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Original Content 21 Savage's "A Lot" With J. Cole Proved Naysayers Wrong 21 Savage and J. Cole's "A Lot" introduced a compelling creative partnership that thrived in spite of vast stylistic differences. By Mitch Findlay March 31, 2020
Music Notorious B.I.G. Refused To Respond To 2pac's "Hit Em Up" Lil Cease explains why The Notorious B.I.G refused to respond to 2Pac's scathing "Hit Em Up," a decision that puzzled many of his closest associates. By Mitch Findlay December 03, 2020
Music J. Cole & Rick Ross Praise Rising Rapper Morray's "Quicksand" Morray's rapidly-rising "Quicksand" has caught the eye of J. Cole and Rick Ross, both of whom were quick to praise the North Carolina rapper. By Mitch Findlay November 04, 2020
Music Hip-Hop Celebrates Diddy's 51st Birthday Today marks Diddy's fifty-first birthday, and several hip-hop legends have come forward with some birthday love. By Mitch Findlay November 04, 2020
Music Statik Selektah, Joey Bada$$, & Nas Have A Single Coming Statik Selektah is gearing up to kick off the rollout to "The Balancing Act" with a Joey Bada$$ & Nas collaboration. By Mitch Findlay October 12, 2020
Music 50 Cent Reacts To Lil Wayne & Denise Bidot's Break-Up Following reports that Lil Wayne got "dumped" by ex-girlfriend Denise Bidot, 50 Cent took to Twitter to have a laugh at the narrative. By Mitch Findlay November 04, 2020
Music Russ Deems Ab-Soul One Of The Best Rappers Alive Russ takes a moment to pay homage to a rapper that doesn't always get the respect he deserves: Ab-Soul. By Mitch Findlay August 27, 2020
Music Fivio Foreign Shares Coronavirus Test Results Fivio Foreign claims he was tested for COVID-19 and the test came back negative. By Alex Zidel March 30, 2020
Music Ice-T Explains Why 50 Cent & Bobby Shmurda Were The Last Real Gangsta Rappers He detailed why he believes many of today's rappers aren't as threatening as rappers used to be. By Erika Marie December 03, 2020
Music Noreaga Doesn't Think Eminem Still Has The Showmanship For Battle Rap N.O.R.E. says that after decades away from the battle rap scene, Eminem may not have the showmanship skills as he did before. By Erika Marie December 03, 2020
Music Future's Artist FXXXXY Has Passed Away: Report FXXXXY, a Texas-based rapper signed to Freebandz, reportedly passed away last night. By Alex Zidel September 17, 2020
Music Swagger Rite Links With Roy Wood$ For New Single "Drugs & Love" Weston Road's own Swagger Rite links with fellow Canadian Roy Wood$ for a synth-driven, languid party track titled "Drugs & Love" off his upcoming EP, "The Detour." By Keenan Higgins December 21, 2020