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Music HNHH Flashback: The Hype Williams Videos That Shaped Hip Hop Hype Williams' influence in hip-hop can be felt through these unforgettable music videos. By Chukwudi Onyewuchi May 08, 2024
Music BIA Responds To Cardi B's Tour Diss By Calling Out Stefon Diggs Despite the rough patch that Cardi B and Stefon Diggs are allegedly going through, BIA has little sympathy for her hip-hop opponent. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 13, 2026
Politics Foxy Brown Appears To Side With Nicki Minaj's Co-Sign Of Donald Trump Nicki Minaj has largely been criticized for her backing of Donald Trump, but Foxy Brown appears to be one of the few taking her side. By Zachary Horvath January 30, 2026
Music 50 Cent Celebrates As $50 Million Entertainment District In Shreveport Gets Approved 50 Cent's team says that construction on Shreveport's new entertainment district will begin in the next few months. By Caroline Fisher September 25, 2025
Music JPEGMAFIA Allegedly Tries To Slide Into Reporter's Wife's DMs After Twitter Spat Peggy is nothing if not upfront. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 23, 2025
Music Lil Uzi Vert Becomes One Of Three Artists Signed With Roc Nation Distribution Lil Uzi Vert has officially kicked off their journey as an independent artist thanks to a new deal with Roc Nation. By Caroline Fisher November 25, 2025
Music Rising Florida Rapper Maxon Margiela Passes Away At 21 Maxon Margiela was quickly becoming a name to know out of Orlando. Rest in peace to a future star gone way too soon. By Zachary Horvath November 17, 2025
Music Inspectah Deck Shares Story Behind Legendary "Triumph" Verse During an appearance on Talib Kweli's "The People's Party," Inspectah Deck breaks down the incredible origin story behind his "Triumph" verse. By Mitch Findlay November 12, 2020
Music Lil Wayne's Children Reveal Difficulties At School Due To Their Father's Fame On a new episode of Reginae Carter's podcast with the rest of Lil Wayne's kids, they said that they wouldn't have it any other way. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 27, 2025
Music Common Recalls Kanye West Writing “Heard ‘Em Say” In Ten Minutes According to Common, he passed on several Kanye West beats back in the day, and some of them ended up becoming hits. By Caroline Fisher June 27, 2025
Music J. Cole Adds Even More Dates For "The Fall-Off" World Tour J. Cole is hitting the road after dropping his seventh studio album, "The Fall-Off," earlier this month. By Cole Blake February 17, 2026
Music J. Cole's First Week Sales For "The Fall-Off" Are Officially In As previously projected, J. Cole's "The Fall-Off" has officially become his seventh number one album on the Billboard charts. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 15, 2026