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Music Remembering Foolio: A Rising Star's Tragic End Jacksonville rapper Foolio was tragically killed in an ambush on his 26th birthday, marking a devastating end to his rising career. By Rain Adams June 24, 2024
Music Silkk The Shocker Reveals No Limit Rapper Mac Has Been Released From Prison Silkk The Shocker shared the news on Friday that No-Limit rapper Mac is finally home! By Kevin Goddard June 27, 2021
Music XXXTENTACION's "?" Is Number One In Multiple Countries XXXTENTACION's taking over the world with his latest album. By Aron A. March 28, 2018
Music Kanye West Reacts To Alleged Bots Boosting Kendrick Lamar & SZA's "luther" Music Video Kanye West has previously called Kendrick Lamar a "pawn" for the system amid the Drake battle, also admitting jealousy of K.Dot's moment. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 13, 2025
Music Gunna "One Of Wun" First Week Sales Are Quite Impressive Gunna's previous album "A Gift & A Curse," which came out less than a year ago, just barely outsold "One Of Wun," which still hit. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 18, 2024
Original Content What Is Boom Bap? A Defining Sound Of Hip Hop Boom Bap: The rhythmic heartbeat of hip-hop culture, blending punchy beats and raw lyricism, igniting a timeless groove that resonates across generations. By Jake Skudder May 25, 2023
Original Content Top 25 Best Chris Brown Songs of All Time Check out our list of the Top 25 Chris Brown songs of all time! By Kage Jones August 28, 2017
Music Leon Thomas Brings Out Kehlani For “Folded” During Tour Finale In Los Angeles Attendees were in for a surprise. By Tallie Spencer December 26, 2025
Music Rihanna's Shooter Hit With Over A Dozen Charges On Top Of Attempted Murder L.A. County District Attorney Nathan Hochman spoke about the shooting at Rihanna's house outside of the court house on Tuesday. By Cole Blake March 11, 2026
Music Tory Lanez Insinuates The Industry Is Blackballing Him After Dropping New Album "PETERSON" Tory Lanez recorded his new album "PETERSON" entirely behind bars, and also focused on incarceration heavily in his lyricism. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 07, 2025
Music Boosie Badazz Goes Off On Indianapolis Promoters For Allegedly Stiffing His Daughter According to Boosie Badazz, he's never performing in Indianapolis again after what was done to his daughter. By Caroline Fisher April 18, 2025
Original Content The LOX & Diddy's Bad Boy: A Complete History Fresh from annihilating Dipset at Verzuz, we reflect on The Lox's ill-fated spell at Diddy's Bad Boy Records. By Robert Blair August 06, 2021