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Music Nas Reflects On "Illmatic" Ahead Of Album's 30th Anniversary Nas throws it back to the making of his masterpiece, "Illmatic." By Elias Andrews April 16, 2024
Music Kanye West Blames His Bipolar Condition On His Infamous 2002 Car Crash Kanye West issued a lengthy apology for all of his controversial behavior over the last several years of his career. By Cole Blake January 26, 2026
Music Snoop Dogg & Dr. Dre Take It Back To The Prohibition Era In New Short Film For "Gin & Juice" Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre have made a short film about how it all started. By Cole Blake May 08, 2024
Music Benzino "Minding His Business" Instead Of Dropping Eminem Response Fans will have to wait a while longer for Benzino's lyrical response to "Doomsday Pt. 2" By Ben Mock January 28, 2024
Music Russ Helps Fan Deal With Aggressive Security: "What’s Wrong With You?" Russ came to a fan's defense during an incident with security at one of his recent performances. By Cole Blake July 08, 2023
Music Young Thug & YSL's RICO Trial Will Accept Rap Lyrics As Evidence, Judge Decides Judge Glanville clarified that prosecutors must establish a solid foundation before using 17 sets of rhymes against the collective. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 09, 2023
Music Big Sean Confirms The Alchemist Collab Album They weren't bluffing, and we couldn't be happier. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 06, 2024
Music Queen Latifah & Missy Elliott Receive National Medals Of Arts From Joe Biden What an honor for two pioneers in hip-hop. By Zachary Horvath October 22, 2024
Music Trippie Redd Joins In On Grimace Shake Trend Trippie Redd shared his own take on the Grimace Shake trend. By Cole Blake July 03, 2023
Music Nicki Minaj Can't Wait For "Pink Friday 2," Sexyy Red Calls Dibs On Scrapped Track Nicki couldn't contain her excitement about one of her "Pink Friday 2" collaborators. By Caroline Fisher November 05, 2023
Music Playboi Carti Tags Pharrell On IG Amid Collaboration Rumors Playboi Carti gave a shout out to the legendary producer on Instagram. By Cole Blake February 18, 2024
Music An Amy Winehouse Hologram Will Be Going On Tour In 2019 The legendary British songstress will take center stage in a posthumous hologram tour. By hnhh October 12, 2018