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Music XXXTentacion Case: Woman Who Rented Killer's Car Says Defendant Apologized To Her After using the vehicle in the rapper's murder, the woman claims one of the men apologized for getting her "caught up." By Erika Marie February 15, 2023
Music Willie D Confronts Scarface About Being Excluded From Grammys Performance Willie D explained why he felt a type of way about being excluded from the Grammys Hip Hop 50 performance. By Aron A. February 14, 2023
Music Biggie Wasn't Killed In A Drive-By, Says Ex-Bodyguard Gene Deal believes Biggie's murderer was waiting on him. By Erika Marie February 14, 2023
Music JT Prays For City Girls' Future While speaking to Angie Martinez, the 30-year-old hoped that guys, egos, or anything else doesn't get in the way of her relationship with Caresha. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 13, 2023
Music Eminem's Stunt Double Ryan Shepard Dead After Car Crash Shepard was 40 years old and went on to become an engineer after his time working with Marshall Mathers. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 12, 2023
Music Lil Baby Reacts To Meeting Jay-Z At Grammy Awards Lil Baby met Jay-Z at last night's Grammy Awards, telling fans about how much that means to him. By Alex Zidel March 15, 2021
Music Obasi Jackson Teases Possible Pop Smoke & Bobby Shmurda Collab Pop Smoke's brother Obasi Jackson says there's "probably" a collaboration coming from his brother and Bobby Shmurda. By Alex Zidel April 13, 2021
Original Content Hip-Hop's Best Verses: Ghostface Killah's "Shakey Dog" Kicking off our new Original Content series "Hip-Hop's Best Verses," revisit one of rap's most explosive and detailed crime sagas, Ghostface Killah's masterful "Shakey Dog." By Mitch Findlay January 19, 2021
Sneakers Raekwon & Packer's "Cuban Linx" Colorway Drops Tomorrow Five years after bringing us the "Purple Tape" kicks, Raekwon and Packer have united to announce the "Cuban Linx" colorway. By Mitch Findlay December 22, 2020
Music Doja Cat Jokes Her "New Stage Name" Includes Nicki Minaj, Beyoncé, Rihanna, & More The "Kiss Me More" singer blended the names of over a half-dozen women who she admires. By Erika Marie April 12, 2021
Original Content Kanye West's "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" Turns 10: A Conversation With Anthony Kilhoffer Engineer and producer Anthony Kilhoffer reflects on the secretive Hawaii sessions, Wu-Tang's influence, and why Kanye West's magnum opus is an undeniable classic 10-years later. By Aron A. November 22, 2020
TV Bow Wow Reveals He Dated Keyshia Cole & Blac Chyna The rapper discussed possibly releasing a project where each song was about a woman he's dated. By Erika Marie January 19, 2021