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Music What Is Bounce? New Orleans's Signature Hip-Hop Sound The high-octane rap subgenre has been influencing mainstream artists for some time now. By Demi Phillips January 02, 2024
Music Rappers Like XXXTentacion: Juice WRLD, Lil Peep, Trippie Redd And More Explore the lasting influence of XXXTentacion on emo rap, through artists like Ski Mask, Juice WRLD, Lil Peep, and Trippie Redd. By Jake Skudder June 24, 2023
Music Lil Durk’s Murder-For-Hire Trial Faces Another Delay Lil Durk is currently awaiting his trial behind bars at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Los Angeles. By Caroline Fisher February 24, 2026
Music Drake Shows Off Ridiculous 1-of-1 NASCAR Spec Rolls-Royce Drake has a massive fleet of vehicles in Texas right now, and one of them is a Rolls-Royce tricked out in NASCAR aesthetics. By Alexander Cole December 23, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Goes Off On Treasure Wilson & Loren Lorosa Over His Alleged Lies About Kendrick Lamar DJ Akademiks has weighed in on Kendrick Lamar and SZA's "Grand National" tour on several occasions in recent weeks. By Cole Blake May 11, 2025
Reviews Mobb Deep "Infinite" Review "Infinite" is a proper send-off for Mobb Deep. Eight years after Prodigy’s death, Havoc recreates their familiar universe, honoring posthumous verses while showcasing his own evolution alongside The Alchemist. By Aron A. October 15, 2025
Music DJ Mike T Of Compton's Most Wanted Passes Away MC Eiht of Compton's Most Wanted confirmed the tragic news of DJ Mike T's death on social media, leading to a flurry of tributes. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 23, 2026
Music Zeethewizard's Friend Responsible For His Death In New Year's Shootout Dallas rapper Zeethewizard was tragically killed earlier this month and more and more developments in the investigation are coming to light. By Zachary Horvath January 23, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Unveils Stacked Feature List For "Don't Be Dumb" A$AP Rocky is one of the top-tier curators in modern hip-hop, so it's no surprise that the features are intriguing and loaded. By Zachary Horvath January 15, 2026
Music Rubi Rose's Mom Goes Viral For Her Butt Like mother, like daughter? By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 29, 2024
Music Chris Brown Clears Up "Robitussin" Confusion On "Under The Influence" Are you hearing "Robitussin" or "rubbing, touchin'"? By Erika Marie November 14, 2022
Original Content Toronto Legend Pressa Is Making A Name For Himself In America Pressa explains how he's evolved as an artist since breaking out, whether he prefers living in Toronto or the States, being attracted to Coi Leray because she "looks like" him, and more for HNHH's "On The Come Up." By Alex Zidel November 10, 2021