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Music DreamDoll Wonders Why Women Are Mocked For "Doll" Names When Men Overuse "Lil" Critics have targeted women in the industry who have "doll" in their names, but she says there are "mad male artists" who use "Lil." By Erika Marie July 14, 2021
Original Content Coi Leray & Benzino's Family History & Beef, Explained The 23-year old artist has been quickly rising through hip-hop's ranks. We break down the family tree and unpack Coi Leray's beef with her father, Benzino. By Robert Blair May 07, 2021
Numbers YBN Nahmir Claims He's "Back Onnat Old YBN Sh*t" Following "Visionland" Debut It's was reported by Akademiks that the rapper is slated to sell 4K in his first week. By Erika Marie March 31, 2021
Music Pharrell Slams Label Advances: "No One Should Own You" The award-winning artist discussed the pitfalls of label advance loans with Steve Stoute. By Erika Marie April 29, 2021
Music Nelly Runs The Hits In Nostalgic BET Hip-Hop Awards Performance Nelly runs an absolute lineup of hits during an eight-minute nostalgic performance at the 2021 BET Hip-Hop Awards. By Mitch Findlay October 06, 2021
TV Erica Mena Addresses False Narratives Surrounding Her & Safaree Samuels Erica Mena unloads a series of tweets in which she shuts down "false narratives" and discusses postpartum life. By Joshua Robinson September 07, 2021
Music Twitter Reacts To Cardi B & Tyler, The Creator Dominating BET Hip-Hop Awards Mixing multiple generations of the rap game, this year's BET Hip-Hop Awards created quite the conversation. By Taylor McCloud October 06, 2021
Music Ras Kass, Kurupt, Killah Priest & Canibus Reunite For New "HRSMN" Album On June 18th, Ras Kass, Kurupt, Canibus, and Killah Priest are dropping a new album as "The HRSMN." By Mitch Findlay May 27, 2021
Music Man Sentenced To 20 Years In Shooting Death Of Local Kansas City Rapper Derius Taylor pleaded guilty to shooting and killing Kansas City rapper Dominique Stafford in 2015, and he was subsequently sentenced to 20 years in prison. By Joshua Robinson May 27, 2021
Music Coi Leray Talks Rolling Loud & Freestyle Moments, Weighs "Negative Vs Positive" She claims her controversial moments have proven to be successful for her as she tells her fans to "never stop" chasing their dreams. By Erika Marie August 09, 2021
Music Post Malone Drops Bills On "Magic: The Gathering" Cards Post Malone's quest to purchase "Magic The Gathering" cards in turn caused a magical gathering. By Mitch Findlay April 29, 2021
Music XXXTentacion & Jimmy Wopo Passed Away Three Years Ago Today Today marks the three-year anniversary of XXXTentacion and Jimmy Wopo's deaths. By Joshua Robinson June 18, 2021