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Music Layzie Bone Confirmed To Be The Father In Paternity Case: Report The results of the DNA have come in. By Aron A. May 07, 2019 10.8K Views
Profiles Behind The Beat: Lex Luger Lex Luger is the star of the latest Behind the Beat. The Virginia producer speaks on the legacy of "Flockaveli," producing for Kanye West at 19, and exploring EDM with A-Trak. Now 25, he feels that his best work is yet to come. By Angus Walker May 18, 2016 14.1K Views
Music Birdman & Young Thug Request Gag Order In Lil Wayne Bus Shooting Case Birdman and Young Thug plead to have a gag order in place for their legal battle over Lil Wayne's tour bus shooting. By Aron A. November 05, 2018 11.9K Views
Music Lil Baby's Debut Mixtape "Perfect Timing" Turns 6: The Genesis Of A Generational Star Baby’s first project was as a shaky launchpad, but he ultimately landed on his feet. By Demi Phillips October 10, 2023 1440 Views
Music Toni Braxton's 7 Hottest Billboard Hits Toni Braxton’s distinctive voice helped send her to the top of the charts. By Demi Phillips January 09, 2024 1357 Views
Music B.G. Disses Lil Wayne: Fans React This diss appears on Finesse2Tymes' new song "Gangstafied" while B Gizzle raps about what happened during his prison stint. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 05, 2024 14.3K Views
Music King Yella Blasts Diddy's Son King Combs For Alleged GDK Affiliation King Yella's not here for it. By Tallie Spencer December 04, 2023 2.6K Views
Relationships Usher & Chilli Relationship Timeline Revisiting the history of one of R&B's “IT” couples. By Demi Phillips November 29, 2023 895 Views
Music Kendrick Lamar Disses Drake & J. Cole: Unpacking Future & Metro Boomin's "Like That" Kendrick Lamar's fiery rhetoric on "Like That" has sparked a flurry of discussion regarding the competitive nature of hip hop. By TeeJay Small March 26, 2024 6.8K Views
Original Content Best Marvin Gaye Samples In Hip Hop: From Kendrick Lamar To Jay-Z Marvin Gaye has been sampled hundreds of times. Here is a list of the best hip hop samples of his music. By Wyatt Westlake May 08, 2023 2.4K Views
Music Who Is Duke Deuce? Rapper Duke Deuce is reviving the sound of Crunk throughout Memphis, delivering the hip-hop sub-genre to the mainstream. By Caleb Hardy June 01, 2023 980 Views
Music Playboi Carti Performs One Of His Most Infamous Leaks On Tour Playboi Carti has a lot of snippets that his fans have wanted to release, but the one he played in Seattle may his best work. By Zachary Horvath October 09, 2025 1309 Views