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Original Content KXNG Crooked, Hip-Hop Historian: Death Row Beginnings, Slaughterhouse Trials, & Eminem's Legacy From Suge Knight to Eminem, Slaughterhouse to Joe Budden, KXNG Crooked is here to realign the narrative. By Mitch Findlay October 10, 2018
Music Mac Miller's Mom Shares Original Birth Announcement On Birthday Mac's mom reflects on his birth. By Aron A. January 21, 2019
Music Drake & Rick Ross Sip Red Wine At Meeting Of The Bosses Drake and Rick Ross embody "don" life. By Mitch Findlay July 22, 2019
Music Benzino Claims Jay-Z Fighting Assault Allegations Is "W" For Hip Hop Benzino has not always seen eye to eye with Jay-Z, but he is happy to see the Roc Nation boss defending his legacy. By Elias Andrews March 10, 2025
Music DJ Unk Passes Away At 43 Rest In Peace. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 25, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" Honored With NAACP Image Award Kendrick Lamar's NAACP Image Award for "Not Like Us" follows the song's five wins at the Grammys and other award show victories. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 23, 2025
Music Timbaland Calls Today's Music "Bland" & "Boring" Due To No "Well-Known Artists," But AI Is Beautiful Timbaland has created hit songs for Jay-Z, Missy Elliott, Aalilyah, Petey Pablo, and more. He influenced Kanye West. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 22, 2025
Music Ice Spice Sets The Record Straight On Central Cee Rumors Fans have wanted to know the truth. By Alexander Cole July 25, 2024
Music Foolio Murder Suspect Alicia Andrews Found Guilty On Lesser Charges Alicia Andrews stood accused of following Foolio across multiple places along with four other codefendants before they allegedly murdered him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 01, 2025
Music Benzino Receives Unrelenting Backlash For His Shocking D'Angelo Tribute Many artists have paid their respects to the late and great and D'Angelo, but Benzino's attempt to do so is being met with boos. By Zachary Horvath October 17, 2025
Music Cardi B Gets Love From Missy Elliott & Timbaland For "Like What (Freestyle)" The leader of the Bardi Gang sampled the duo's 1999 hit "She's a B***h" in her new single, and it seems they are big fans of it. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 02, 2024
Music Ski Mask The Slump God Shouts Out Cardi B's Single For Sounding Like His Work Both MCs sampled Missy Elliott and Timbaland's "She's A B***h," and Ski clarified that his tweet about the Cardi single wasn't a diss. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 01, 2024