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Original Content Trae Tha Truth & Mysonne Aren't Scared: The Duo On Street Life & Community Activism Trae Tha Truth & Mysonne go in-depth on how 2020's BLM protests shaped their new collaborative project, "If You're Scared Stay Inside." By Aron A. March 04, 2021
Music Juice WRLD Photographer Says He Didn't Die Swallowing Pills To Hide Them From Police "[Juice] did not swallow a bunch of pills because the police were at the airport." By Alex Zidel May 11, 2021
Music NBA 2K21 Soundtrack Includes Roddy Ricch, Lil Baby, Tory Lanez, & More The official NBA 2K21 soundtrack has been revealed with songs from Juice WRLD, Pop Smoke, Lil Baby, Travis Scott, The Weeknd, Roddy Ricch, Jack Harlow, Polo G, and more. By Alex Zidel July 27, 2020
Original Content Top 10 Best Lil Uzi Vert Deep Cuts We rank the top 10 Lil Uzi loosies and songs that are buried deep on his projects. By Alphonse Pierre February 15, 2018
Music Everlast Reflects On His Past Eminem Beef On the most recent "People's Party," Everlast takes a moment to reflect on his past beef with Eminem, the only feud to make it to Napster. By Mitch Findlay April 20, 2020
Music Drake Honors Lil Wayne Ahead Of "ICEMAN" It's been a while since we've had a Drake and Lil Wayne collab, but maybe Drizzy's latest move on Instagram is a sign of things to come. By Zachary Horvath May 01, 2026
Music YNW Melly Requests Prison Release Yet Again Over Alleged New Evidence YNW Melly has allegedly suffered "dehumanizing" conditions behind bars for seven years as he awaits his retrial for double murder. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 27, 2026
Music Jay-Z Reveals "Heartbreak" And "Uncontrollable Anger" Over Tony Buzbee Lawsuit During a recent conversation with GQ, Jay-Z spoke at length about the Tony Buzbee civil case, and how it broke his heart. By Alexander Cole March 24, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar Previews New Song In Beginning Of "Not Like Us" Music Video Fans are already catching messages beyond the video. By Tallie Spencer July 04, 2024
Music Drake's "Wah Gwan Delilah" & J. Cole's "Grippy" Features Have Fans Crowning Kendrick Lamar As The "Boogeyman" Kendrick Lamar remains firmly in the lead. By Alexander Cole June 04, 2024
Music Chris Blake Griffith Claims To DJ Akademiks That Drake Lied To Him About Alleged Leaked DMs Chris and Ak had a very curious phone call. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 12, 2025
Music The Timeless Impact Of “Illmatic": Hip-Hop’s Love Of Nas’s Debut Album 30 Years Later Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones is one of the most influential writers of our time, and what better time to celebrate that than this classic's 30th birthday? By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 20, 2024