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Music Metro Boomin Names Top 5 Atlanta Rappers Of All Time Metro Boomin names his top five Atlanta artists of all time. By Cole Blake October 18, 2021
Music Ice Spice Fires Back At Backlash To Rolling Loud Performance Ice Spice shut down one critic of her Rolling Loud performance in NYC. By Cole Blake September 24, 2022
Music Will.I.Am Says He Doesn't Biggie Or 2Pac's Music: "Doesn’t Speak To My Spirit" Will.i.am says that he prefers A Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul to Biggie and 2Pac. By Cole Blake July 26, 2022
Music Slim Thug Recalls Learning That Lupe Fiasco's “Hip Hop Saved My Life” Was About Him Slim Thug recently reflected on Lupe Fiasco’s "Hip Hop Saved My Life" and called it a "real dope experience." By Cole Blake July 04, 2022
Streetwear Nicki Minaj Debuts "Super Freaky Girl" Alter Ego, Nick James When revealing that she had to rename her latest single ahead of its release, the mother of one listed "Nick James" as one of the suggestions. By Hayley Hynes September 04, 2022
Music NBA Youngboy Reactivates Instagram Account Ahead Of "The Last Slimeto" Following a break from social media, NBA Youngboy's official Instagram page is back. By Aron A. August 04, 2022
Music Suge Knight Tried To Intimidate Eminem And 50 Cent At "In Da Club" Video Shoot Suge Knight and his gang showed up during the "In Da Club" video shoot to intimidate Eminem and 50 Cent and their people. By hnhh January 23, 2017
Original Content Playboi Carti's "Whole Lotta Red" Is The Culmination of Hip-Hop's Punk & Metal Obsession Playboi Carti's "Whole Lotta Red" is filled to the brim with punk and metal aesthetics that make this album a unique experience. By Alexander Cole January 01, 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
Pop Culture Smooth B Says Tupac Once Told Him, "I Ain't Gonna Live Past 25," Seemingly Predicting His Death It's no secret that 2Pac had a history of lyricizing about his own death. By Hayley Hynes April 11, 2022
Pop Culture 2022 XXL Freshman Class Includes Nardo Wick, Doechii, Saucy Santana & More Congratulations to this year's Freshman Class! By Hayley Hynes June 14, 2022
Music The 21 Best Rap Projects From Atlanta In 2016 Counting down the best tapes from hip-hop's most active scene. By Narsimha Chintaluri December 24, 2016