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Music How "Yo! MTV Raps" Defined A Generation Of Hip Hop The classic TV show awarded fans an up close view into Hip Hop’s finest. By Demi Phillips September 19, 2023
Music Lil Durk Sells Out United Center For A Second Time: Watch Lil Durk brought out two massive crowds in Chicago. By Alexander Cole August 14, 2023
Music Kendrick Lamar's GNX Toronto Show Sees Spike In Ticket Sells As Drake & Kai Cenat Postpone Livestream Kendrick Lamar won several BET Awards this week, including Album of the Year and Music Video of the Year for GNX. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 12, 2025
Music Quez2rr Receives Prison Sentence For Bringing Machine Gun Into Maternity Ward Quez2rr had previously pleaded guilty to a machine gun possession charge back in March of this year, which followed a raid on his home. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 08, 2025
Music Russ Recounts Not Clearing An Old Sample Costing Him Up To A Milli Russ achieved fame in Atlanta with his debut single "What They Want." The song would land him a deal with Columbia Records. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 06, 2025
Music Viral Megan Thee Stallion Fan Who Grabbed Her Butt Claims He Asked Her First This caused a lot of controversy for Megan Thee Stallion fans, who debated whether or not this excused the fan's behavior. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 05, 2025
Original Content Pride Month 2025: Artists Who Redefined Visibility In Hip Hop & R&B Coming out in rap hasn’t always been safe or celebrated. Yet, over time, artists like Frank Ocean & Lil Nas X forced Hip Hop to pay attention. By Erika Marie June 16, 2025
Music The Constant Elevation of GuWop: “Episodes” Closes The Chapter Of ‘06 Gucci Mane With "Episodes," Gucci Mane revisits the chaos of his early years, confronting his past head-on with clarity. By Aron A. October 24, 2025
Music Cardi B Savagely Dismisses Nicki Minaj's Calls To Boycott Her While the Nicki Minaj and Cardi B beef's recent flare-up is dying down, the latter wants to affirm that her deals are only going up. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 19, 2025
Music Cardi B Explains Why She's Still Clubbing Even While Pregnant Cardi B gave birth to baby Blossom last September and she's currently carrying around another courtesy of Stefon Diggs. By Zachary Horvath October 17, 2025
Music ASAP Rocky Teases Something Coming “Soon” Amid New Album Demands According to ASAP Rocky, he has big things on the way, and fans hope one of them is his fourth studio album, "Don't Be Dumb." By Caroline Fisher October 16, 2025
Music Adin Ross Turned Away From NBA YoungBoy Concert Over Security Issues Adin Ross and his crew recently tried to attend NBA YoungBoy's concert in Miami, but their evening took a turn for the worse. By Caroline Fisher October 14, 2025