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Original Content Soulja Boy Everything: The "She Make It Clap" Rapper Dives Into Getting His Credit, Drake, Bow Wow & Elon Musk Soulja Boy's riding high off of the success of "She Make It Clap" but there's more to do -- an anime, comic book, video game, and a meeting with Elon Musk. By Aron A. May 19, 2021
Music Free DAWs For Mac: The Best Options For Hip Hop Production Explore the best free DAWs for Mac ideal for hip hop production, with options for beginners to pros, and FAQs to get you started. By Jake Skudder November 09, 2023
TV Lil Meech Spent $500K On His "BMF" Chain The "BMF" star went on GQ's "On The Rocks" series to talk about his expensive bling. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 19, 2023
Songs Earl Sweatshirt's Albums, Ranked What is your favorite Earl Sweatshirt album? By Josh Megson March 13, 2023
Music YoungBoy Never Broke Again Recalls Growing Up In Group Home YoungBoy Never Broke Again reflected on his difficult upbringing during a new cover story for Billboard. By Cole Blake February 01, 2023
Music Playboi Carti On Not Wanting Face Tattoos: "It Don't Even Make Sense For Me" The rapper has a couple of reason for keeping a clean slate. By Zaynab August 04, 2018
Music Juicy J & Wife Regina Perera Welcome A New Daughter Congratulations Juicy J! By Mitch Findlay February 02, 2018
Profiles Andrew Barber Is Chicago's Favorite Rap Person INTERVIEW: Andrew Barber, creator of Chicago-focused blog FakeShoreDrive and Redbull Sound Select curator, talks about his come-up, and shares legendary moments with Chance The Rapper, G Herbo and Twista. By Rose Lilah November 11, 2017
Pop Culture Nick Cannon Remixes “Ciara’s Prayer”: “These Women Need Me” The single appeared on Cannon's recent "The Explicit Tape: Raw & B" project. By Hayley Hynes June 06, 2022
Music Childish Gambino Says "This Is America" Was Made For The Fourth Of July Childish says the Fourth of July is a good day to listen to his new song. By Chantilly Post May 09, 2018
Music Joe Budden Responds To Drake Claiming He Slept With Joe's Girlfriend Drake took some shots at Joe Budden on "1 AM In Albany," and the retired rapper has since given a response. By Alexander Cole May 14, 2026
Music Drake Honors Lil Wayne Ahead Of "ICEMAN" It's been a while since we've had a Drake and Lil Wayne collab, but maybe Drizzy's latest move on Instagram is a sign of things to come. By Zachary Horvath May 01, 2026