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Music Rising Florida Rapper Maxon Margiela Passes Away At 21 Maxon Margiela was quickly becoming a name to know out of Orlando. Rest in peace to a future star gone way too soon. By Zachary Horvath November 17, 2025
Music Gracie Bon Re-iterates That Drake Did Nothing Illegal But Is Worried About Her Story Going Viral Gracie Bon, a Panamanian model, has been the talk of the town to kick the week off for her alleged fling with Drake. By Zachary Horvath November 03, 2025
Music Kanye West And Kodak Black Song Leaks Ahead Of "BULLY" Kanye West is supposedly releasing "BULLY" once and for all this Friday, November 7, despite a past of numerous delays. By Zachary Horvath November 03, 2025
Original Content Top 10 Mixtapes From 2009 We count down the top 10 mixtapes from the year 2009. By Rose Lilah August 25, 2020
Music Young Nudy Explains The Difference Between 4L And 4PF Charlamagne Tha God needed a quick explanation of the difference. By Lavender Alexandria June 08, 2023
Society Jay-Z Displeased With Lack Of "Black" Arbitrators Shortlisted For His Legal Dispute Jay-Z won't budge unless the independent court produces a more diverse list of candidates. By Devin Ch November 28, 2018
Original Content The Best Hip-Hop Mashups From The Millennium We run through some of the best mash-ups from the mid-aughts. By Taylor Rubright May 19, 2019
Music Infamous Leaker Noah “King Bob” Urban Gets 10-Year Prison Sentence Authorities originally arrested Noah “King Bob” Urban back in January 2024 for his alleged involvement in wire fraud. By Cole Blake August 21, 2025
Music Lil Rod Also Trying To Sue Diddy For Publishing On Top Of His Sexual Assault Claims Lil Rod started a GoFundMe page to help cover attorney costs and is not going to "let [this] happen." By Zachary Horvath February 27, 2024
Music XXXTENTACION Claims Migos Jumped Him XXXTENTACION Says "Fuck the Migos." By Aron A. November 13, 2017
Music Jay-Z Capitalizes On “Imaginary Players” Success With Music Video Re-Release On YouTube Jay-Z’s “Imaginary Players” was a diss track about Ma$e. It sampled the 1981 track “Imaginary Playmates” by Rene & Angela. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 30, 2025
Music The East Versus West Rap Battle Of 2025 Boasts A Whopping 93 Diss Tracks On Its Timeline Justin Hunte summed up all the main tracks and offshoots from the rap battle between Joey Bada$$, Ray Vaughn, Daylyt, and many more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 23, 2025