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Music XXXTentacion's "A Helping Hand" Charity Event Hands Out 1000 Lunches XXXTentacion's charitable acts continue in his honor. By Matthew Parizot June 25, 2018
Original Content How Missy Elliott Changed Hip-Hop An examination of the innovations Missy Elliott made to music and culture throughout her career. By Gus Fisher February 05, 2019
Music Mike Dean Reveals When Kanye's "G.O.O.D. Friday" Songs Will Be Streaming Mike Dean says there is a possibility that Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Friday songs will be on streaming services this summer. By Alex Zidel April 22, 2020
Music Kendrick Lamar Covers Up "Hustle Like You Broke" Tattoo With Dope New Piece Kendrick Lamar covers up his forearm tat with something new. By Alex Zidel May 27, 2019
Music 21 Savage Shares Conflicted Thoughts On Young Thug & Gunna Beef While 21 Savage hasn't worked with Gunna since the YSL RICO case, he has linked up with Young Thug on multiple occasions. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 12, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Gives "Moment Of The Year" To Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl Although DJ Akademiks is firmly on Team Drake, he couldn't deny that Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show had everyone talking. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 06, 2025
Music Ja Rule Reveals What Advice He’d Give Drake Amid Kendrick Lamar Feud Ja Rule has dealt with his fair share of rap beef throughout his decades-long career, much like Drake and Kendrick Lamar. By Caroline Fisher November 11, 2025
Music 50 Cent Doubles Down On Why He Doesn’t Like Zohran Mamdani Recently, Zohran Mamdani admitted that he still listens to 50 Cent sometimes, even though the rapper disagrees with his economic agenda. By Caroline Fisher November 04, 2025
Music Cardi B Reacts To Viral Video Of Offset And Their Son Wave Cardi is loving Offset and Wave's new performance. By Lavender Alexandria November 08, 2023
Music Outkast's "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below": 2 Decades Of Mastery Big Boi and André 3000's "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below" changed the way Hip Hop viewed collaborative albums—and no one could duplicate Outkast's eclectic delivery. By Erika Marie October 09, 2023
Music 50 Cent Brutally Rejects Dame Dash’s Truce Attempt Earlier this month, Dame Dash took to Instagram to reveal that he wants to squash his beef with both Cam'ron and 50 Cent. By Caroline Fisher September 23, 2025
Music Summer Walker Confirms She’s Content With Life After Chris Brown Kiss Recently, Chris Brown invited Summer Walker to join him onstage for a performance of "Take You Down" in Las Vegas. By Caroline Fisher September 22, 2025