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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 Sexyy Red Performs With Baby Bump Following Pregnancy Announcement Sexyy Red is continuing with her tour following her pregnancy announcement. By Cole Blake October 18, 2023
Music Cordae Doesn't Want His Child To Be A Rapper After saying that rap is the "most looked-down-upon profession," the North Carolina-born rapper admitted that he's willing to be a hypocrite. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 24, 2023
Music Melle Mel: A Hip Hop Icon & Trailblazer The Hip Hop pioneer is polarizing fans today with his string of controversial statements but his legacy is unmatched. By Demi Phillips July 18, 2023
Music Cardi B Gets Her Flowers From Megan Thee Stallion Cardi B recently took to Twitter to thank Megan Thee Stallion. By Caroline Fisher September 15, 2023
Music OMB Peezy Reportedly Target Of Nightclub Shooting In Raleigh Unfortunately, this is not the first time that OMB Peezy has been shot at surrounding a performance. The last time he was a victim was 2019. By Zachary Horvath April 15, 2025
Music T-Pain Introduced Auto-Tune To The 2000s But Credits Snoop Dogg For Making It Acceptable To Use In Hip-Hop After T-Pain reached the top of the charts with "I'm Sprung" in 2005, Snoop Dogg joined the trend with "Sexual Eruption" in 2007. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 08, 2025
Music Ciara & Summer Walker Bring "Better Thangs" To Our "R&B Season" Update The weather is cooling off, but our R&B Season playlist is just starting to heat up. By Hayley Hynes October 02, 2022
Music Alchemist Believes Madlib Would "Destroy" Him In Beat Battle If you were looking for a beat battle between Madlib and Alchemist, you're out of luck. By Aron A. March 31, 2020
Sports Morgan Wallen Links Up With Jose Canseco's Daughter, Relationship Rumors Swirl Wallen and Canseco were spotted at dinner in London. By Ben Mock December 06, 2023
Music Kanye West Cusses Out His Own Fan Account For Posting A Playboi Carti Snippet Amid Their Feud Playboi Carti has put himself in a tough spot for trying to work with Kanye West's daughter and the father has been making his voice heard. By Zachary Horvath March 19, 2025
Music SZA Reveals Why Fame Has Made Her "Paranoid" Around Fans The singer doesn't love crowds. By Elias Andrews December 02, 2024