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Music Lil Keed Announces "Long Live Mexico" Project After Debuting Single With Young Thug Lil Keed will be touring the peninsula starting tomorrow at the House of Blues in Houston, Texas. By Devin Ch May 05, 2019
Music "Verzuz" Hosts "Call Of Duty" Tournament With Big Boi, Lil Jon, Big Sean, Lil Tecca This week, "Verzuz Gamez" hosts its "Call Of Duty: Vanguard" tournament that also features a performance by Migos. By Erika Marie November 02, 2021
Music 7 Rappers Who Retired & Later Returned The hip hop community has seen many of its biggest stars retire, only to come back and release more music. By Wyatt Westlake July 06, 2023
Music Jay-Z's "4:44" Made It To Jeopardy This time, the contestant actually got it. By Trevor Smith January 07, 2018
Music The Who's Roger Daltrey Claims "Hip-Hop Hasn't Evolved At All" The legendary rock icon takes a shot at hip-hop, while also calling Kanye West's music meaningless. By Mitch Findlay August 14, 2018
Music Rich The Kid Celebrates Platinum Singles By Copping A New Maybach Watch Rich The Kid go buck wild at the dealership. By Matthew Parizot May 07, 2018
Original Content Rise & Grind: Kevo Muney Talks "Leave Some Day," His Church Roots & More Kevo Muney discusses "Leave Some Day," his Church roots, and the profound effect that his late grandmothers had on him as both a person and artist. By Joshua Robinson June 14, 2021
Music Hip-Hop's Billboard Drought Continues 9 Months After Drake Dropped "What Did I Miss?" Drake will likely end the drought when he releases his next studio album, "Iceman," although there's still no release date. By Cole Blake April 08, 2026
Music Wu-Tang Clan’s Mythical Album “Once Upon A Time In Shaolin” Finally Has Its Sale Price Revealed The Department of Justice recently revealed how much the seized Wu-Tang Clan album went for when a NFT company purchased it in 2021. By Devin Morton July 20, 2025
Original Content Trap Dickey Talks Upcoming Album “The Ville,” Teases TDE Compilation Project & Lil Wayne Vs. Jay-Z Trap Dickey becomes the first South Carolina artist signed to Top Dawg Entertainment. With “The Ville” on the way, he talks TDE, ScHoolboy Q, and viral moments from On The Radar to Kai Cenat’s Mafiathon 3. By Aron A. April 30, 2026
Music Doja Cat, G Herbo, & Big Sean Highlight "Fire Emoji" This Week "Fire Emoji" is back with some of the best new songs of the past week, including efforts from Big Sean, G Herbo, and Doja Cat. By Alexander Cole July 03, 2021
Music Baby Keem Says It's "Album Time" & Teases "Melodic Blue" Baby Keem says he's got "no more singles" and that it's "album time." By Cole Blake August 28, 2021