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Original Content Hip-Hop’s Most Dominant Rapper Tastemakers From Cardi B to Young Thug, these 10 artists have played an enormous role in shaping the current Hip-Hop landscape. By Joshua Robinson February 28, 2022
Tech Tory Lanez' NFT Album "When It's Dark" Under Scrutiny After Fan Complaints Customers have complained that the Canadian rapper deceived them with his NFT-exclusive album "When It's Dark." By Taylor McCloud September 30, 2021
Music Dallas Mavericks Choose Between Drake & Kanye West The Dallas Mavericks have entered the Kanye West vs. Drake debate. By Joshua Robinson September 30, 2021
TV Bobby Shmurda Reveals He Wants To Be In One Of 50 Cent’s Shows Bobby Shmurda wants a role in one of 50 Cent's "Power" spin-offs. By Aron A. July 13, 2022
Pop Culture Janet Jackson Trends Over Her Throwback Dance Routine Numerous musicians have incorporated Janet's chair routine into their music videos. By Lawrencia Grose April 24, 2022
Music Nicki Minaj Confirms BIA & JT For "Super Freaky Girl (Queen Mix)" The Barb shared a snippet of her upcoming track on the latest episode of Queen Radio. By hnhh September 09, 2022
Music SpotemGottem Declares DaBaby Had Best "Beat Box" Remix SpotemGottem announces a new project coming before the end of the year and declares that DaBaby had the best "Beat Box" remix during an exclusive interview at Rolling Loud NYC. By Alex Zidel November 03, 2021
Original Content 30 Years Of Cypress Hill: Sen Dog Talks DJ Muggs, Young Alchemist, & Making A Classic Debut On the 30th anniversary of "Cypress Hill," we caught up with Sen Dog to discuss the group's origin story, the vision of DJ Muggs, and his long history with The Alchemist. By Mitch Findlay August 13, 2021
Music Lil Tjay Says "He's The Youngest N*gga Doing It" After BET Awards Snub The rapper is maintaining that despite his recent snub on the BET Awards nominees list, he's still one of the best out right now. By Madusa S. May 29, 2021
Music Playboi Carti Is Ready To Risk It All With The Release Of "Narcissist" Playboi Carti tells his team to forgo sample clearances and drop "Narcissist" immediately. By Joshua Robinson September 15, 2021
Music Lil Nas X Speaks On His BET Performance: "The Song Is Literally About Gay Sex" The "Montero" artist is over the outrage. By Madusa S. June 28, 2021
Pop Culture Gunna & Drake "P*ssy Power" Leak Surfaces Online After Song Isn't Included On "DS4EVER" Some have speculated that the Drizzy X Wunna collab could appear on the deluxe edition of "DS4EVER." By Hayley Hynes January 09, 2022