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Music Vince Staples Declares Jay-Z The Greatest Ever The Long Beach rapper has Snoop Dogg at a close second. By Yoni Yardeni July 09, 2021
Numbers Polo G Has His First-Ever #1 Song With "RAPSTAR" Congratulations to Polo G. His new single "RAPSTAR" just debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100! By Alex Zidel April 19, 2021
Reviews Meek Mill "Expensive Pain" Review A solid and often revelatory album, "Expensive Pain" certainly doesn't displace Meek Mill from his hard-earned position among hip-hop’s front-runners, but it seems unlikely that it’ll be the moment where all of his naysayers see the error of their ways, either. By Robert Blair October 07, 2021
Music Baby Keem's "The Melodic Blue" Tracklist: Kendrick Lamar, Travis Scott & More Baby Keem unveils the complete tracklist for "The Melodic Blue," featuring Kendrick Lamar, Travis Scott, and Don Toliver. By Mitch Findlay September 08, 2021
Music Dr. Dre Lost $200M After Leaking Apple-Beats Deal With Tyrese: Report Jimmy Iovine was "anxious and afraid" that Tim Cook was going to kill Apple's multi-billion dollar acquisition of Beats after Dr. Dre called himself "hip-hop's first billionaire." By Aron A. May 05, 2022
Music 21 Savage Says Rappers Won't Work With NBA YoungBoy Because Of Loyalty To Lil Durk In another interesting soundbite from his interview with DJ Akademiks, 21 Savage explained a bit about NBA Youngboy. By Taylor McCloud September 29, 2021
Music Mary J. Blige Reveals Star-Studded "Good Morning Gorgeous" Tracklist Mary J. Blige is back with a follow-up to 2017's Strength of a Woman By Marc Griffin January 21, 2022
Music A$AP Rocky's Re-Release Of "Live.Love.A$AP" Is Dropping 2 Fan-Favorite Tracks When A$AP Rocky's breakout mixtape hits streaming services on Friday, there will be a few notable changes to the project. By Joshua Robinson October 28, 2021
Original Content Eminem's Triumphant "Not Afraid" Turns Ten Ten years ago, Eminem delivered one of his defining songs in "Not Afraid," the lead single from his "Recovery" album. By Mitch Findlay April 29, 2020
Music Nicki Minaj & 6ix9ine's "Trollz" Breaks Record With 46 Million Views: Report Nicki Minaj and 6ix9ine have a hit on their hands as "Trollz" reportedly breaks a hip hop record with 46 million views. By Erika Marie June 12, 2020
Music Run The Jewels Break Down "RTJ4" With Ebro Darden Run The Jewels discuss their latest body of work "RTJ4" with Ebro Darden on Apple Music's Beats 1 Radio. By Mitch Findlay June 05, 2020
Music Adam22 Says Tay-K Was Sent To Solitary Confinement Over "No Jumper" Interview A ten-minute interview got the young rapper into a bit of trouble. By Erika Marie December 24, 2019