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Original Content Where Are They Now? 20 Icons Of The “Hip Hop Blog” Era A look back at 20 of the most memorable rappers from the peak hip-hop blog era, circa 2006-2011. By Maxwell Cavaseno June 12, 2019
Music YBN Cordae Message To Bungling Rappers: "No F*cking Excuses, I Have A Lisp" YBN Cordae has a message to all you lunch pail rappers. By Devin Ch August 26, 2018
Music XXXTentacion Shares Radical New Look & Body Image Message XXXTentacion has changed in a big way. By Matt F September 20, 2017
Music Justin Bieber Turns Heads By Unfollowing Usher On Instagram The superstars go way back. By Elias Andrews January 14, 2025
Music K. Michelle Warns "Everybody" Could Go To Jail With What She Knows About R. Kelly K. Michelle also explained that she was in love with R. Kelly after learning about the music industry from him. By Cole Blake April 08, 2026
Music Snoop Dogg Shuts Down Backlash After Bringing Child Out Onstage With Stripper For Snoop Dogg's entire career, he's been under fire from folks who believe he's giving the youth the wrong message. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 24, 2026
Music NORE Claims He Has Proof That Offset Cheated On Cardi B With Saweetie Rumors that Offset and Saweetie were a thing have been floating around for years, but NORE claims he's got concrete proof. By Zachary Horvath April 16, 2026
Music Keefe D Recalls Years Of Trying To Collect $1 Million From Diddy For Alleged Role In 2Pac Killing The comments stem from a statement to police in 2008. By Cole Blake August 06, 2024
Music YNW Melly Breaks Silence Behind Bars To Address Bond Denial Rumors YNW Melly's mother recently hinted at him getting out of prison soon, so this bond update came at a fitting but still unfulfilled time. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 02, 2026
Music 6ix9ine Disses Young Thug While Responding To Big Bank's Interview Request 6ix9ine is one of the biggest trolls in all of hip-hop, and he made that apparent while responding to Big Bank on Wednesday. By Alexander Cole April 30, 2026
Pop Culture Lil Baby's Ex Jayda Cheaves & Dess Dior Get Into Nasty Brawl At The Club Dess Dior and Jayda Cheaves were enjoying a night out while listening to Mariah the Scientist, but things went south later on. By Zachary Horvath April 12, 2026
Music Pleasure P Speaks On Slick'em Hound's Absence From Pretty Ricky Verzuz B2K B2K's Omarion clarified his comments about Slick'em Hound at the Pretty Ricky Verzuz, and Pleasure P addressed Slick'em's absence. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 27, 2026