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Original Content What Happened To Rakim's Aftermath Album With Dr. Dre? In one of hip-hop's greatest cases of "what could've been," we revisit Rakim's brief spell on Dr. Dre's Aftermath label and why the "Oh My God" album never surfaced. By Robert Blair March 24, 2020
Music Kodak Black Credited By Fans For Starting "WAP" Kodak Black's fans are going to bat for him, claiming that he popularized the term "WAP," pointing to his song "Already" as the proof. By Alex Zidel August 19, 2020
Music Kelis Claims Pharrell & Chad Hugo Never Paid Her For Her Neptunes-Produced Albums Kelis is calling out the production duo for failing to pay her royalties. By Lynn S. January 30, 2020
Relationships Grimes’ “Player Of Games” Track Shades Elon Musk: “He’ll Always Love The Game More Than He Loves Me” The pair ended their 3-year relationship in September of 2021. By Hayley Hynes December 05, 2021
Music Mac Bre-Z Recalls 2005 Moment When She Was Punched By Gucci Mane Gucci's former collaborator detailed what led up to the viral incident. By Erika Marie December 17, 2020
Music Wiz Khalifa Names The Two Weakest Hip-Hop Smokers During an interview with Big Boy TV, Wiz Khalifa takes a moment to reveal some of hip-hop's weakest lungs. By Mitch Findlay May 04, 2020
Music 2 Chainz Clarifies That He & Future Never Had Beef 2 Chainz and Future are just "2 hustlas who made it out the mudd without hating on each other." By Aron A. July 30, 2019
Music Romeo Miller Honors His Father Master P On His Birthday Romeo paid tribute to his "country boy" dad. By Erika Marie April 30, 2019
Relationships Da Brat Confirms Nicole Murphy Went For LisaRaye McCoy's Husband Before Uh-oh. By hnhh July 24, 2019
Streetwear Lil Uzi Vert Releases "Eternal Atake" Merch Lil Uzi Vert has dropped some "Eternal Atake" merchandise inspired by the album's space theme. The items are available for pre-order now. By Lynn S. March 18, 2020
Music Southside Claims Offset Tried To Rob Lil Uzi Vert During a heated rant on Instagram Live, Southside alluded to an incident where Offset attempted to rob Lil Uzi Vert. By Mitch Findlay April 02, 2021
Music Post Malone & Swae Lee's "Sunflower" Is No. 1 On Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart Swae & Post go for gold. By Milca P. January 13, 2019