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Original Content Tupac Lives: How The Rapper's Attitude Shaped A Hip-Hop Mindset As we celebrate the 25th anniversary of Tupac's undisputed masterpiece, it's time to examine how aspects of Tupac's attitude have been adopted by countless artists that have followed in his wake. By Robert Blair February 13, 2021
Music Lil Wayne's Alleged Tour Bus Shooter Has Been Released From Jail The man accused of shooting at Lil Wayne's tour bus has been released from jail. By Aron A. November 10, 2020
Music 40 Glocc Recounts Tumbling Down Hill With The Game In Hot Pursuit Hell hath no fury like The Game scorned. By Mitch Findlay January 30, 2020
Music Billie Eilish Says Michael B. Jordan Should Be Next James Bond Billie Eilish would like to see Michael B. Jordan as 007. By Milca P. February 24, 2020
Music Producer Forza Threatens Suicide After Lil Uzi Vert Calls Him Out Forza posts a troubling message on social media. By Alex Zidel November 29, 2019
Music Tupac Had Too Much Empathy To Be A Crack Dealer, Ray Luv Says The rapper detailed his experiences trying to drug deal with Pac, but ultimately "sucking" at it. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 22, 2023
Music Vince Staples Voices Frustration Over The Alchemist's EP Leak Vince Staples isn't happy about his songs with The Alchemist leaking. By Cole Blake April 17, 2023
Music Drake Addresses Relationship With The Weeknd & Chubbs-Detail Feud On "War" Nothing is off limits when Drake drops a freestyle. By Noah C December 24, 2019
Music Conceptual Kanye West "Chiraq" Album Art Unveiled By Joe Perez Artist Joe Perez reveals his cover art for Kanye West's now-scrapped "Chiraq" album. By Mitch Findlay February 11, 2020
Music Wiz Khalifa Breaks Down The Making Of Dr. Dre Inspired "Still Wiz" Wiz Khalifa goes in-depth about flipping a Dr. Dre classic for "Still Wiz," talks Megan Thee Stallion and more. By Mitch Findlay May 01, 2020
Original Content How Ice Cube's "No Vaseline" Sets The Standard For Diss Tracks Nearly 30 years on since its release, we take a look at why Ice Cube's retort to his former NWA collaborators is still heralded as the greatest diss track of all time. By Robert Blair October 29, 2019
Music Tekashi 6ix9ine's New Chain Is Reportedly Not Worth As Much As He Claimed Reports are claiming that his new piece is only worth a third of what he claimed. By Aron A. February 27, 2018