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Music How Did Vybz Kartel Make Music in Jail? The dancehall legend recently revealed the secret behind his prolific output during his incarceration. By Aron A. August 30, 2024
Sports Toosii Announces Official Commitment To Play Division I Football At Syracuse Toosii is heading back to his hometown to play for the Syracuse Orange. He has been working out and had received D-I offers elsewhere. By Zachary Horvath December 01, 2025
Music Drake Appears To Diss A$AP Rocky And Others On Potential "ICEMAN" Snippet Most of the chatter around Drake has been his UMG lawsuit loss, but he is still hard at work on "ICEMAN" and this snippet is "spicy." By Zachary Horvath October 16, 2025
Music Peter Rosenberg Jokes That Ebro Should Sue Drake Over “Threatening” DMs Recently, Ebro Darden leaked some of his DMs with Drake on his new show with Peter Rosenberg and Laura Stylez. By Caroline Fisher December 16, 2025
Tech 7 Best DAWs for Hip-Hop (Ranked) Explore the top 7 DAWs for hip-hop production, ranked. From FL Studio to Reason, find the perfect tool to create your next big track. By Jake Skudder November 03, 2023
Music Lil Pump Trends Over Leaked Oral Sex Videos Social media users are reminded of J. Cole's prediction of Lil Pump's fall-off. By Lawrencia Grose September 17, 2022
Music Lil Wayne & DJ Drama Announce "Dedication 7" Release Lil Wayne and DJ Drama confirm that "Dedication 7" will be coming out in 2021. By Alex Zidel September 28, 2020
Original Content Toronto Legend Pressa Is Making A Name For Himself In America Pressa explains how he's evolved as an artist since breaking out, whether he prefers living in Toronto or the States, being attracted to Coi Leray because she "looks like" him, and more for HNHH's "On The Come Up." By Alex Zidel November 10, 2021
Music A$AP Rocky's "Don't Be Dumb" Receives Healthy First-Week Sales Projections A$AP Rocky was reportedly already off to a great start sales wise for "Don't Be Dumb" and these early projections all but confirm that. By Zachary Horvath January 19, 2026
Music Mo3's Alleged Killer Gets Trial Delayed While Yella Beezy's Case Sees Problems Prosecutors claim that Yella Beezy hired hitman Kewon White to kill Mo3 in Dallas back in 2020, and they are facing separate trials. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 16, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Unveils Stacked Feature List For "Don't Be Dumb" A$AP Rocky is one of the top-tier curators in modern hip-hop, so it's no surprise that the features are intriguing and loaded. By Zachary Horvath January 15, 2026
Music 21 Savage Gets Big Boost In Updated "What Happened To The Streets?" Sales Projections 21 Savage's "WHAT HAPPENED TO THE STREETS?" era has led to even more debate around Atlanta hip-hop, rap game loyalties, and much more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 19, 2025