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Music The 5 Best Samples From Tory Lanez' "Chixtape 4" Mixtape Tory Lanez pays tribute to classic tracks from R. Kelly, Fat Joe, and Diddy on his new project. By Trevor Smith January 03, 2017
Music Alleged Reason For Logic's Break-Up With Jessica Andrea Surfaces A prenup and growing disinterest are allegedly at the root of Logic & his wife's split. By Devin Ch March 21, 2018
Music Fredo Santana Has Died At 27 The Chicago rapper reportedly suffered a fatal seizure Friday night. By Trevor Smith January 20, 2018
Music Young Thug Wasn't Feeling Camila Cabello's "Havana" But Did The Collab Anyways His mom kept asking him about it. By Zaynab June 20, 2018
Original Content Auto-Tune: Hip-Hop's Rejuvenation An editorial offering up the stance that Auto-Tune did not kill hip-hop, rather, it brought new life into the genre. By Matt Aceto March 12, 2014
Music Jay-Z Scores Victory In His "Racial Diversity" Appeal Jay-Z wins the latest appeal over racial inequality in his brand dispute with a management company. By Devin Ch November 29, 2018
Music Megan Thee Stallion Twerks Onstage In Assless Chaps & Black Thong Megan Thee Stallion shows the Las Vegas crowd what she's working with. By Alex Zidel August 02, 2019
Original Content What Lil Uzi Vert’s "Sanguine Paradise" & "That’s A Rack" Tell Us About "Eternal Atake" We analyze the two new singles from Lil Uzi Vert to hypothesize on what "Eternal Atake" holds. By Taylor Rubright April 10, 2019
Music Afroman Settles Lawsuit With Woman He Punched Onstage A three year lawsuit against Afroman finally comes to a close. By Matthew Parizot May 20, 2018
Music Pras Ordered To Unload $64 Million Over Foreign Lobbying & Conspiracy Charges Pras is also facing some serious prison time for these charges, with reports saying he can be handed 10 years behind bars. By Zachary Horvath November 03, 2025
Music Young Thug Laments How His "Real Brothers" Hurt Him In Cryptic Message Young Thug's latest tweet quotes his new song "Blaming Jesus," but fans wonder if there's more context to his message. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 25, 2025
Music Raekwon Announces New Album “The Emperor’s New Clothes” With Features From Ghostface Killah, Nas & More Raekwon's eighth studio album, "The Emperor's New Clothes," is slated for release on July 18 via Mass Appeal. By Caroline Fisher July 02, 2025