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Music R. Kelly Has 35 More Chapters Of "Trapped In The Closet" Done Sylvester will return in new episodes of R. Kelly's beloved series. By Trevor Smith December 24, 2016
Original Content Top 10 Rolling Loud Performances We count down the top 10 performances from Rolling Loud 2017. By Mike Harris May 09, 2017
Tech The Biggest Rapper NFT Drops So Far We take a look at some of hip-hop's biggest NFT releases. By Robert Blair February 02, 2022
Original Content From Opener To Headliner: Rap Stars With Humble Beginnings Before they became headliners, some of hip-hop's biggest names were holding it down as opening acts. By Mitch Findlay September 10, 2021
Music Zaytoven Is Working On His Debut Album Producer Zaytoven announced he's working on a debut album. By hnhh March 30, 2017
Music 50 Cent Says Nicki Minaj Should "Take A Break" Rather Than Retire 50 thinks Minaj should consider just slowing her roll instead. By Milca P. September 07, 2019
Music Watch Travis Scott, Mac Miller & Stormzy's Full Coachella 2017 Sets Coachella weekend 1 is in full swing. By Trevor Smith April 15, 2017
Music Saucy Santana Reacts To Old Beyoncé Tweets, Calling Blue Ivy "Nappy Headed" His 2014 tweets resurfaced that showed the "Booty" rapper preferring North West to Blue Ivy. He lashed out at his critics for being "miserable and broke." By Erika Marie June 10, 2022
Music Nicki Minaj Breaks Spotify Record With Success Of “Super Freaky Girl” Nicki Minaj's “Super Freaky Girl” has set a Spotify record after reaching 100 million streams on the platform. By Cole Blake September 18, 2022
Music Cam'ron Escalates Beef With Omar Gooding Through Elaborate Fake Movie Prank Cam'ron has been beefing with Omar Gooding ever since the actor took offense to some of his comments on "It Is What It Is." By Cole Blake August 12, 2025
Music Nas, The Last Great Purist: How "Legend Has It" Extends His Ongoing Love Letter To Hip-Hop From the projects that birthed "Illmatic" to the boardrooms shaping "Legend Has It," Nas has proven that hip-hop’s soul can evolve without losing its roots. By Aron A. October 23, 2025
Music Joe Budden's Cohosts Push Back On His Dislike Of Jay-Z's Drake Diss Joe Budden thought Jay-Z wasted time by dissing Drake, Nicki Minaj, and others during his recent freestyle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 05, 2026