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Original Content 9 Rappers Who Turned Down Spots On XXL's Freshman List Here are nine artists who decided that becoming an XXL Freshman wasn't the move. By Patrick Lyons April 03, 2017
Music Mary J Blige Secures Legal Victory As Misa Hylton’s Lawsuit Is Dismissed A judge has ruled that Misa Hylton's failure to respond to Mary J Blige's dismissal motion “constitutes the abandonment” of her claims. By Caroline Fisher January 07, 2026
Music Top5 Reveals He Posted Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” Because Of Drake’s Ultimate Betrayal Drake recently promoted Pressa's new album, "Press Machine II," on his Instagram Story and it didn't sit well with Top5. By Cole Blake December 08, 2025
Music Trap Lore Ross Defends His New NBA YoungBoy Video Attaching Him To 19 Victims NBA YoungBoy fans are not the biggest supporters of Trap Lore Ross by any means, and it's been that way for a couple of years now. By Zachary Horvath December 05, 2025
Music Sexyy Red "Heartbroken" As Sex Tape Leaks On Her IG Story, Fans React Sexyy Red made sure everyone knew it wasn't her who uploaded it. By Alexander Cole October 05, 2023
Music Coi Leray Net Worth 2024: Updated Wealth Of The Rapper The captivating rise and triumph of Coi Leray, chronicling her net worth, achievements, and benevolent strides in an entertaining fashion. By Jake Skudder January 10, 2024
Pop Culture Lena The Plug Reveals Her "Dream Collab" For 2024 The adult content creator has her eyes set on Jadiyn Alexis. By Ben Mock January 06, 2024
Music Long Live Rico Wade: Organized Noize's Most Iconic Beats Of All Time Revisiting some of the best from Organized Noize's catalog. By Wyatt Westlake April 25, 2024
TV Hip Hop's Biggest Anime Fans Rappers who like anime are more common than ever these days. We're looking at a few and showing just how far their love goes. By Paul Barnes May 11, 2023
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 Playboi Carti Is Furious About Getting Snubbed At The Grammys While Playboi Carti didn't receive any Grammy Awards, Kendrick Lamar, Clipse, and more artists were honored on Sunday. By Cole Blake February 02, 2026
Relationships A$AP Rocky Reveals If He Wants More Kids With Rihanna A$AP Rocky and Rihanna welcomed their third child in September 2025, baby girl Rocki. She has two older brothers in RZA and Riot. By Zachary Horvath January 22, 2026