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Original Content 10 Iconic Black-Founded Hip-Hop Labels Whether for their commercial success, artistic significance, or indelible influence and image, these labels change the face of hip-hop. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 23, 2023
Songs Logic's Most Streamed Songs Logic's top songs on streaming services are compiled, ranked and reviewed in our list for the Maryland rapper. By Paul Barnes March 17, 2023
Original Content What Happened To Cory Gunz? After Lil Wayne's "6 Foot 7 Foot" catapulted the Young Money artist onto the global stage, we take a look at what's happened during Cory Gunz's 15-plus year career. By Robert Blair June 03, 2021
Original Content DJ Akademiks' Most Controversial Moments As he fends off the latest firestorm of scrutiny, we take a look at the most explosive and high-profile moments of DJ Akademiks' career. By Robert Blair March 07, 2022
Music Blueface Gets Blown Out By Chibu At Adin Ross' Boxing Event Blueface was not happy with this loss to Chibu, but perhaps we will see him back in the boxing ring soon enough. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 15, 2026
Music Ray J Claims He's Slept With 12,500 Women, But He Has A Limit Ray J has said and done some outrageous things in his life but this latest claim about sexual partners may take the cake. By Zachary Horvath April 30, 2026
Music Megan Thee Stallion To Leave “Moulin Rouge” Early Amid Klay Thompson Split Over the weekend, Megan Thee Stallion took to social media to accuse Klay Thompson of being unfaithful to her. By Caroline Fisher April 28, 2026
Music Ebro Hits Lil Wayne With Harsh Reality Check After His Industry Complaints Lil Wayne recently called out the Grammys and Coachella for ignoring him, something Ebro Darden was not very sympathetic to. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 24, 2026
Music 50 Cent Jokes That He Can’t Compete With Kanye West After He Goes After Jay-Z & Beyonce Even 50 Cent says he's blown away by Kanye West's latest antics on social media, which have included feuding with a number of celebrities. By Cole Blake March 20, 2025
Music Cardi B Angers Fans Yet Again With A Massive Update On Her Upcoming Album Cardi is on thin ice. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 18, 2024
Music Shyne Reveals Why He Didn’t Claim To See Diddy Allegedly Fire Gun During Nightclub Shooting Shyne recently opened up about the 1999 nightclub incident that he spent nearly a decade in prison over. By Caroline Fisher November 15, 2024
Music Lil Wayne Dragged Into Family Conflict Over His Daughter Reginae & Her Mother's Brother Toya Johnson's brother Walter took aim at Weezy and their wider family. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 01, 2024