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Politics DJ Akademiks Sparks Controversy By Doubling Down On Donald Trump Support Despite Recent Conviction Akademiks' tweet about Trump ultimately went viral. By Alexander Cole May 31, 2024
Music 2K Baby Breaks Silence After Fans Expose Him For Door Dashing 2K Baby admitted fans haven't been streaming his music enough and told people to check out his new project, "2 Lost." By Cole Blake November 04, 2025
Music Anita Baker Shows Love To Kendrick Lamar's "GNX" After Shoutout They are clearly big fans of each other. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 29, 2024
Music Mal Claims Drake's New Album "Iceman" Has A "Bomb" On It The last time Mal and others spoke on Drake-related "bombs" was during the Kendrick Lamar battle. Are we actually getting a round two? By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 10, 2025
Music Moneybagg Yo Announces New Album That's Arriving Very Soon He's been releasing an absolute ton of material recently. By Lavender Alexandria May 01, 2024
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
Original Content Kanye West Bowing To Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter V" Is A Sign Of Time-Honored Respect Kanye West has learned to stand toe-to-toe with Lil Wayne, if nothing else. By Devin Ch September 29, 2018
Music Skepta Fires First In UK Rappers Vs. American Rappers Rap Battle With Joyner Lucas Diss Track, "Friendly Fire" Skepta’s UK vs USA rap battle comments have sparked responses by Joyner Lucas, ASAP Rocky, Maiya The Don, and more. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 10, 2025
Music Bump, Bump, Bump: Omarion Reveals He Doesn't Speak To Former B2K Groupmates Omarion says there is no love loss for the legacy B2K established but there is no friendship between him and members Lil Fizz, Raz B, & Boog. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 02, 2025
Music Biggest Hip-Hop Moments Of 2024 2024 was a big year for hip-hop. By Caroline Fisher December 21, 2024
Music Destroy Lonely Shoots Down Domestic Abuse Allegations In Since-Deleted Rant Destroy Lonely says he was the victim of violence in the relationship. By Cole Blake June 24, 2024
Music What Is Jay-Z's Best-Selling Album? Discover the iconic "Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life" album by Jay-Z, its chart-topping singles, and its lasting influence on hip-hop culture. By Axl Banks November 02, 2023