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Original Content What Was The Highest-Selling Hip Hop Album Of The '90s? The Golden Era of hip hop produced many masterful cuts—but this one stood out from the rest. By Jake Skudder May 26, 2023
Pop Culture Jason Lee Suggests Nicki Minaj May Be Worried About Karen Civil Case He claims the rapper requested a call with herself and Civil, adding Minaj may be worried about his legal case against Civil as they "follow the money." By Erika Marie September 23, 2021
TV Charlamagne Tha God Reflects On Lil Dicky's "Dave" Finale Following an appearance on Lil Dicky's "Dave" season finale, Charlamagne Tha God offers his two cents about the series. By Mitch Findlay May 01, 2020
Original Content A List Of Everyone Who Has Beef With Tekashi 6ix9ine And Why An overview of everyone who is currently beefing with the polarizing rapper Tekashi69. And why. By E Gadsby March 20, 2018
Music J. Cole Claims "First Person Shooter" Was Originally A Drake & Kendrick Lamar Collab In many fans' eyes, Drake and J. Cole's 2023 "For All The Dogs" collaboration is what sparked Kendrick Lamar's disses in 2024. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 27, 2026
Music New Tay-K Mugshots Surface Online There have been some erroneous rumors concerning Tay-K circulating online, and now, there is an actual update on the artist. By Alexander Cole June 08, 2026
Music Kanye West Announces Date For Second Tampa Show: How To Cop Tickets Kanye West has been planning a tour around the world, and as it turns out, Tampa is a location in high demand. By Alexander Cole May 27, 2026
Music NBA YoungBoy Is Now The Most RIAA-Certified Rapper Ever Given NBA YoungBoy's ridiculous focus to keep pumping out projects, he may set a record that will never be broken by anyone in rap history. By Zachary Horvath January 16, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Appears To Diss Drake On Three Separate Tracks Off "Don't Be Dumb" A$AP Rocky just dropped "Don't Be Dumb," and as expected, there are some big-time Drake disses all over this project. By Alexander Cole January 16, 2026
Music Hip-Hop & R&B Experience Sharp Decline On The Billboard 200 Hip-Hop and R&B have seen some sales declines over the years, and now, those effects are being felt on the Billboard 200. By Alexander Cole July 15, 2026
Numbers Future On Track For Impressive First Week Sales With "The Real Me" Future just dropped off his new album, "The Real Me," and fans are certainly showing their support, as reflected by projected sales. By Alexander Cole July 15, 2026
Music Ray Vaughn Reveals Kanye West Ghosted Him When He Was Trying To Make It Big Ray Vaughn and Kanye West were able to meet face to face, but the universe and TDE had different plans for the Long Beach native. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 28, 2025