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Music Kurupt's Wife Confirms He's Home From The Hospital Daz Dillenger first confirmed that Kurupt had been hospitalized with a serious health issue on social media in January. By Cole Blake March 03, 2026
Music XXXTentacion: Unseen Photos Of Rapper Appear Online Years After His Passing XXXTentacion is someone who fans still think about, years after his passing. By Alexander Cole April 17, 2024
Music Ice Spice Struts Her Booty In A Tiny Pink Bikini While Previewing New Track Ice Spice has a new album dropping in three weeks. By Alexander Cole July 08, 2024
Music Sexyy Red Pre-Fame Photo Leaves Fans Stunned By Her Looks Fans couldn't believe what she looked like without her red hair and tattoos. By Lavender Alexandria May 02, 2024
Music Common Reveals Which Iconic Kanye West Beats He Turned Down Com got first dibs on era-defining music. By Elias Andrews May 16, 2024
Music Sexyy Red Gushes About Working With Drake On His New Album Trilogy Sexyy Red and Drake collaborated on the "MAID OF HONOUR" track "Cheetah Print" and on the "HABIBTI" cut "Hurrr Nor Thurr." By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 22, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj's Sister Ming Li Disses Ice Spice For Not Living Up To Nicki's Praise Although Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice's relationship is less clear, there's no doubting where Ming Li stands on this. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 29, 2025
Reviews Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist Distill Two Masterpieces Into "Alfredo: The Tour": Concert Review Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist brought their "Alfredo" tour to Brooklyn in an expertly crafted outing by two of the best in the game. By Devin Morton September 27, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Rips Into Kendrick Lamar For Not Expanding West Coast Influence In Hip-Hop Ak thinks K.Dot could carry the West's torch more broadly. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 21, 2024
Music What Is Horrorcore? Sounds Of Rap's Sinister Side The Hip Hop subgenre has given many artists an avenue to express their dark side. By Demi Phillips January 02, 2024
Music What Is 6ix9ine's Best-Selling Single? Within a short amount of time, Tekashi 6ix9ine delivered many hit records but this one stands out as his most successful. By Axl Banks January 01, 2024
Original Content Ja Rule Songs: Rapper's Best Hits Is Ja Rule Top 50? It's definitely debatable. Don't act like Ja didn't have hits! By Brandon Simmons April 24, 2023