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Music Gang Starr Lives On Through Unreleased Guru Freestyle DJ Premier shares unreleased Guru freestyle, carrying the tradition in the name of Gang Starr. By Mitch Findlay February 12, 2020
Music DMX Turns 50 Today Today marks a special day, as one of the greatest rappers of all time -- the legendary DMX -- celebrates his 50th birthday. By Mitch Findlay December 18, 2020
Music Quavo Tattooed Takeoff As A Kid, Rapper Unveils Old "Only Built For Infinity Links" Footage As a teen, Quavo tattooed his friends with a "kind of stolen" tattoo gun. By Caroline Fisher October 07, 2023
Music Two Attorneys Are Fighting For The Lead Role In The Astroworld Lawsuit As the case against the deadly Astroworld festival moves forward, attorneys Benjamin Crum and Sean A. Roberts are fighting for the lead role in the case. By Brianna Lawson March 31, 2022
Music GloRilla Becomes Third Femcee Ever To Reach Impressive Billboard Milestone GloRilla recently became the third female rapper ever to land six No. 1 songs on Billboard’s Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart. By Caroline Fisher September 11, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Passes Jay-Z In Combined Billboard Charting Weeks Nicki is now 6th all-time among rappers. By Lavender Alexandria February 22, 2024
Music Travis Barker Thanks Kourtney Kardashian For Joining Him At Taylor Hawkins' Tribute Concert Travis Barker was appreciative of Kourtney Kardashian for supporting him at the tribute concert for Taylor Hawkins over the weekend. By Cole Blake September 05, 2022
Music BlocBoy JB Reveals "Look Alive" Was Originally Drake's Song BlocBoy JB's example is one of many in which Drake had a song that he gave to a collaborator for their own albums. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 20, 2025
Music Lil Mabu Defends Fivio Foreign Collab, Disproves "N-Word" Controversy Plenty of outlets thought that the young drill provocateur actually said it, and Mabu took to Instagram to ask fans to stand up for him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 29, 2023
Music The Weeknd Previews Song With Lil Baby On IG Live Another new track from "The Idol" is dropping soon. By Alexander Cole June 28, 2023
Music "Old Town Road" Hits 1 Billion Views On YouTube, Lil Nas X Celebrates Lil Nas X's career-defining "Old Town Road" has hit quite the milestone. By Rex Provost August 11, 2022
Music Rakim Wants To Make A Sequel To One Of Will Smith's Classic Singles The collab we didn't know we needed. By Elias Andrews July 24, 2024