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Original Content RIP Ozzy Osbourne: The Prince of Darkness’ Haunting Influence On Hip-Hop Rest In Peace to the Prince of Darkness. By Aron A. July 23, 2025
Original Content Rico Nasty On Gender Fluidity, Punk Music & Nasty Moments INTERVIEW: Rico Nasty gets in-depth about the creative process behind "Nasty," her alter-ego Tacobella, Joan Jett's influence, motherhood and more. By Aron A. August 07, 2018
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
Music Drakeo The Ruler's Estate Hits Minor Bump In Wrongful Death Lawsuit Drakeo The Ruler's death broke the hearts of hip-hop fans almost five years ago, and his family continues to seek justice. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 27, 2026
Music Bad Meets Evil's "Hell: The Sequel" Turns 12 On their collaborative EP, Eminem and Royce Da 5'9" brought the best out of each other. We revisit Bad Meets Evil's "Hell: The Sequel" EP for its 12th anniversary. By Wyatt Westlake June 16, 2023
Music Yella Beezy Charged With Capital Murder In Death Of Rapper Mo3 Yella Beezy and Mo3 feuded during the latter's lifetime, but now Beezy is facing serious criminal charges for Mo3's death. By Elias Andrews March 20, 2025
Pop Culture Dave Blunts Calls Out PlaqueBoyMax For Trying To “Make A Joke” Out Of Him Dave Blunts is convinced PlaqueBoyMax doesn't like him. By Caroline Fisher January 16, 2025
Original Content Stormzy Vs. Wiley Clash: A Brief Guide To The Grime Beef A brief breakdown of the root of Stormzy & Wiley's beef. By Aron A. January 12, 2020
Music Lil Wayne Gives A Major Birthday Shoutout To Taylen Biggs The eight-year-old social media sensation is the only person that Lil Wayne follows on Instagram. By Joshua Robinson May 26, 2021
Music Yung Joc Reveals Initial Reaction To 42 Dugg's "Before I Go Broke Like Joc" Bar Yung Joc was caught off guard. By Aron A. July 16, 2020
Politics UK Government Faces Increased Pressure To Block Kanye West From Wireless Festival Following the release of "Bully," Kanye West is scheduled to headline London's iconic Wireless Festival in July. By Cole Blake April 06, 2026
Music Ebro Darden Says Hot 97 Owners Are Pitting Hosts Against Each Other DJ Enuff recently theorized that Funkmaster Flex was behind his departure at Hot 97, but Ebro isn't buying it. By Cole Blake September 04, 2025