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Music Lil Durk Trial Derailed By Leaked Courtroom Photo Of His Codefendants This viral picture will likely have a huge impact on Lil Durk's attempts to secure an anonymous jury in his murder-for-hire case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 21, 2025
Music Grimes Net Worth 2023: How Much Is The Singer Worth? The artistic voyage of Grimes: from background and early life to career peaks, personal interests, philanthropy, and business pursuits. By Jake Skudder August 22, 2023
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 11 Albums That Sold Over 1 Million Copies In The First Week Only a handful of albums have sold over a million copies in a week. By Chukwudi Onyewuchi May 01, 2024
Music Teen Connected To 21 Savage's Family Dies By Suicide After Accidental Shooting The late teenage boy's family reportedly described him as akin to a nephew to 21 Savage following the Georgia tragedy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 24, 2026
Music Lil Wayne Reveals Who His Two Favorite Rappers Are Lil Wayne was recently on "Friends Keep Secrets" with Lil Dicky and Benny Blanco, where he was asked about his favorite rapper. By Alexander Cole July 21, 2026
Music Rick Ross & Deon Cole Laugh At 50 Cent, Daphne Joy & Rozay's Drake Beef Deon Cole spoke with Rick Ross about his feud with 50 Cent and Drake, as well as to comment on Daphne Joy, the mother of Fif's child. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 18, 2026
Original Content Trap Dickey Talks Upcoming Album “The Ville,” Teases TDE Compilation Project & Lil Wayne Vs. Jay-Z Trap Dickey becomes the first South Carolina artist signed to Top Dawg Entertainment. With “The Ville” on the way, he talks TDE, ScHoolboy Q, and viral moments from On The Radar to Kai Cenat’s Mafiathon 3. By Aron A. April 30, 2026
Music Drake Shows Love To Fan Who Gifted Him Custom "ICEMAN" Chain Drake took to Instagram to show off a custom "ICEMAN" chain he received from a fan. Maybe he'll wear it during one of his upcoming shows. By Devin Morton September 14, 2025
Music Pop Smoke Opens Up About NYPD Removing Him From Rolling Loud New York Pop Smoke was among a handful of NY artists banned from performing at Rolling Loud. By Aron A. November 14, 2019
Music Teyana Taylor Reveals New Album Release Date We have her word. By Mitch Findlay October 15, 2019
Original Content Top 25 Soundcloud Rap Songs of All Time The top 25 Soundcloud rap songs of all time. By Alphonse Pierre August 15, 2017