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Music YG Reveals Lil Wayne Feature On New Album, Cites Tupac As Album's Influence YG draws parallels to Tupac Shakur's life, claiming that he had a major influence on his new album "MY LIFE 4HUNNID". By Alex Zidel September 23, 2020
Music Big U Denies Rumor That He Was Involved In Nipsey Hussle's Murder The founder and Executive Director of Developing Options stopped by Drink Champs to clear the air about rumors surrounding Nipsey Hussle's death. By Joshua Robinson March 03, 2021
Music Freddie Gibbs Has A Laugh Over Trump's IG Ban Following the news that Donald Trump was hit with an indefinite ban from Facebook and Instagram, Freddie Gibbs had a hearty laugh at the President's expense. By Mitch Findlay January 07, 2021
Music Remy Ma Denies Reports That She Knew Victim She Was Accused Of Shooting The rapper served six years for the incident, but Remy speaks her truth about the false reports that have been shared over the years. By Erika Marie April 01, 2021
Original Content Why Did Bobby Shmurda Opt Out Of "First Day Out" Freestyle Tradition? Although he's got the whole world waiting on his next move after seven years away, there's a case to be made for Bobby Shmurda to delay his return to the rap game. By Robert Blair March 05, 2021
Music Kanye West Confirms Collab With DaBaby In The Works Kanye West hints at a new collab with DaBaby after releasing "Nah Nah Nah." By Aron A. October 18, 2020
Sports 6ix9ine Apparently Wants Smoke In The Ring With Gervonta Davis According to DJ Akademiks, controversial rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine is down to get in the ring with four-time world champion boxer Gervonta Davis. By Keenan Higgins December 11, 2020
Music 6ix9ine Is Back: Full-Body Tattoos & New Music Preview Tekashi 6ix9ine makes a comeback and previews his new song. By Alex Zidel February 04, 2021
Music Conway The Machine Blesses NPR Tiny Desk From Sweet Chick Conway The Machine brings fire to NPR's Tiny Desk Concert, which he performed at Sweet Chick. By Alex Zidel September 23, 2020
Music Conway Speaks On How "Music Definitely Saved" Him From Street Life The rapper talked about how his friends built studios for people to come in and work on music instead of turning to the streets. By Erika Marie September 23, 2020
Music Rare Photo of Tupac & Biggie From 1993 Was Overlooked By Photographer For Decades The veteran Hip-Hop photographer shares a rare picture of Tupac & Biggie in New York circa 1993, revealing that he overlooked the photo for two decades. By Joshua Robinson March 03, 2021
Music Robin Thicke Recalls Robbery That Inspired "Shooter" With Lil Wayne The singer witnessed a bank robbery when he was a teen & wrote a song about it for his debut album, & later, Weezy used it for "Tha Carter II." By Erika Marie March 03, 2021