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Music Ice Cube Tells Kendrick Lamar To Stay Ready Amidst Drake Battle One LA legend advising another. By Elias Andrews June 14, 2024
Music HNHH Flashback: The Hype Williams Videos That Shaped Hip Hop Hype Williams' influence in hip-hop can be felt through these unforgettable music videos. By Chukwudi Onyewuchi May 08, 2024
Music Lefty Gunplay Tells Drake He's Ready To Squabble Up Lefty Gunplay is on the side of Kendrick Lamar which means by extension, he has some smoke for the 6ix God, Drake. By Alexander Cole May 12, 2025
Songs The Best Flavor Flav Songs, Ranked Hip-Hop's veteran, Flavor Flav's best songs of all time according to us. By Ruby Adele March 20, 2023
Music Anita Baker's 7 Biggest Hits The queen of the Quiet Storm, Anita Baker is a master of love songs. By Demi Phillips May 21, 2024
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
Original Content 5 U.K. Female Singers You Need To Know Female singers from the United Kingdom are making their way into the mainstream R&B scene. Check out the top five ladies to get acquainted with. By Kristen Bromiley December 27, 2017
Original Content Nia Long Has An Undeniable Imprint In Hip Hop Thanks To These Songs Much has been said about Nia Long in recent days as the scandal involving her longtime partner, Celtics coach Ime Udoka, unravels in real-time. As he's called out for fumbling the bag, we revisit times when rappers loved on—or lusted over—the actress in their rhymes. By Erika Marie September 23, 2022
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA's Last "Grand National" Show In North America Was As Great As You'd Expect Before hitting Europe later this summer, Kendrick Lamar, SZA, and Mustard ended their North American leg with a wondrous display of balance. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 19, 2025
Streetwear Beyonce's Diamond Skeleton Dress Steals The Show At The Met Gala Following 10-Year Hiatus Jay-Z, Beyonce, and Blue Ivy attended the 2026 Met Gala together, with Beyonce returning after a decade away as co-chair. By Ben Atkinson May 05, 2026
Music Memphis Bleek Tells Jadakiss To Leave 38 Spesh Alone Memphis Bleek argued 38 Spesh's disses against Jadakiss are more of a sign of respect than disrespect, and that Jada shouldn't sweat it. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 25, 2026
Music MC Lyte Causes Controversy After Old Lyrics About Age Gaps Resurface Ray Daniels of the podcast "The Culture Report" wants the same treatment for Lyte that men get when they say something problematic. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 28, 2023