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Original Content Ranking DMX's Albums From Best To Still Pretty Damn Good He's hailed as one of the greatest rappers to pick up a mic, and we're revisiting DMX's catalog and ranking his beloved albums. By Olivia Monahan April 06, 2023
Original Content Who Is Baka Not Nice? Everything You Need To Know Baka Not Nice is who he is, but who is he? By Mitch Findlay October 17, 2017
Music Chris Brown Clears Up "Robitussin" Confusion On "Under The Influence" Are you hearing "Robitussin" or "rubbing, touchin'"? By Erika Marie November 14, 2022
Music D4vd Reveals How He Wants To Die In Resurfaced Clip In the past, D4vd was brutally honest about his mental health, and a resurfaced clip shows he's already thought about the death penalty. By Alexander Cole April 29, 2026
Music Playboi Carti's Security Allegedly Smashes Photographer's Camera At Rolling Loud Playboi Carti was performing at Rolling Loud this weekend, and according to Kurrco, his security got into a dust-up. By Alexander Cole May 11, 2026
Music Tracklist For Erykah Badu And The Alchemist's Collab Album Surfaces Despite there being a lot of excitement for this tape, The Alchemist and Erykah Badu did ruffle feathers by using AI for the cover art. By Zachary Horvath September 27, 2025
Original Content 10 Classic Mixtapes That Still Haven't Hit Streaming Platforms Some of the best Hip-Hop and R&B projects of the late 2000s and early 2010s were free mixtapes, but many of those classics are still not available to stream on DSPs to this day. By Joshua Robinson September 28, 2022
Music TDE's Punch Cracks Jokes About Paying Joe Budden To Support Kendrick Lamar TDE's Punch was recently on "The Joe Budden Podcast," where he addressed rumors about the label paying Budden to favor Kendrick Lamar. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 08, 2026
Music Tia Kemp Claims 50 Cent Got Her Instagram Live Suspended Tia Kemp is facing legal action from 50 Cent, accusing her of defamation after both celebrities mocked each other's children online. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 01, 2026
Original Content Rapsody’s Growth As An Emcee, Told Through 10 Songs More than a best-of list, these songs show how Rapsody’s perspective changed across more than 15 years of music. By Erika Marie August 19, 2026
Music Lil Wayne Seeks To Disprove Airplane Assault Claims Via Pilot's Testimony Lil Wayne was sued by his former assistant Andrew Williams in 2022 for allegedly punching him on a private jet. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 25, 2026
Music Security Guard Who Sued Cardi B For Assault Wants Another Shot Emani Ellis's first attempt at suing Cardi B for an alleged assault in 2018 at a medical facility was shut down by a jury in September. By Zachary Horvath November 03, 2025