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Music Oakland To Honor Shock G With Day-Long Celebration The rapper will be celebrated with good deeds in his honor. By Milca P. August 07, 2021
Music Westside Gunn Flexes "The Illest Discography Of All Time" Westside Gunn took a moment to make an emphatic point, arguing that his discography is easily among hip-hop's "illest." By Mitch Findlay April 27, 2021
Music Jessie J Questions Nicki Minaj About The "Weird Energy" Between Them The Barbz have been after the singer after she made statements about Nicki asking to be on their hit track, "Bang Bang," By Erika Marie August 06, 2021
Music Bizzy Banks Calls Out CJ For Allegedly Jacking His Flow & Lingo Bizzy Banks accuses CJ of stealing his flow and lyrics. By Alex Zidel April 27, 2021
Music Drake & Kanye West Dominate This Week's "Fire Emoji" Playlist Plus, new music from Meek Mill, BIG30, and more. By Aron A. September 04, 2021
Music Young Thug & Gunna Trade Snippets Of New Banger Young Thug and Gunna exchange snippets of an upcoming "Slime Language 2" banger, one that's likely to be a hit whenever it drops. By Mitch Findlay March 29, 2021
Music Young Thug Makes Bobby Shmurda & Rowdy Rebel A Promise Bobby Shmurda and Rowdy Rebel have been extended an offer to work with Young Thug, Quavo, YG, and others upon their release from prison. By Alex Zidel August 13, 2020
Music Dr. Dre Marvels At Xzibit's Pimped Out '64 Impala As Xzibit and Dr. Dre's studio session cook-up continues, X takes a moment to show off his impeccable '64 Impala. By Mitch Findlay August 12, 2020
Original Content Is Hip-Hop's Obsession With Ranking Rappers Healthy? Ranking the game's best rappers has always been a pivotal part of hip-hop discourse, but is the desire to build an objective tier list healthy for the culture? By Mitch Findlay August 18, 2020
Music Post Malone Gets Courtney Love's Blessing For Nirvana Tribute Concert Courtney Love told Post Malone she "approves" of his live streamed Nirvana tribute concert to raise money for coronavirus relief efforts. By Lynn S. April 23, 2020
Music Benny The Butcher & Scott Storch Connect In the midst of an ongoing Griselda takeover, Benny The Butcher connects with Scott Storch to make some music. By Mitch Findlay August 11, 2020
Music XXL Freshman Class 2020 Revealed: Lil Keed, Polo G, Jack Harlow, & More The 2020 XXL Freshman Class has been unveiled, featuring Polo G, Jack Harlow, Lil Keed, NLE Choppa, Rod Wave, Calboy, Mulatto, Chika, Fivio Foreign, Lil Tjay, Baby Keem, and 24kGoldn. By Alex Zidel August 11, 2020