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Music Who Is DJ Kool Herc? The "Founding Father Of Hip-Hop" We're looking back on the career and influential life of the founding father of hip-hop, DJ Kool Herc. By Caleb Hardy June 03, 2023
Original Content TikTok's Rising R&B Artists You Need To Listen To Immediately TikTok is helping a new generation of artists become stars in their own rights, and the R&B scene is heating up. From Neo-Soul to Funk, affirmations to breakup anthems, TikTok is helping these artist shine as they find their viral moments and you need to tune in: Alex Vaughn, Ballad, Dachelle, Mayyadda, Felix Ames, Ïnnü, Dreamer Isioma, T H R O N E, and Kabwasa. By Erika Marie April 11, 2022
Music Marv Won Reflects On Eminem "8 Mile" Battle: "That Sh*t Changed My Life" Detroit rapper Marv Won tells the epic story about battling Eminem on the set of "8 Mile" and how it went on to change his life. By Mitch Findlay November 25, 2020
Original Content 2Pac & Notorious B.I.G. Made Classics With Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's unparalleled chemistry with both 2Pac and Biggie resulted in two of the greatest tracks of all time. By Mitch Findlay February 18, 2020
Music J Prince Jr's Party Ends In Gunfire With Two People Seriously Injured A block party for J Prince Jr.'s birthday ended as shots were fired, hitting two people. By Alex Zidel March 12, 2018
Music T-Pain Admits He's "Heartbroken" By Ozzy Osbourne's Death Ozzy Osbourne passed away at the age of 76, the rock star's family confirmed in a statement, earlier this week. By Cole Blake July 23, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Pays Tribute To Rich Homie Quan During Award Acceptance Speech Carti paid his respects. By Elias Andrews September 05, 2024
Music Jadakiss Reflects On Why Diddy Parties Were The "GOAT" 'Kiss made it clear that this was before all the allegations. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 24, 2024
Music Cops List Alleged Injuries From Lil Nas X Arrest Lil Nas X did post a $75,000 bail but he's still up for a few years in prison as the authorities are taking this arrest seriously. By Zachary Horvath August 26, 2025
Music Drake Secures Title Of Most Influential Jewelry This Year Among Rappers According to a new study by the men's jewelry brand CRAFTD, Drake's jewelry racks up 63.5K Google searches per month. By Caroline Fisher August 18, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Says Young Thug Continuing To Diss Gunna Will Do More Harm Than Good Young Thug continues to diss Gunna on new verses and subliminal tweets, and now DJ Akademiks has weighed in on the jabs. By Devin Morton August 17, 2025
Music Earl Sweatshirt Reportedly Dropping New Album "Live Laugh Love" Very Soon Earl Sweatshirt's rumored new album will allegedly include contributions from Vince Staples, Donald Glover, Bktherula, and many more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 16, 2025