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Original Content Hip-Hop's Best Verses: Lloyd Banks' "Victory Freestyle" Continuing our new Original Content series "Hip-Hop's Best Verses," Lloyd Banks' "Victory" has easily withstood the test of time as one of the greatest freestyles in hip-hop history. By Mitch Findlay February 04, 2021
Music J Cole Targets Donald Trump And Billionaires On New Single "Clouds" Cole really went in on this one. By Elias Andrews February 20, 2025
Music Diddy Settles Lawsuit With Photographer Who Accused Him Of Beatdown Diddy gets a deal done. By Matt F August 17, 2017
Music Jay-Z Claims To Have Lost Out On $200 Million In Amended Defamation Suit Against Tony Buzbee Jay-Z has been at Tony Buzbee's neck since the rape lawsuit was dropped against him and he's claiming to have all sorts of receipts. By Zachary Horvath May 06, 2025
Music Drake Shows Love To His "Brother" Young Thug During Australian Concert Drake is glad his longtime collaborator is home. By Cole Blake February 05, 2025
Music Timbaland Calls Today's Music "Bland" & "Boring" Due To No "Well-Known Artists," But AI Is Beautiful Timbaland has created hit songs for Jay-Z, Missy Elliott, Aalilyah, Petey Pablo, and more. He influenced Kanye West. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 22, 2025
Music What Is Mariah Carey's Best-Selling Album? Explore the lasting impact of Mariah Carey's best-selling album that redefined the boundaries of pop and R&B. By Rain Adams November 14, 2023
Music DD Osama Confronts N3on For Disrespecting His Deceased Brother Osama warned the popular streamer that they don't come from the same place, whereas N3on offered his sincere apologies. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 18, 2024
Music 50 Cent Continues To Target Big Meech With Relentless “Rat” Accusations 50 Cent has been going after Big Meech ever since the "BMF" founder linked up with Rick Ross after getting out of prison. By Caroline Fisher April 27, 2025
Music Kanye West Proclaims His Love For Young Thug After Thugger Claimed To Be A Drake Fan Kanye West has shared mixed reactions on the beef between Kendrick Lamar and Drake that included rapping about it on "Like That" remix. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 26, 2025
Music Jeezy Will Celebrate 20 Years Of "Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101" With Grand Tour Jeezy's "TM:101 Live" tour will feature special guest DJ Drama and run from June to September of this year across the United States. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 24, 2025
Music Drake Allegedly Couldn't Help But Laugh About Kendrick Lamar Super Bowl Announcement Drizzy is unfazed. By Zachary Horvath September 10, 2024