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Music Uncle Luke Shares More Stories About 2 Live Crew & Creating Southern Hip Hop Uncle Luke was the originator of the raunchy, rump-shaking, rap style in the 1980s. His success would pit him against the U.S. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 29, 2025
Music GloRilla Teams Up With Keyshia Cole For A Stunning Performance Of "Typa" At The BET Awards GloRilla also took home the Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/ Inspirational Award at the ceremony on Monday night. By Cole Blake June 10, 2025
Music The Game Hits Complex With His Own List Of The Top 100 Rappers From L.A. The Game landed at number 11 on Complex's top 100 Los Angeles rappers list, and unlike the publication, he included 2Pac in his own ranking. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 02, 2025
Music Funk Flex Hopes Everyone Can "Move On" After Diddy's Not Guilty Verdict The jury in Diddy's criminal trial found him not guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering in court on Wednesday. By Cole Blake July 02, 2025
Pop Culture Diddy Escort Alleges He Got Cassie Pregnant Clayton Howard, who went by "Dave" while working with Diddy, testified that the mogul allegedly watched her and Cassie have sex. By Zachary Horvath June 28, 2025
Music Wack 100’s Wife Rekeita Drags Nicki Minaj & JT Amid Wild Cardi B Beef According to Wack 100's wife Rekeita, "Cardi got the album of the year and Nicki definitely got the crash out of the year." By Caroline Fisher October 03, 2025
Music Questlove Appreciates Kendrick Lamar's Homage To Their Classic On "Squabble Up" The Roots is a eight man group that broke into hip-hop in 1996 with their debut album "Illadelph Halflife." By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 26, 2025
Original Content Future's Albums, Ranked We take a look at Future's studio albums. By Narsimha Chintaluri August 29, 2018
Music Rapper With Track Called "Sell Drugz" Arrested For Selling Drugs Another case of art imitating life. By Mitch Findlay January 12, 2018
Music Designer Reveals What Allegedly Triggered Solange And Jay-Z’s Elevator Confrontation A fashion designer claims Jay-Z’s Met Gala compliment sparked the infamous Solange elevator incident, revealing new details 11 years later. By Tallie Spencer December 04, 2025
Music Jay-Z Named 25th Best Songwriter Of The Century By Billboard Billboard will be unveiling the rest of the 25 biggest songwriters of the 21st century throughout the week. By Cole Blake November 10, 2025
Music Rich Homie Quan Honored With Exhibit At Atlanta’s Trap Music Museum Rich Homie Quan is honored with a new exhibit at Atlanta’s Trap Music Museum, celebrating his musical legacy and contributions to the city nearly a year after his passing. By Tallie Spencer October 09, 2025