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Music Chanel West Coast Names Nicki Minaj As The Reason Her Young Money Deal Didn't Work Out Chanel West Coast says that Nicki Minaj didn't want her on Young Money, which is why her deal never worked out. By Alex Zidel June 14, 2021
Music San Diego Rapper OG YD Shot & Killed While Driving The rapper lost his life after becoming a victim of gun violence. By Madusa S. March 23, 2021
Music Wu-Tang Clan's "Once Upon A Time In Shaolin" Buyer To Be Revealed Soon The buyer of Wu-Tang Clan's "Once Upon A Time In Shaolin," formerly owned by Martin Shkreli, will reportedly reveal identity soon. By Mitch Findlay August 04, 2021
Music Freddie Gibbs Explains Why He Was Booted From IG Freddie Gibbs found himself booted from Instagram over his alleged cyberbullying ways, sharing his side of the story to Desus & Mero. By Mitch Findlay February 05, 2021
Music 50 Cent Celebrates Pop Smoke's BET Hip-Hop Award Win: "For His Mom" 50 Cent promised Pop Smoke's mother that the late rapper would win some major awards and, last night, he did. By Alex Zidel October 28, 2020
Music 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards Full Winners List & Blazing Performances Another successful award show is complete and we've got all the highlights right here. By Erika Marie October 28, 2020
Music Megan Thee Stallion Reveals "Good News" Tracklist Megan Thee Stallion's debut album features Beyoncé, City Girls, SZA, Lil Durk, DaBaby, and more. By Aron A. November 17, 2020
Original Content How Bow Wow Paved The Way For Drake's Career We're examining the shared DNA between Drake and Bow Wow. By Robert Blair March 19, 2021
Music Cardi B & Megan Thee Stallion Don't Submit "WAP" For Grammy Consideration Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion choose not to submit "WAP" for consideration at this year's GRAMMY Awards. By Alex Zidel October 13, 2020
Music Is Frank Ocean On Juice WRLD's Posthumous Album? Lil Bibby puts out a public call for Frank Ocean to appear on Juice WRLD's first posthumous album, but will the reclusive star answer? By Alex Zidel February 26, 2020
Music Lil Eazy-E Didn't Cry At His Father's Funeral: "It Didn't Hit Me" Lil Eazy-E lost his father, Eazy-E, back in 1995, and he recently shared what it was like processing his dad's death. By Erika Marie June 26, 2020
Reviews Jackboy's "Jackboy" Self-Titled Album Review Kodak Black’s spirit is alive and well on Jackboy, while Sniper Gang’s second-in-command holds down the vision on his most polished project to date. By Aron A. May 02, 2020