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Music DJ Akademiks Questions A$AP Rocky's Lawyer's Claim About Diddy & Jay-Z's Relationship If A$AP Rocky's lawyer Joe Tacopina is right about Jay-Z and Diddy's falling out, DJ Akademiks wants to know when that rift happened. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 01, 2025
Original Content Benzino: A Brief History Of Beef Sizing up some of the biggest disputes and beefs involving the former Source co-owner. By Jibril Yassin November 06, 2019
Original Content Gucci Mane's New 1017: How Wop Is Shaping The South Get to know the New 1017 through exclusive interviews with five members of Gucci Mane's newly re-established roster. By Aron A. October 29, 2021
Reviews Drake & 21 Savage "Her Loss" Album Review An entertaining concoction of lust, aggression, messiness, and brilliance, "Her Loss" is an incredible rap album with a subtle nuance looming beneath the surface. By Joshua Robinson November 10, 2022
Numbers King Von's "Took Her To The O" Hits 100 Million Spotify Streams King Von's hard-hitting anthem "Took Her To The O" has officially surpassed over one hundred million streams on Spotify. By Mitch Findlay June 24, 2021
Original Content The Best Radio Freestyles of All Time Radio freestyles are often an indicator of what makes a great rapper. Here are the best radio freestyles of all time. By Wyatt Westlake April 12, 2023
Reviews Kanye West "DONDA" Review "DONDA" offers a sense of familiarity in response to the demands for the return of the “Old Kanye.” Unfortunately, it’s not all that it’s cracked up to be. By Aron A. September 06, 2021
Music Kid Cudi Reminds Us Of The Time He Was Tripping On Acid At Coachella Kid Cudi was feeling the "Electric Feel." By Chantilly Post July 12, 2019
Original Content Breakout Artists Of 2017 Find out which breakout star made the most noise in 2017. By Matt F December 18, 2017
Original Content Hip-Hop Family Tree Part 1: The Old School Hip-hop pioneers and their famous relatives. By Karlton Jahmal January 09, 2018
Music Yeat Teases Drake Collab In "Made It On Our Own" Music Video With EsDeeKid Drake and Yeat already dropped "Dog House" as part of the "ICEMAN" era, so maybe this EsDeeKid collab hints at something else. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 28, 2026
Music New Details Of Corpse Found In D4vd’s Abandoned Tesla Revealed Earlier this week, a "severely decomposed" human body was discovered in the trunk of an impounded Tesla registered to D4vd. By Caroline Fisher September 10, 2025