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Profiles Meet Bas: Dreamville's Cosmopolitan Sage Interview: Bas discusses his Muslim roots, discovering rap at age 23, and his new album "Too High to Riot." By Danny Schwartz April 21, 2016
Original Content Wiz Khalifa's Best Smoking Anthems Stay high. By Karlton Jahmal January 01, 2019
Original Content The Myth Of Young Thug's "Hy!£UN35": The Album That Never Was The myth of Hy!£UN35 began nearly a half-decade ago... By Narsimha Chintaluri October 14, 2018
Original Content The Story Of Nate Dogg, King Of Hooks Still uncontested as the reigning King Of Hooks, Nate Dogg has earned his place as one of the most iconic names in hip-hop history. By Mitch Findlay April 07, 2020
Viral How TikTok's Niche Viral Space Is Redefining The Music Industry The video app has been downloaded over a billion times, and it's not hard to see why. By Luke Hinz August 30, 2019
Original Content Young Thug Can Rap: 10 Of His Wildest Verses In case you needed a reminder, Young Thug stands in a league of his own. By Mitch Findlay August 20, 2019
Music Lil Mo "Felt Some Type Of Way" After Fabolous Failed To Respond To Collab Request They've made hits together and have been longtime friends, but Mo admitted that she was upset he didn't "just ain't get back." Instead, T-Pain obliged. By Erika Marie August 05, 2021
Music Kanye West Disses Kendrick Lamar Again By Leaving Him Off His "12 Rap Kings" List Kanye West previously hated on "Not Like Us" and named various rapper who deserved a Super Bowl slot before Kendrick Lamar. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 21, 2025
Relationships Rihanna Appears To Throw Shots At Drake While Dancing On A$AP Rocky Rihanna fires back. By Aron A. August 05, 2026
Music André 3000 Essential Songs André 3000 is a key hip-hop artist of the past 30 years. With Big Boi, he co-fronted the a seminal 90s Southern hip-hop group OutKast. This list dives into seven of his best tracks. By Christopher Gorrie May 31, 2024
Sports Toosii Calls Syracuse's Football Coach A Liar After Transferring Out Toosii committed to play for Syracuse last year, but his plans didn't take long to unravel as the coach revealed it wasn't happening. By Zachary Horvath January 30, 2026
Music Kanye West's Hilariously Cringe "Hotline Bling" Verse Partially Leaks Online Considering the incredibly rocky relationship between Kanye West and Drake, this leak sounds more surreal than anything. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 26, 2025