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Music Hip Hop Journalist & Screenwriter Jas Waters AKA JasFly Passes Away May she rest in power. By Madusa S. June 10, 2020
Music Rae Sremmurd's Mom Opens Up About Half-Brother Allegedly Killing Stepfather Rae Sremmurd's mother Bernadette Walker speaks on the murder of her ex-husband. By Aron A. January 16, 2020
Original Content Polo G: 10 Essential Songs We run through the most essential Polo G songs, ahead of his new album "The GOAT." By Rose Lilah May 12, 2020
Music 6ix9ine's "GOOBA" Becomes Fastest Video To Reach 100 Million Views On Youtube Tekashi 6ix9ine's "GOOBA" just became the fastest video by an American artist to reach 100 million views on Youtube, beating Taylor Swift and Ariana Grande. By Lynn S. May 13, 2020
Music Akon Suggests T-Pain's Career Dwindled Because He "Confined His Music To Urban" Akon signed T-Pain to Konvict Music many years ago and discussed why the autotune icon has reportedly stalled. By Erika Marie August 25, 2020
Music Tink Drops Off A Treat For Christmas With "A Gift And A Curse" R&B underdog Tink is continuing to give us quality work on the low, this time dropping off a surprise Christmas treat in the form of a new EP titled "A Gift And A Curse." By Keenan Higgins December 25, 2020
Music Bizarre Addresses Eminem, Tee Grizzley, & Royce Da 5'9" Issue As Eminem, Royce Da 5'9", and Tee Grizzley's issue reaches the public, Bizarre takes a moment to drop some OG wisdom. By Mitch Findlay February 28, 2020
Music Doja Cat Ignores Controversy, Performs "Say So" On BBC Radio 1 Despite recent calls to cancel her after videos surfaced of her engaging in racist behaviour with alt-right incels, Doja Cat still performed her #1 hit "Say So" on BBC Radio 1. By Lynn S. May 24, 2020
Music Black Thought Names His Top 10 Rappers Of All Time Black Thought listed off names like Rakim, Chuck D, and LL Cool J among others as his top 10 favourite rappers of all time. By Lynn S. May 22, 2020
Music LL Cool J Addresses Drake Comparisons & Creating A Lane For Love Songs In Rap LL Cool J chatted about being one of the first rap artists to make love songs and how that has influenced artists like Drake. By Erika Marie April 28, 2020
Music Fat Joe Awestruck By Scott Storch's Epic Celebrity Body Count Two thumbs up. By Mitch Findlay November 07, 2019
Music Megan Thee Stallion Gasses Up Karrueche Tran On Ass-Shaking Doja Cat Parody Video Karrueche was paying tribute to Doja's infamous cow-themed video. By Lynn S. December 02, 2019