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Music Lil Loaded Released From Jail Following Murder Charge After being charged for the murder of rapper Savage Boosie, Lil Loaded has confirmed that he has since been released from prison. By Mitch Findlay December 08, 2020
Original Content Why GZA Is One Of The Greatest Of All Time A Case for GZA as One of Hip-Hop's GOATs By Vince Rick January 06, 2018
Original Content How The Roots' "Things Fall Apart" Changed Rap Twenty years later, the landmark album by the Philly rap band is one that perfectly straddles popular appeal and critical reverence. By Jibril Yassin February 23, 2019
Original Content Craig Xen Establishes The "Broken Kids Club" & Details His Favorite XXXTentacion Memories INTERVIEW: Craig Xen speaks on Members Only, XXXTentacion and his new EP. By Alex Zidel June 20, 2019
Music YNW Melly Reportedly Has A Tattoo Of Victim's Mother's Name On His Neck The mother of one of the victim's said her son loved Melly like a brother. By Erika Marie March 13, 2019
Original Content Korean Rapper Recommendations Based On American Artists You Like Dip your toe into the Korean rap pool with these suggestions. By Vince Rick April 28, 2019
Music XXXTENTACION Says "Look At Me" Video Is "All Lives Matter" XXXTENTACION responds to the "Look At Me!" video's backlash. By Aron A. September 14, 2017
Music MadeinTYO Plans On Retiring After His Next Album MadeinTYO has announced his plans to retire from the game. By Mitch Findlay April 13, 2018
Music Sauce Walka Pleads Guilty To Evading Police In High-Speed Chase Sauce Walka must now complete 50 hours of community service and faces two years of probation for this evasion charge. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 17, 2025
Music Blueface Shocks Fans With New Prison Pictures Showing Off His Odd Tattoos Blueface is currently behind bars for probation violations relating to a battery case, and he's certainly kept busy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 13, 2025
Music Bryson Tiller Issues An Apology To Timbaland Over Brutally Honest Origin Story, Claiming The Producer Left Him Broke Timbaland was one of the original co-signs for Bryson Tiller’s career, with the producer having credit on Tiller’s debut single “Don’t.” By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 28, 2025
Music Young Thug Doubles Down On His Denial Of Snitching Allegations With Court Evidence Young Thug fans caused commotion online when resurfaced audio of him allegedly speaking about Peewee Roscoe to police hit the timeline. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 28, 2025