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Original Content 20 Hip-Hop Producers Forging The Sound Of Tomorrow As part of Black Future Month, we take a look at the producers who are shaping hip-hop sound and culture as we know it. By Robert Blair February 18, 2022
Music Rakim Reflects On Meeting A Young A$AP Rocky & Creative Differences With Dr. Dre Rakim's impact on the game runs deep. By Mitch Findlay October 24, 2019
Profiles Meet Little Simz: UK's Fast-Rising Female Voice The UK's Little Simz discusses her debut album and her rapidly increasing popularity stateside. By Patrick Lyons September 02, 2015
Pop Culture 50 Cent Heavily Trolls FBI Informant Pras Michel 50 Cent reacts to Pras Michel's testimony in his conspiracy trial. By Aron A. April 25, 2023
Music Jay-Z Believes Drake & Kendrick Lamar's Beef Is Proof That Battling Has Gone Too Far Jay-Z recently spoke with GQ, where he said that rap battles are losing their place in the culture after Drake & Kendrick Lamar's beef. By Alexander Cole March 24, 2026
Music Bun B Chased Down Armed Burglar After Shootout: Report Don't mess with Bun B. By Karlton Jahmal April 28, 2019
Music Akademiks Thinks Quavo Should Address J. Prince Targeting Offset As the tension between Offset and J. Prince unravels on social media, Akademiks believes Quavo should jump in the conversation. By Erika Marie February 09, 2023
Original Content Is Hip-Hop Dead? What happens when the world's biggest genre takes the slightest downturn? The answer is a repeated history whose cycle can still be broken. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 21, 2023
Music Ne-Yo Unveils "Good Man" Tracklist Featuring PARTYNEXTDOOR & More Ne-Yo unveils the tracklist to his upcoming "Good Man" album. By Mitch Findlay May 10, 2018
Music Lil Nas X Nominated For Album Of The Year At Grammys & People Are Big Mad Lil Nas X is not a fan favorite in the category. By Alex Zidel November 20, 2019
Music Drake Shows Love To "Some Of The Greatest Ever": MF Doom, Phonte & More Drake goes back to the "Comeback Season" vibes. By Aron A. January 20, 2020
Music 50 Cent Joins Meek Mill's "Cultural Ban" Against The Cosmopolitan Hotel Meek Mill's lawyer said that the Cosmopolitan has a list of African-American rappers they refuse entry to. By Aron A. May 28, 2019