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Original Content When Rappers Self-Produce: Havoc, Eminem, J. Cole & More From J. Cole to Kanye West, it's important to appreciate the artists who can fire on all cylinders -- both behind the mic and behind the boards. By Mitch Findlay March 10, 2021
Music Fat Joe Reflects On The Wild Night He & 50 Cent Squashed Their Beef During an appearance on Talib Kweli's "The People's Party," Fat Joe opens up about how he and 50 Cent squashed their beef and became friends. By Mitch Findlay May 03, 2021
Music CyHi The Prynce Reveals That "Elephant In The Room" Was Inspired By Eminem & Dr. Dre CyHi The Prynce's 2015 diss track "Elephant In The Room" was actually apart of an unfinished CyHi and Kanye West joint album, inspired by Eminem and Dr. Dre's classic collabs. By Joshua Robinson April 07, 2021
Music Spillage Village Bring The Spirit In Incredible Tiny Desk Concert Spillage Village bring "Spilligion" to life with a stunning NPR Tiny Desk Concert performance. By Mitch Findlay October 23, 2020
Music Eminem's Scrapped "Shady XX" Logo Shared By Artist Eminem's label was seemingly considering the release of something "Shady XX" related, possibly featuring Griselda & Boogie, as indicated by a new post by artist Mike Saputo. By Mitch Findlay September 15, 2020
Music Metro Boomin Clowns Russ' Production Ability Metro Boomin has an uproarious laugh at Russ' expense, proving there's still no love lost between these two producers. By Mitch Findlay March 27, 2020
Music G Herbo Compares Juice WRLD To Biggie & Tupac G Herbo likens his friend, brother, and collaborator Juice WRLD to Tupac Shakur & Christopher "Notorious B.I.G" Wallace. By Dominiq R. February 29, 2020
Music Juice WRLD's "Legends Never Die" Remains No. 1 On Billboard 200 Juice WRLD's "Legends Never Die" remains number 1 on the Billboard 200 in its second week. By Cole Blake July 26, 2020
Music Twista Finally Takes On Eminem's Now-Wrapped #GodzillaChallenge Twista submitted a very belated—although very impressive nonetheless—effort to Eminem's now-finished #GodzillaChallenge months after initially accepting it. By Lynn S. May 29, 2020
Original Content Are These 5 Beloved Rap Albums Classics? With the term classic holding such weight within the rap game, it feels appropriate to examine five albums that may very well be deserving of the status. By Mitch Findlay September 23, 2020
Music A$AP Rocky Speaks On Colorism In New "Cyberpunk 2077" Song A$AP Rocky says he used to want to be "light-skinned" when he was younger in his new song for Cyberpunk 2077. By Alex Zidel December 10, 2020
Original Content Lil Wayne's "Lollipop" Recalls A Simpler Time Twelve years removed from its initial release, Lil Wayne's "Lollipop" remains an artistic turning point for the legendary Cash Money rapper. By Mitch Findlay April 08, 2020