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Music YNW Melly's Lawyers Seek To Hide Murder Charges From Witness Tampering Case YNW Melly will soon face trial on charges of allegedly pressuring a witness to drop their testimony in his 2023 double murder mistrial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 04, 2026
TV “106 & Park” Turns 25: The Moments That Made It Legendary We’re revisiting the unforgettable moments, from iconic performances to live TV chaos, that still live rent-free in Hip Hop history. By Erika Marie June 11, 2025
Music Kevin Gates Levies Stealing Accusations Against Dreka Gates' Neglect Claims Kevin Gates and Dreka Gates have been butting heads legally for the last several months, and the former is dropping some heavy allegations. By Zachary Horvath January 17, 2026
Music Kodak Black Receives Second Key To The City In A Matter of Weeks In Florida Kodak Black recently paid the rent for his hometown’s housing community for months before it received widespread media attention. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 03, 2025
Music Who Is OhGeesy? The rising rapper already has a stack of impressive music in his catalog. By Demi Phillips December 05, 2023
Music Drake Drives Collab Speculation After Sporting Morgan Wallen Jacket On Tour Drake and Morgan Wallen have shouted each other out on numerous occasions, so seeing a collab between them wouldn't be a big shocker. By Zachary Horvath September 13, 2025
Music Drake Disappears From The Billboard Hot 100 For The First Time In Months Drake will hope to return to the chart following the release of his highly-anticipated new studio album, "Iceman." By Cole Blake October 29, 2025
Pop Culture Ice Spice Speaks On The Leaked Texts Of Her Allegedly Dragging Nicki Minaj Ice Spice seems to be exhausted with this messy situation. By Zachary Horvath June 29, 2024
Music Celebrity Makeup Artist Testifies During Diddy Trial About Cassie's Alleged Injuries Mylah Morales alleged during trial that Diddy physically assaulted Cassie after a 2010 party at Prince's house during Grammys weekend in L.A. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 22, 2025
Original Content Top 15 Ridiculous Rapper Chains A retrospective on some of the most absurd pieces in rap. By Harrison Tenpas November 09, 2017
Music Elliott Wilson Prefers Drake's "NOKIA" Music Video Over Kendrick Lamar's "luther" HipHopDX's "The Bigger Picture" debated around Elliott Wilson's Kendrick Lamar and Drake take, with DJ Hed saying they're hard to compare. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 19, 2025
Music Hit-Boy Shares Distressing Footage Of Numerous Thieves Robbing His Studio Hit-Boy, believe it or not, isn't the only producer to have their studio broken into even though we are just a few days into 2026. By Zachary Horvath January 05, 2026