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Music A$AP Rocky Will Cover Rent For All Tenants In The Harlem Building He Lived In As A Teenager A$AP Rocky announced the campaign the promote his highly anticipated new album, "Don't Be Dumb," which drops next month. By Cole Blake December 30, 2025
Music Kodak Black Makes Lewd Comment About Cardi B Calling Him Her "Brother" Kodak Black and Cardi B's careers are inextricably linked due to the latter's breakout hit "Bodak Yellow." By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 26, 2025
Original Content Kanye West Albums, Ranked From the iconic 'The College Dropout' to the chaotic 'Donda' rollout, we're ranking Kanye West albums from worst to best. By Caleb Hardy April 25, 2023
Music Chris Brown Calls Out White Celebrities With History Of Domestic Violence Continuing his Instagram tirade, he posted pictures of Sean Penn, Mel Gibson, and more on his Story. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 17, 2023
Music Frenchie Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison For Botched Burglary Many might remember the Strong Island rapper for introducing Nicki Minaj to her former manager Debra Antney, helping her reach success. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 07, 2023
Music Mulatto Denies Dating Key Glock, Explains Why She Refuses To Name BF Some of her fans aren't buying it, but Big Latto insists she's not in a relationship with the Memphis rapper. By Erika Marie February 03, 2021
Original Content Hip-Hop's Best Verses: Lloyd Banks' "Victory Freestyle" Continuing our new Original Content series "Hip-Hop's Best Verses," Lloyd Banks' "Victory" has easily withstood the test of time as one of the greatest freestyles in hip-hop history. By Mitch Findlay February 04, 2021
Music NBA YoungBoy Was Not Found Dead In His Jail Cell, Law Enforcement Confirms: Report YoungBoy Never Broke Again was not found dead in his jail cell, as confirmed by law enforcement sources. By Alex Zidel May 27, 2021
Music DJ Crazy Toones Passes Away; Hip-Hop Community Reacts Many West Coast greats pay their respect to the passing of DJ Crazy Toones. By Kevin Goddard January 10, 2017
Original Content Who Is Trina? Rap's Self-Proclaimed "Baddest B*tch" Trina is an icon in the game, and we're looking back at highlights from the unapologetic Diamond Princess's career. By Erika Marie May 18, 2023
Music 50 Cent Expresses Regret Over How Lloyd Banks & Tony Yayo's Careers Played Out In 50 Cent's book "Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter," he spoke about why Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo never were able to amass the same amount of success as himself. By Erika Marie May 07, 2020
Original Content Top 10 Breakout Artists Of 2019 2019 was a huge year for new artists. By Alex Zidel December 12, 2019