatherhood on "Runaway." By Aron A. April 21, 2023
Original Content Money Man: 12 Essential Songs We highlight twelve must-listen songs from the prolific rapper, Money Man. By Rose Lilah August 15, 2021
Original Content The 10 Best Outkast Songs They're regarded as the best Hip Hop group of all time, and we're looking back at Outkast's best tracks. By Josh Megson April 13, 2023
Original Content What Happened To King Los? King Los was on the precipice of what seemed like a massive career, armed with both talent and a hip-hop mogul by his side, in the mid-2010s. We break down what's happened since then. By Robert Blair May 11, 2021
Pop Culture Safaree Gets Attacked By Erica Mena In Shocking Security Footage It went down in front of their kids. By Elias Andrews October 16, 2024
Viral XXXTENTACION's Son Gekyume Shares A Message For His Dad In New Interview Content creator Brandon Sloane ran into six-year-old Gekyume at a Target and asked him about XXXTENTACION for a video. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 19, 2025
Original Content DJ Scheme Is All About FAMILY: Producer Talks XXXTentacion, Juice WRLD & Making Generational Wealth EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: DJ Scheme speaks about his vision behind his debut album "FAMILY", switching directions from DJ/producer to artist, his friendships with XXXTentacion and Juice WRLD, and more. By Alex Zidel December 04, 2020
Original Content Jaz-O Is The Originator: Reflections On Jay-Z, B.I.G, & Creating The Triplet Flow EXCLUSIVE: Jaz-O The Originator reflects on his story with no shortage of OG wisdom. By Mitch Findlay August 19, 2019
Music Playboi Carti Confirms He's Single, Calls Iggy Azalea The "Best Mother" To Son Onyx He also talks about loving people for who they are. "I don't judge nobody. I have gay friends. I have trans friends, you know what I'm saying?" By Erika Marie April 12, 2022
Music NBA YoungBoy Refuses To Stream With Adin Ross After "MASA" Tour Concert NBA YoungBoy performed in New Orleans on Monday night as he continues to travel on his "Make America Slime Again Tour." By Cole Blake October 21, 2025