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Music Meek Mill Announces “Pizza Gate” Song Amid Jeffrey Epstein Files Controversy Meek Mill shared an interesting tweet amid public disappointment surrounding the release of documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein case. By Caroline Fisher February 28, 2025
Music Kevin Gates Gets "Vulnerable" With Mike Tyson, Reveals He Was Molested As A Child The Lousiana rapper shared his story & stated that he's never spoken about this publicly. By Erika Marie June 30, 2021
Music Young Thug Slammed For Hard R's With White Cover On New Album "UY SCUTI" Young Thug already drew mixed reactions with a "whiteface" cover art for the new album "UY SCUTI," but its opening track deepened the divide. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 26, 2025
Music Gunplay Delivers Update On Vonshae Taylor-Morales Drama After Alleged Rifle-Pointing Incident According to Gunplay, he's looking to get his life back on track. By Caroline Fisher October 12, 2024
Music 6ix9ine Claims Lil Tjay Is Banned From Chipotle & Almost Died Over A Burrito 6ix9ine may not be as musically relevant as he once was, but there is no denying that he remains one of the most effective trolls in rap. By Alexander Cole October 09, 2025
Music Cardi B & BIA Are Beefing: Breaking Down The Animosity Cardi B and BIA have been going at each other and fans wonder what next to expect from the feuding female MCs. By Chukwudi Onyewuchi June 04, 2024
Music Hitman Holla Reflects On Girlfriend Cinnamon's Nearly Fatal Shooting “All I heard was gunshots and I couldn’t hear my baby," Hitman Holla recalls. By Caroline Fisher November 30, 2023
Music 23 Richest Female Rappers (Ranked) 2023: Nicki Minaj, Cardi B, And More Discover the top 23 richest female rappers of 2023, including Nicki Minaj, Cardi B, and more. Learn about their net worths and careers. By Jake Skudder April 25, 2023
Music Pharrell Williams & Chad Hugo's Fight Over The Neptunes, Explained Neptunes founders Pharrell and Chad Hugo are embroiled in a legal battle regarding the trademark of the production duo. By TeeJay Small April 05, 2024
Original Content 10 Classic Mixtapes That Still Haven't Hit Streaming Platforms Some of the best Hip-Hop and R&B projects of the late 2000s and early 2010s were free mixtapes, but many of those classics are still not available to stream on DSPs to this day. By Joshua Robinson September 28, 2022
Music Gucci Mane Breaks His Silence On Pooh Shiesty’s Early Prison Release Yesterday, it was revealed that Pooh Shiesty has been released from prison early after being sentenced to 63 months in 2022. By Caroline Fisher October 07, 2025
Original Content Murda Beatz Hits: His Hottest Productions Murda Beatz is one of the best young producers in Hip Hop today. What's his hottest production? By Brandon Simmons April 26, 2023