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Original Content Happy Independence Day: 10 Patriotic Rap Songs For The 4th Of July Happy Independence Day! By Karlton Jahmal July 04, 2018
Sports Angel Reese Sets The Record Straight On G Herbo Relationship The Chicago Sky rook and the Chicago drill rapper caused quite the stir in June. By Zachary Horvath September 06, 2024
Music Chris Brown Wins Court Battle Against His Former Manager Mike G Chris Brown just won a legal battle against his former manager who alleges that the singer beat him. By hnhh March 13, 2017
Original Content Unraveling Lil Wayne & Birdman's Lengthy Road To Reconciliation After reuniting on the Juvenile-assisted "Ride Dat," we survey Lil Wayne and Birdman's bitter feud to pinpoint what went wrong and how their bond was finally repaired. By Robert Blair September 19, 2019
Original Content Kanye West Vs. Drake: A Complete History A longstanding cold war between two of the biggest figures in rap just went hostile. By Jibril Yassin December 14, 2018
Music Kai Cenat Reveals Release Date For Ken Carson's "More Chaos" Album New album incoming. By Elias Andrews January 13, 2025
Music SZA Gets Down With Lizzo, KAYTRANADA & Justine Skye At Rowdy Brooklyn Afterparty Justine Skye and KAYTRANADA played some unreleased music at SZA's afterparty, whereas Lizzo pulled up with a different look. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 11, 2025
Music Ray J Admits Some Concerned Fans Reached Out To His Family To Control His Rants Ray J also spoke on the Diddy trial's verdict during this recent livestream, claiming that the jury should've fully acquitted him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 03, 2025
Politics Waka Flocka Flame Reacts To Canceled Meet & Greet Event Due To Donald Trump Support Flocka feels like his rights to free speech were trampled over. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 09, 2024
Music Toure Labels Jaguar Wright A Mentally Ill Conspiracy Theorist After JAY-Z Allegations Toure had some harsh words for Jaguar Wright and Piers Morgan. By Cole Blake October 09, 2024
Music Wale Thinks Hip-Hop Music Discourse Is Oversaturated Now Wale believes the general state of social media and a dependence on hyperbole have "cooked" music discourse and hip-hop media. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 31, 2025
Music Diddy’s Mother Janice Combs Secures Huge Win In Court As RICO Lawsuit Is Dropped Deon Best, otherwise known as D1, sued Diddy's mother Janice Combs for a whopping $33 million earlier this year. By Caroline Fisher September 24, 2025