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Music T.I. Celebrates His Son In Honor Of His Birthday: "Always On Your Ass About Something" Little man just turned 14. By Zaynab August 25, 2018
Music Editor-in-Chief Talks XXL Freshman 2017 On The Breakfast Club XXL Editor-In-Chief Vanessa Satten stops by The Breakfast Club to discuss how they picked the XXL Freshman Class of 2017. By Q. K. W. June 15, 2017
Original Content Hit-Boy Reflects On Creating With Nas, Giving Polo G One Of His Biggest Songs, And The Griselda Connection In the twelfth and final installment of HNHH Presents: The 12 Days Of Christmas, Hit-Boy reflects on crafting "King's Disease" with Nas, why he's the most versatile producer in the game, and the rappers that lyrically inspire him. By Mitch Findlay December 24, 2020
Music Swizz Beatz Says Lil Durk & Lil Baby Delayed Release Of Joint Album For DMX's "Exodus" Lil Baby recently shared a release date for "Voice of the Heroes" but quickly deleted the social media post. By Erika Marie May 14, 2021
Music Zaytoven Reveals His "Trap Holizay" Collab With Lil Uzi Vert Was To Impress His Son Zaytoven also speaks on his relationship with Gucci Mane and his upcoming projects. By Alex Zidel May 25, 2018
Music Plies Net Worth 2023: What Is The Rapper Worth? The rhythmic journey of rapper Plies: artist, entrepreneur, philanthropist, with beats that resonate to a stacked net worth. By Jake Skudder August 17, 2023
Music Pop Smoke's Dembow Collab Snippet With El Alfa Surfaces Dominican dembow artist El Alfa previewed a collaboration with Pop Smoke after the Brooklyn rapper's death. By Aron A. February 24, 2020
Music Kendrick Lamar's "6:16 In LA": Fans Theorize OJ Simpson & Father's Day Ties In Drake Diss' Title It seems like Kendrick Lamar gave Drake the "quintuple entendre" he asked for... before he even got to his actual verse. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 03, 2024
Music Benny The Butcher Believes Fans Glorify Rappers Too Much: "I'm Not Dr. King" The rapper says he's "not a role model" and people should be comparing themselves to others. By Erika Marie March 17, 2022
Music Drake Compares UMG Dispute To Nike Funding LeBron James Cheating Rumors Drake recently reflected on taking legal action against UMG over Kendrick Lamar's song "Not Like Us." By Caroline Fisher January 07, 2025
Music Kanye West Gives $73K To Chance The Rapper-Backed Chicago Mayoral Candidate Kanye West donated $73,540 to Chicago mayoral candidate Amara Enyia. By Aron A. October 22, 2018
Music Fredro Starr Names His Top 5 Rappers Fredro Starr breaks down his top five rappers, a list that includes an old-school legend and a few of today's best lyricists. By Mitch Findlay April 19, 2021