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Numbers Kanye West Is The Richest Black Man In American History: Report Kanye West is reportedly estimated to be worth $6.6 billion USD, making him the richest Black man in American history. By Alex Zidel March 18, 2021
Sneakers Wacotron Knew Steph Curry Was A Star Before The Rest Of Us Wacotron reveals his favorite athletes, movies, sneakers, weed strains, and more on "Top 5s." By Alex Zidel July 27, 2021
Music 50 Cent Roasts GRAMMYs Over "Best Rap Album" Nominees 50 Cent calls the GRAMMYs "out of touch" for the Best Rap Album nominations. By Alex Zidel November 25, 2020
Music Trick Trick Declares Detroit A "No Fly Zone" For Outsiders Amid Protests Trick Trick isn't allowing outside agitators to disrupt the march in Detroit. By Aron A. June 03, 2020
Original Content 2020 Was A Triumphant Year For Lyricists Rather than assembling a list of the year's best rappers, it feels appropriate to highlight the emcees who elevated twenty-twenty on a purely lyrical level. By Mitch Findlay December 27, 2020
Music Eminem Celebrates Royce Da 5'9" & Alchemist's Grammy Noms Following Grammy nominations for Royce Da 5'9" and The Alchemist, Eminem took to Twitter to congratulate his longtime pals. By Mitch Findlay November 24, 2020
Music DJ Drama Reveals Jeezy Was First To Pay Him For Mixtape DJ Drama reveals that Jeezy's classic "Streets Iz Watching" was the first time he ever got paid for a mixtape. By Mitch Findlay April 15, 2021
Music Clever Recruits Juice WRLD & Post Malone For New Single Clever gets the best of the best with Post Malone and Juice WRLD announced as features on his upcoming single. By Bhaven Moorthy December 24, 2020
Music Westside Gunn's "FLYGOD" Album Is Returning To Streaming Platforms Westside Gunn confirms that his acclaimed debut "FLYGOD," which originally dropped in 2016, will finally be returning to DSPs. By Mitch Findlay December 24, 2020
Music Jay Electronica Needs Kanye West's Permission For "Act II" Features Though it's unclear as to whether Jay Electronica's "Act II: The Patents Of Nobility" will be returning to streaming, he did tease a possible Discord release, complete with Kanye West verses. By Mitch Findlay November 24, 2020
Music Consequence Calls Kanye West's "Donda" Album "Fire": "We're Gonna Score" He says that anytime he and Ye get together musically it's fire. By Erika Marie November 23, 2020
Music Nicki Minaj Regrets Meek Mill Twitter Beef: "Why The F*ck Did I?" "But it's a good lesson in knowing how to master your anger and emotions." By Chantilly Post February 06, 2020