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Music What Is Nerdcore? The Evolution Of Geek Rap The niche subgenre gives room for unconventional rappers to shine. By Demi Phillips January 02, 2024
Music Chrisean Rock & Blueface Trade Blows After She Gets Jumped In Compton Chrisean Rock recently got into a fight in Compton, which led Blueface and many others to speculate about gang culture. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 14, 2025
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
Music Kanye West Bizarrely Alleges That Justin Bieber & Harry Styles Slept With Taylor Swift Kanye West is once again talking about Taylor Swift on social media as their years-long feud is still alive. By Cole Blake April 10, 2025
Music Kehlani Becomes A "Butterfly" In Nude Pregnancy Video Shoot Kehlani shares some behind-the-scenes footage from her new video. By Alex Zidel March 07, 2019
Music Tony Yayo Passionately Debates If 50 Cent's Career Was Better Than Jay-Z's Tony Yayo, Andrew Schulz, and the rest of the "Flagrant" podcast had some very hot takes about 50 Cent and Jay-Z's career trajectories. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 06, 2026
Music YFN Lucci Reveals He Now Owns His Masters After Post-Jail Deal Structure YFN Lucci just released his new album "ALREADY LEGEND," his first since serving time in prison for RICO charges. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 26, 2025
Music Drake & Kodak Black Collab Joins Slew Of Recent Drizzy Leaks Before "Iceman" This leaked Drake and Kodak Black song, titled "Skies Parted" online, is reportedly a scrapped loosie from the 2023 "For All The Dogs" era. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 21, 2025
Music Danny Boy Accuses Snoop Dogg Of Gifting Him A Fake Chain Danny Boy and Snoop Dogg collaborated on several track back in 2024, including "So High" and "My Everything." By Cole Blake February 18, 2026
Music Kanye West Brings Out North West & Diddy's Son Pulls Up To Mexico Concert Kanye West was joined by North West, Diddy's son Christian "King" Combs, and over 40,000 fans at the first of his two Mexico shows. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 31, 2026
Music Jim Jones, Fabolous, Maino & Dave East Downplay 50 Cent & New York Beef Jim Jones, Fabolous, Maino, and Dave East of the "Let's Rap About It" podcast addressed their beef with 50 Cent and New York tensions. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 30, 2026
Music Foolio Murder Case Judge Removed Over Alleged Bias Judge Michelle Sisco is accused of making "hostile comments" and having "obvious bias" throughout the Foolio murder case. By Caroline Fisher January 29, 2026