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Original Content What Is Boom Bap? A Defining Sound Of Hip Hop Boom Bap: The rhythmic heartbeat of hip-hop culture, blending punchy beats and raw lyricism, igniting a timeless groove that resonates across generations. By Jake Skudder May 25, 2023
Music Gucci Mane Hit With Harrowing Allegations In “Surviving Trap Music” Documentary A new documentary directed by South Boy "contains the humble beginnings of one of the biggest entertainers in the world," Gucci Mane. By Caroline Fisher October 22, 2025
Music YNW Bortlen’s New Mugshot Surfaces As He Begins 10-Year Sentence In YNW Melly Case Last month, YNW Bortlen accepted a plea deal in his double murder case just a day before his trial was set to begin. By Caroline Fisher October 09, 2025
Music Lil Baby Allegedly Disses Gunna & Offset In Snippet From "The Leak$" Lil Baby and Gunna have taken many subliminal shots at each other for a couple of years now, but with the Young Thug scandal, its amplified. By Zachary Horvath August 30, 2025
Music Drake Says There Will Be "A Lot To Talk About" On "ICEMAN" Drake had a similar message for his Australian fans this year which is where he first revealed that he had another solo tape in the works. By Zachary Horvath July 22, 2025
Music DaBaby Reflects On Spending His First $1 Million DaBaby recently looked back on the early days of his career. By Caroline Fisher October 08, 2023
Original Content Rico Nasty On Gender Fluidity, Punk Music & Nasty Moments INTERVIEW: Rico Nasty gets in-depth about the creative process behind "Nasty," her alter-ego Tacobella, Joan Jett's influence, motherhood and more. By Aron A. August 07, 2018
Music Chris Brown Trolls Kevin McCall After His Emotional Breakdown Over Financial Struggles Chris Brown and Kevin McCall worked together on a number of songs in the early 2010s before their falling out. By Cole Blake October 22, 2025
Music Cardi B’s Updated Sales Projections For “Am I The Drama?” Prove She’s Still Got It Cardi B received a fairly surprising sales projection for "AM I THE DRAMA" this past weekend, but it seems things are back to normal. By Zachary Horvath September 23, 2025
Music Lil Gotit Goes After Gunna As YSL Tensions Continue To Rise Young Thug's leaked audio from a police interrogation has seemingly caused an all-out war amongst the YSL collective. By Zachary Horvath August 29, 2025
Politics Uncle Luke Steps Down From High School Football Coaching To Pursue Political Career Uncle Luke had been serving as the head coach of the football team at Miami Edison Senior High School since 2018. By Cole Blake January 27, 2026
Music Ebro Fires Back At Critics After Controversial Hot Take On Drake Ebro recently went viral and began receiving backlash for a comment he made about drake in an episode of "Rap Life Review." By Caroline Fisher March 12, 2026