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Original Content Top 25 Best Jay-Z Songs Of All Time Jay-Z's legendary career has yielded an endless supply of timeless classics. By Brendan Bures April 05, 2018
Music Lil Pump Reportedly Signs With Gucci Mane’s 1017 Eskimo Records It looks like Lil Pump has signed to Gucci Mane's 1017 Eskimo Records. By Kevin Goddard February 10, 2018
Original Content Word On The Street: Did Drake Steal XXXTENTACION's Flow? "Look at Me" vs "KMT"? The people of Los Angeles weigh in. By Danny Schwartz April 03, 2017
Music Latto Says Being Rich Can Get "Kinda Boring" Latto is preparaing the release of her follow up to 2024's Sweet Honey Iced Tea album that featured 2 Chainz and T.I.. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 29, 2025
Music Future Stars As The Ex Sending Toxic Texts In The Biggest Meme Of The Holiday Season DON'T ANSWER THAT TEXT. By Noah C December 25, 2019
Music Chance The Rapper Explains "Star Line Gallery" Album Title Chance The Rapper says that the title for his upcoming album, "Star Line Gallery," was inspired by Marcus Garvey. By Cole Blake August 11, 2022
Music Trippie Redd & Playboi Carti Fans Wish Mario Judah Was Also On "Miss The Rage" Mario Judah started trending after fans expressed that he should have been featured on Trippie Redd and Playboi Carti's new song "Miss The Rage." By Alex Zidel May 07, 2021
Music Drake's "30 Hours" Reference Track For Kanye West Surfaces With New Snippet Another snippet of Drake's contributions to Kanye West's "TLOP" cut makes its way onto the Internet. By Aron A. November 14, 2020
Original Content How Ice Cube's "No Vaseline" Sets The Standard For Diss Tracks Nearly 30 years on since its release, we take a look at why Ice Cube's retort to his former NWA collaborators is still heralded as the greatest diss track of all time. By Robert Blair October 29, 2019
Original Content How Sauce Money Became East Coast Hip-Hop's Silent Witness After he fired shots at Diddy and Jay-Z, we unpack the legacy of Marcy Project's best-kept-secret and esteemed ghostwriter Sauce Money. By Robert Blair February 01, 2020
Music Danny Brown Reveals Why "XXX" Was Released As A Mixtape The Detroit rapper says he was told his groundbreaking project "XXX" was not "good enough" to be released as an album. By Aron A. February 10, 2021
Music Kanye West Performs "Ghost Town" With Kid Cudi & 070 Shake On SNL: Watch Kanye's third and final SNL performance of the night. By Karlton Jahmal September 30, 2018