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Original Content What Happened To Dr. Dre & Ice Cube's "Helter Skelter" Album? Nearly three decades after its original announcement, we look at the fate of Ice Cube and Dr. Dre's long lost concept record, "Helter Skelter." By Robert Blair December 28, 2021 13.9K Views
Music E-40 Knew Kendrick Lamar Was A Star, Praises Him & Jay Rock The Bay Area icon recalled being on the road with the rappers over 10 years ago & praised them for working as a TDE team. By Erika Marie March 03, 2021 6.3K Views
Music Pouya Addresses Pedophilia Allegations Pouya claims his account was hacked in 2017 and he was not responsible for asking an underage boy to send him nude photos. By Alex Zidel December 23, 2021 23.6K Views
Music Nick Cannon Names His "Top 5 Rappers Who Can Fight" List If you had to choose 5 rappers who you think can throw hands the best, who would you pick? By Erika Marie March 24, 2021 35.8K Views
Music Rihanna Fan's "Pegging" Tweet Unleashes Sex Fantasy Madness Forgive them, father. By Zaynab January 12, 2019 80.4K Views
Original Content A Brief History Of The Chipmunk Vocal Sample Tracing the roots of the high-pitched, sped-up sample. By Sanibel Chai November 26, 2018 14.4K Views
Original Content Auto-Tune In Hip-Hop: A Brief History From T-Pain To Future Since its first iteration in the late ‘90s, Auto-Tune has, for better or for worse, turned into something of a Pandora’s Box. Today, we’re diving into the history of the controversial, ever-evolving pitch-correcting software. By Noor Lobad December 08, 2020 15.7K Views
Music Erick Sermon Says He Deserves Credit For Helping to Put Atlanta On The Map Apparently he was the King of ATL back in the day. By Erika Marie February 06, 2020 7.5K Views
Original Content 13 Best/Underrated Producer-Rapper Collabs From 2017 Here are the 13 most notable producer-rapper collaborations of 2017.110 Single-Producer Albums You Need To Revisit By Narsimha Chintaluri January 02, 2018 7.6K Views
Music Diddy Requests Two-Month Delay To His Criminal Trial Following New Charges Diddy is facing charges of alleged sex trafficking and racketeering as his May 5th trial date rapidly approaches. By Cole Blake April 16, 2025 2.4K Views
Music Justin Bieber Has Fans Worried About His Health After Coachella Video Surfaces Several clips of Justin Bieber partying are circulating on social media after the second weekend of Coachella. By Cole Blake April 21, 2025 9.0K Views
Politics Zohran Mamdani Slammed For His Love Of Dipset Over Their 9/11 Lyrics Zohran Mamdani has vocalized his love for several New York hip-hop artists since launching his campaign for mayor. By Cole Blake September 11, 2025 1277 Views