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Music The History Of Russell Simmons & Def Jam: How He & Rick Rubin Established Hip-Hop's First Powerhouse Label A prolific rise, to a highly controversial exit. By Demi Phillips June 30, 2023
Music Nardwuar's Wildest Hip Hop Interviews No matter who Nardwuar interviews, he always manages to entertain and educate both the interviewee and the viewer. By Wyatt Westlake June 29, 2023
Music Rappers Like Baby Keem: JID, Smino, Denzel Curry & More Explore the fresh wave of hip-hop artists like Baby Keem, JID, Smino, Denzel Curry, Rico Nasty, and Kenny Mason shaping the music scene. By Jake Skudder June 28, 2023
Music Tyler, The Creator Celebrates “See You Again” Hitting One Billion Streams On Spotify Tyler, The Creator and Kali Uchis' "See You Again" has reached one billion streams on Spotify. By Cole Blake July 04, 2023
Viral Drake's Son Adonis Is Now Obsessed With Singing "21, Can You Do Something For Me?" He's a little late to the party but we're glad he made it, and all it took was him going to just one show. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 18, 2023
Music Rae Sremmurd Share New Music Video For "Sexy" The newest video from their new album has arrived. By Lavender Alexandria August 16, 2023
Music Kodak Black Performs "Shaka Laka" Verse At Rolling Loud Black gave fans the first live performance of his 6ix9ine collab. By Ben Mock July 22, 2023
Music Metro Boomin's Most Unique Tracks Metro Boomin's songs have gotten diverse since he burst into the rap game. We've gathered a few of them in this list. By Paul Barnes June 06, 2023
Music Jack Harlow's "Monica" Sales Take A Serious Nosedive Following "Got Blacker" Comments Jack Harlow got himself into some trouble after saying he "Got Blacker," and now, his new album "Monica" is feeling the consequences. By Alexander Cole March 18, 2026
Music GloRilla Shows Off Incredible Gym Progress, And Fans Are Taking Notice GloRilla has been taking a bit of a break from music to go all out in the gym, and the progress is becoming noticeable. By Alexander Cole March 17, 2026
Music 50 Cent Tries To One-Up Dame Dash After Dame's Talk Show Gets Greenlit 50 Cent and Dame Dash's beef continues to pit their business acumen against each other, and things already got personal. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 14, 2026
Music Wiz Khalifa Painfully Announces That His Father Has Passed Away Rest in peace to Laurence W. Thomaz, a military man who formed a special bond with his son Wiz Khalifa that Wiz is eternally grateful for. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 13, 2026