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Original Content DJ Kool Herc Reflects On Hip-Hop's 48th Birthday On hip-hop's 48th birthday, we connected with the culture's founding father DJ Kool Herc, who made history at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue. By Mitch Findlay August 11, 2021
Relationships Hunxho Serenades Keyshia Cole After Gloss Up Scandal: Watch Earlier this month, Hunxho got called out for his flirty photos with Gloss Up. By Caroline Fisher May 09, 2024
Music Wack 100 Explains Why The Game Did Not Go To Kendrick Lamar's "The Pop Out" Show Wack 100 denies any heat between The Game and Kendrick Lamar. By Devin Morton July 16, 2024
Music Boosie Badazz Reveals Why He Was "Pissed" After Seeing Lil Uzi Vert's Marc Jacobs Campaign Boosie Badazz had a lot to say about the move. By Cole Blake August 10, 2024
Music "The Joe Budden Podcast" Debates Their Issues With Lil Wayne's New Album "Tha Carter VI" While "The Joe Budden Podcast" had some criticisms of Lil Wayne's new album, they also had praise for "Tha Carter VI" and its lyricism. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 07, 2025
Music Rick Ross Compares Kendrick Lamar To Andre 3000 Amid Drake Feud Rick Ross says this is the closest fans will get to hearing the Outkast rapper in a battle. By Cole Blake May 04, 2024
Music Young Thug's Brother Erupts On YSL Mondo For Doing Interviews Amid RICO Case Thugger's time in court is sure to be extended now. By Zachary Horvath August 31, 2024
Music King Von's Producer Mourns His Death In Heartbreaking IG Live King Von was fatally shot outside of an Atlanta nightclub following a reported shoot-out with Quando Rondo's crew. By Alex Zidel November 06, 2020
Music Drake Gets Heated While Being Trolled By Instagram Comedian TravQue Drake wasn't here for TravQue's antics. By Joshua Robinson April 07, 2021
Music Prosecutors Use Fetty Wap's "Trap Queen" Against Him In Court In court documents, prosecutors cited Fetty Wap's 2014 song "Trap Queen." By Caroline Fisher May 19, 2023
Music Lil Uzi Vert's "XO Tour Llif3" & "Money Longer" Each Go Double Platinum "Double platinum twice," Uzi writes on Twitter. By Trevor Smith July 09, 2017
Music Tyler, The Creator's "Flower Boy" And "Igor" Go 2X Platinum "Igor" and "Flower Boy" have sold over 2 million units each. By Caroline Fisher July 29, 2023