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Original Content RIP Ozzy Osbourne: The Prince of Darkness’ Haunting Influence On Hip-Hop Rest In Peace to the Prince of Darkness. By Aron A. July 23, 2025
Music Wack 100 Resurfaces Old Video Of Drake With 17-Year-Old On Stage, Girl From The Clip Speaks Out 14 Years Later Many feel Drake is already getting obliterated in this war and Wack is possibly pouring more gas on the rapper's fire. By Zachary Horvath May 06, 2024
Music Foolio Recalls Assassination Attempt, Says Yungeen Ace's "Who I Smoke" "Went Crazy" Foolio recalls his assassination attempt last year and his back-and-forth with Yungeen Ace on DJ Akademiks' podcast. By Alex Zidel January 26, 2022
Politics 5 Rappers Who Have Run For Political Office From the cypher to the debate stage, we explore some of the most notable instances where rappers have run for political office. By Mike Fugere May 19, 2023
Music The Biggest One-Hit Wonders Of Hip-Hop Who is your favorite one-hit wonder? By Gale Love March 14, 2023
Music What Is Horrorcore? Sounds Of Rap's Sinister Side The Hip Hop subgenre has given many artists an avenue to express their dark side. By Demi Phillips January 02, 2024
Music Lil Meech Reveals Why He Decided Against A Career In Music Lil Meech says hip-hop wasn't for him. By Cole Blake April 07, 2024
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
Music D4vd Accused Of Impregnating Celeste Rivas & Asking Her To Abort In Texts Prosecutors showed alleged text messages between D4vd and teenager Celeste Rivas, as well as alleged explicit photos of the two. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 25, 2026
Music Drake Can't Save The Algorithm Can "Iceman" push hip-hop back to the top of the charts? Recent comments from The Game about Drake’s absence highlight growing narratives that one artist can fix a deeper systemic issue in the music industry. By Aron A. April 20, 2026
Music Chief Keef Essential Songs Explore Chief Keef's impact on hip-hop through his five essential songs, highlighting his influence and groundbreaking style. By Rain Adams June 28, 2024
Music What Is J. Cole’s Best-Selling Album? J. Cole went platinum with no features on this one. By Axl Banks November 07, 2023