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Original Content A Brief History Of Nudity & Sexually Explicit Imagery In Hip-Hop Album Artwork In light of Meek Mill's controversial "Expensive Pain" artwork, we revisit some of Hip-Hop's most sexually explicit album covers. By Joshua Robinson October 25, 2021
Music Kanye West Set To Shatter Mexico City Attendance Record With Back-To-Back Shows Kanye West hasn't been in Mexico City since 2008, but it's clear that his fans there were dying for him to come back. By Zachary Horvath December 18, 2025
Music Doechii Explains Why She's Excited To Represent Female Rap At The Grammys The TDE star also spoke on the wildfires ravaging Los Angeles right now. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 23, 2025
Music Rap-A-Lot Records Artist Marley G Killed In Nightclub Shooting, YBN Pays Respect Twenty-year-old up-and-coming rapper Marley G is the reported casualty of a shooting in Louisiana. By Devin Ch October 14, 2018
Music DJ Vlad Advises Cardi B & Nicki Minaj To Stick To The Music As Beef Escalates Nicki Minaj reignited her beef with Cardi B after she announced her pregnancy with New England Patriots star Stefon Diggs. By Cole Blake October 02, 2025
Music Diddy Launched A “Free Game” Business Course For His Fellow Inmates Diddy's lawyers brought up the business course while outlining their reasoning for him deserving a light sentence. By Cole Blake September 24, 2025
Music BG Finally Explains Viral Video Of Birdman Appearing To Fall Asleep On Stage In the video, BG broke into laughter before seemingly nudging Birdman to get him back on track. By Cole Blake March 19, 2025
Music Just Blaze's 7 Best Beats A Just Blaze beat is instantly recognizable. By Wyatt Westlake December 07, 2023
Music Woman Accused Of Setting Up Foolio's Murder Will Go To Trial Authorities accused Alicia Andrews of trailing Foolio's location and setting up his murder last June in South Florida. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 15, 2025
Music Diddy’s Ex-Assistant Capricorn Clark Alleges He Kidnapped Her Over Missing Jewelry Capricorn Clark took the witness stand in Diddy's criminal trial on Tuesday after a break for Memorial Day Weekend. By Cole Blake May 27, 2025
Music Irv Gotti’s Brother Recalls Final Moments Before His Tragic Death During a recent interview, Irv Gotti's brother Chris recalled what the late Murder Inc. co-founder spent his last moments doing. By Caroline Fisher February 23, 2025
Music Kehlani Issues Stern Message To Scammer Messing With Their Producers Kehlani fans have also weighed in on the issue at hand and they believe someone who the singer's had problems with recently is behind this. By Zachary Horvath August 18, 2025