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Original Content Who Is Slick Rick? Get To Know Hip Hop's Greatest Storyteller Learn about Slick Rick, Hip Hop's master raconteur! Read about his career, marvel at his cultural sway, & celebrate his legacy. By Erika Marie May 27, 2023
Music Jussie Smollett Moves On From Infamous Chicago Battle With Official Statement Jussie Smollett is best known for his role as Jamal Lyons in the hit show Empire. Smollett co-stars includes Terrence Howard. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 25, 2025
Music Trey Songz Denies Calling Cop "Cracker" & "Honkey" In Alleged Assault Case: Report Trey Songz wants the case thrown out. By Aron A. October 03, 2018
Music Drake's "For All The Dogs": 5 Highlights Here are five standout moments from Drizzy's latest album. What did you think of "For All the Dogs"? By Wyatt Westlake October 12, 2023
Music Tay Keith Reveals He Faced Massive Backlash For Working With Sexyy Red The producer saw greatness in the hard-hitting rapper. By Lavender Alexandria April 23, 2024
Music DJ Hed Compares Drake & Kendrick Lamar To LeBron James & Nikola Jokic DJ Hed is a big Los Angeles basketball and rap fan, so his thoughts on Drake, LeBron James, Kendrick Lamar, and Nikola Jokic may surprise you. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 06, 2025
Music Joe Budden Comments On Ebro's Hip-Hop 50 Thoughts Budden took aim at the labels who weren't promoting hip-hop 50. By Lavender Alexandria August 15, 2023
Music The Alchemist Lists Hit Top 5 Producers Of All Time The Alchemist had a variety of styles on his best producers list. By Lavender Alexandria July 13, 2023
Music Knxwledge Shares "Learn / Howtokope." Off Upcoming "1988" Album Knxwledge drops a double play of singles in the form of "learn" and "howtokope." set to appear on his new album via Stones Throw. By Keenan Higgins February 14, 2020
Music Mac Miller's "Blue Slide Park" Added To Maps App In Pittsburgh On Google Maps, it appears as "Mac Miller's Blue Slide Playground." By Alex Zidel March 11, 2019
Music John Mayer Links With Lil Nas X For "Old Town Road" Acoustic John Mayer busts out the six-string for "Old Town Road." By Mitch Findlay May 06, 2019
Music 21 Savage Seemingly Isn't A Huge Fan Of Christmas Carols Such As "Jingle Bells" We think a lot of people can relate to 21 here. By Chantilly Post December 26, 2018