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Original Content Engineering With Battlecat: How A West Coast Legend Continues To Shape Sound The legendary west coast pioneer DJ Battlecat breaks down his journey with music, the importance of analog technology, and how his new partnership with Audible Reality has allowed him the opportunity to share his ears with the masses. By Mitch Findlay April 22, 2021
Music Lil Durk Reveals His New Booking Price Lil Durk raises his booking price to $200,000 for shows after his career year. By Alex Zidel December 30, 2020
Music DMX's Daughter Shares Heartbreaking Post After Father's Death DMX's daughter Sasha shares a heartbreaking message following the rapper's death. By Alex Zidel April 12, 2021
Music FBI Arrests Scarfo Da Plug Murder Suspects In Los Angeles: Report Two Georgia men were reportedly arrested by an FBI task force in Los Angeles for allegedly murdering Scarfo Da Plug. By Joshua Robinson March 12, 2021
Music Tyler, The Creator Fanboys Over 50 Cent & G-Unit Tyler, The Creator took a moment to reflect on the dominant run of 50 Cent and G-Unit, as well as lamenting changes in the classic mixtape format. By Mitch Findlay September 30, 2020
Music XXXTentacion "SAD!" Reaches 1 Billion Streams R.I.P X. By Aida C. June 08, 2019
Music Mariah Carey's Former Assistant Reveals Singer Has Fake Booty The ongoing lawsuit between Mariah Carey and her ex-assistant gets ugly. By Alex Zidel June 07, 2019
Music Ella Mai Fails To Name Aretha Franklin Songs In Hilariously Awkward Interview DJ Mustard shut it all down. By Zaynab February 20, 2019
Original Content Where Are They Now? 20 Icons Of The “Hip Hop Blog” Era A look back at 20 of the most memorable rappers from the peak hip-hop blog era, circa 2006-2011. By Maxwell Cavaseno June 12, 2019
Music J. Cole & Dreamville Hosted An Intense, 10-Day "Rap Camp" For Label's Compilation Cole said this is what he's been training for. By Erika Marie April 02, 2019
Music Cardi B's Private Jet Makes Emergency Landing & She's Pissed Cardi B is sticking to Delta in the future. By Alex Zidel November 26, 2018
Music Kanye West Dubs XXXTentacion, Lil Pump, & 6ix9ine The Best New Rappers Kanye West has love for the new generation. By Mitch Findlay August 30, 2018