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Music E-40 Criticizes "Rolling Stone" For Being Snubbed from "100 GREATEST WEST COAST HIP-HOP SONGS" List E-40 is not happy with Rolling Stone's latest curated list. By Madison Murray May 04, 2023
Music Dame Dash Says There Wouldn't Be A "Rapping Jay-Z" Without Him Dame Dash says he saw the potential in Jay-Z when the major labels didn't. By Aron A. December 21, 2023
Original Content Common's "Be" Turns 18 Widely regarded as Common's best hip-hop album to date, we're looking back on the iconic "Be" as it turns 18 years old. By Caleb Hardy May 21, 2023
Music Drake Surpasses Jay-Z And Ties Taylor Swift With Latest Billboard Achievement Drake released three albums a couple of weeks ago, and now, those albums have found themselves on the Billboard 200. By Alexander Cole May 25, 2026
Music DatPiff Clarifies That It Isn't Shutting Down DatPiff isn't shutting down after all. By Cole Blake March 14, 2023
Music Big Daddy Kane Says He Wants To "Build" With Lil Uzi Vert, Kodak Black Big Daddy Kane thinks older and younger generations of artists need to come together. By Caroline Fisher June 29, 2023
Music Ray J Essential Songs Ray J's career highlighted through five essential tracks showcasing his versatility, vocal talent, and impact on R&B and hip-hop. By Rain Adams July 02, 2024
Music Papoose Explains Why Rap Lyrics Shouldn't Be Used In Court The New York rapper makes a good case. By Elias Andrews May 09, 2024
Music SZA Earns First No. 1 Song Of Her Career With "Kill Bill" Following a highly praised remix from Doja Cat, the TDE singer deserves a lot of props for this milestone. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 24, 2023
Music Lil Baby Shares His Winnings After Gambling Lil Baby's gambling post had fans discussing their own gambling habits. By Lavender Alexandria September 27, 2023
Music Meek Mill & Rick Ross' Music Video Shoot For "Shaq & Kobe" Lights Up Harlem, Jim Jones Joins Many fans pulled up to the set, as Rozay and the Philly star seemed to bring out the whole neighborhood with help from the Dipset rep. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 29, 2023
Music Alicia Keys Suggests New Jay-Z Collab Could Be Coming Soon Alicia Keys posted a message thanking fans for their support of her and Jay-Z's "Empire State Of Mind," which hit 1 billion Spotify streams. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 16, 2024