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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
Numbers Beyoncé Breaks All-Time Grammy Record Beyoncé has broken the record for the most Grammys won by a singer with 28. By Alex Zidel March 15, 2021
Music Sean Paul Claims Jay-Z Was Jealous After "Baby Boy" Collab With Beyoncé: Report The 2003 single proved to be a massive hit, but Sean Paul believes Jay-Z's jealousy is why he & Beyoncé haven't come together to perform the track. By Erika Marie January 19, 2021
Music DMX's Autobiography Returns To Bestseller Charts DMX's 2003 autobiography "E.A.R.L: The Autobiography Of DMX" is steadily climbing up the bestseller charts. By Mitch Findlay April 13, 2021
Music 50 Cent Celebrates Pop Smoke's BET Hip-Hop Award Win: "For His Mom" 50 Cent promised Pop Smoke's mother that the late rapper would win some major awards and, last night, he did. By Alex Zidel October 28, 2020
Music King Von Wanted To Write Tell-All Book & "Just Release It When I Die" In an interview he conducted just weeks prior to his murder, the rapper spoke about O Block, his stint in jail, becoming an artist, & his love of reading. By Erika Marie January 09, 2021
Music Lil Wayne's Alleged Masters Deal Leads To Birdman Hot Takes Lil Wayne and Birdman's widely publicized relationship is back under the microscope. By Alexander Cole December 11, 2020
Numbers 2021's Most Streamed Rappers: Drake, Lil Baby, MGK & More Drake, Lil Baby, Lil Durk, Machine Gun Kelly, and more stand as the top-ten most-streamed rappers of 2021. By Mitch Findlay April 01, 2021
Music Lil Baby Reveals His Booking Price Lil Baby might have lost a whole lot this year but he'll make it back quickly once he's back on the road again. By Aron A. December 08, 2020
Music DaBaby Says He & Lil Wayne Are The "Best Rappers Alive" Lil Wayne and DaBaby are working on a new song together, it would seem. By Alex Zidel January 04, 2021
Music UK Drill Rapper Digga D Arrested Again Immediately After Being Released The rapper can't catch a break. By Dre D. September 16, 2020
Music Hip-Hop Mourns King Von, Dead At 26 Following the news of King Von's death at 26, many of his fellow rappers offered condolences and prayers on social media. By Mitch Findlay November 06, 2020