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Original Content Who Is Money Man? Everything To Know About The "24" Rapper The prolific MC is seeing his hard work pay off as he reaches mainstream success. By Isaiah Cane October 14, 2020
Music Rap Game's Freddy Krueger: Hip-Hop's Many References To The "Nightmare On Elm Street" Villain From The Fat Boys to Offset, there have been a number of famed hip-hop acts who've paid homage to Freddy Krueger. By Paul Barnes October 16, 2023
TV Joe Budden Goes Off On His Patreon Audience Amid Guest Criticism Joe Budden's audience is starting to get frustrated with him, and on Monday, he sent a direct message to those fans. By Alexander Cole September 22, 2026
Music DJ Khaled Leaves Drake Off His Top Five Rappers List DJ Khaled and Drake haven't been on the best of terms as of late, and it seems as though the former is letting it be known. By Alexander Cole September 21, 2026
Music Egon Hits Madlib With Federal Lawsuit As Friendship Crumbles Egon and Madlib's relationship has been taking a nosedive lately but things now seem to be irreparable with this new lawsuit. By Zachary Horvath November 13, 2025
Music Ice Spice Is Ecstatic To Be "Thick Asf Again" Ice Spice caught a lot of heat from fans about losing weight and her curves, but as of late she's been embracing her "new" body. By Zachary Horvath November 10, 2025
Music Ab-Soul Drops "Collard Greens" With J. Cole & Daylyt J. Cole and Daylyt unofficially dropped "A Plate Of Collard Greens" in September of 2024. Ab-Soul came through with his unofficial version. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 22, 2026
Music Three 6 Mafia's Crunchy Black Shares Real Reason For Leaving Group Crunchy Black of Three 6 Mafia fame speaks on why he left the group. By Aron A. May 04, 2020
Original Content Why "Take Care" Is Drake's Best Album On the 10th anniversary of Drake's sophomore album "Take Care," we reflect on why it is among the most important albums in his discography. By Rose Lilah November 15, 2021
Original Content Kanye West's "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" Turns 10: A Conversation With Anthony Kilhoffer Engineer and producer Anthony Kilhoffer reflects on the secretive Hawaii sessions, Wu-Tang's influence, and why Kanye West's magnum opus is an undeniable classic 10-years later. By Aron A. November 22, 2020
Original Content Why Ghostface Killah Is One Of The Greatest Of All Time A case for Ghostface Killah as hip-hop's greatest of all time, also known as the GOAT. By Christopher Armstrong December 03, 2017
Music Chief Keef's Manager Responds To Dubious Report Claiming The Rapper Was Shot Six Times In The Face Recently, a tweet falsely claiming that Chief Keef was on life support following a Chicago shooting went viral, sparking panic among fans. By Caroline Fisher January 15, 2026