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Original Content Kanye, Kendrick, & Kevin Gates: God, Grit, And The Gospel Of Rap Faith without a pulpit: How Kanye, Kevin Gates, and Kendrick Lamar turn Rap into a space for spiritual reckoning. By Erika Marie July 11, 2025
Original Content Royce Da 5'9"'s Hardest Bars From "Book Of Ryan" Let’s celebrate Royce's accomplishment with a selection of his best lyrics. By Noelle Perkins May 06, 2018
Music RiFF RAFF Reveals He's Done Using Cocaine, Warns Fans Of Fentanyl RiFF RAFF warns fans of using cocaine due to the fentanyl epidemic. By Aron A. January 03, 2018
Music Nicki Minaj Declares Charlamagne Tha God & Harvey Levin's Time Up Nicki Minaj has been going after everyone from Cardi B to Jay-Z on her social media pages over the last week. By Cole Blake October 01, 2025
Music XXXTENTACION's Father Thanks Kendrick Lamar For His Support Of X's Career Kendrick Lamar is a big fan of XXXTENTACION's album "17," and X had previously thanked K.Dot for the support, as well. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 27, 2024
Music Childish Gambino "Atavista" Is Here: What Has Changed Since "3.15.20"? Childish Gambino's "Atavista" is a rerelease of his 2020 album 3.15.20, though there's plenty of original material to keep fans excited. By TeeJay Small May 17, 2024
Music Kendrick Lamar May Have Dissed Drake Back In 2018 On The "Black Panther" Soundtrack Fans think Kendrick Lamar's been dissing Drake for years. By Cole Blake May 08, 2024
Sports Kid Rock Labels Jay-Z A "DEI Hire" For The NFL Kid Rock performed at Turning Point USA’s “All-American Halftime Show,” in protest of the NFL's selection of Bad Bunny. By Cole Blake February 10, 2026
Music Cam'ron Says His Dame Dash Beef Is "At The Point Of No Return" Cam'ron explained on his "Talk With Flee" show that he feels like Dame Dash unnecessarily made their beef personal. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 20, 2025
Music Joe Budden Expresses Disappointment Over Kendrick Lamar’s Grammys Win Kendrick Lamar ended up taking home several awards at the Grammys on Sunday. By Cole Blake February 04, 2026
Music Don Toliver Performs Two New Singles On "The Tonight Show" The performance comes as Don Toliver is gearing up to release his next studio album, "OCTANE," this Friday. By Cole Blake January 27, 2026
Music J. Cole Fans Suspect Several New Freestyles Are Dropping Tomorrow J. Cole is currently gearing up to drop "The Fall-Off," but social media users think there could be more coming soon. By Caroline Fisher January 27, 2026