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Music Spotify Unveils "Hip-Hop's Next Leaders" And Fans Are Less Than Impressed Spotify has a new campaign going on about "Hip-Hop's Next Leaders," but the choices are not exactly going over well right now. By Alexander Cole February 25, 2026
Original Content Lil Poppa Reflects On Industry Hardships, Growing Up In Jacksonville & More In "On The Come Up" Lil Poppa discusses growing up in Jacksonville, FL, Boosie & Webbie's influence, and more in "On The Come Up." By Aron A. December 20, 2022
Music North West Shares New Song Snippet Produced By Kanye West Amid North West's various new songs and snippets, plus her dad Kanye West's upcoming album "BULLY," the West family's very artistically busy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 16, 2026
Original Content Top 25 Best French Montana Songs of All Time The greatest tracks of French Montana's career, thus far. By Alphonse Pierre September 15, 2017
Music How Many Kids Does Al B. Sure Have? Get to know Al B Sure's three children. By Axl Banks April 03, 2024
Relationships Amber Rose & Wiz Khalifa Relationship Timeline The former IT couple are now on good terms as co-parents. By Demi Phillips December 04, 2023
Music Boosie Badazz Responds To Kodak Black's Diss Over Young Thug Drama Kodak Black thinks Boosie Badazz should drag Young Thug as much as he did 6ix9ine for his snitching scandal. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 11, 2025
Original Content DJ Jazzy Jeff Talks "Making Beats" Program, "Fresh Prince" Days, & Reminiscing With Will Smith Hip Hop icon DJ Jazzy Jeff is helping aspiring producers learn the game. He chatted with us about breaking Hip Hop's rules, admiring this generation of beatmakers, & being the same Jeff from Philly (who apparently makes great Kool-Aid!). By Erika Marie April 17, 2023
Music Why Did Drake Remove "Blue Green Red" From Streaming Services? The song was suddenly removed from DSPs. By Aron A. September 05, 2024
Music Drake Sends Cryptic Warning To His Enemies Ahead Of “ICEMAN” Drake continues to tease his highly-anticipated ninth studio album, "ICEMAN," which still doesn't have an official release date. By Caroline Fisher February 24, 2026
Music Ice Spice Reveals Why Things Went Left With Nicki Minaj Last June, an ex-friend of Ice Spice leaked some text messages between them about Nicki Minaj that weren't necessarily the nicest. By Zachary Horvath September 16, 2025
Music Knxwledge Hits Mach-Hommy With Bombshell Allegation About Stealing Beats Knxwledge and Mach-Hommy previously teamed up with one another back in 2017 for a brief, 8-song collaborative project. By Cole Blake April 16, 2025