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Music Here Are The Top 200 "Lil" Rappers Currently On Spotify "Lil" rappers are making a big impact on Spotify. By Matthew Parizot May 31, 2018
Music Playboi Carti's "I AM MUSIC" Promised To Be The Biggest Debut Of 2025 Early reports show that Playboi Carti is set to be the biggest artist in hip-hop with his new album's streaming numbers top GNX & $$$4U. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 15, 2025
Music Suge Knight's Son Challenges Ray J To A Fight And Wants A Date With Brandy On The Line Suge J is serious about taking on Ray J. By Cole Blake February 18, 2025
Music DJ Vlad Says He's Ready To Offer $100,000 For A "Serious" Eminem Interview DJ Vlad has interviewed a ton of icons in the hip-hop world, but none would be bigger than an open sit-down with Eminem. By Zachary Horvath March 26, 2025
Music Jay-Z Throws Apparent Shade At Kanye West While Performing With Beyonce In Paris The move comes as Kanye West has made numerous headlines in recent months for speaking about Jay-Z and Beyonce. By Cole Blake June 23, 2025
Music Jermaine Dupri Admits He's Always Been Advised To Never Get Married, So He Won't Jermaine Dupri has created some of the most iconic love songs ever with Mariah Carey, Jagged Edge, and Usher. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 21, 2025
Music Funk Flex Shocks Fans By Announcing His "Last Show On Hot 97" Funk Flex brought hip-hop to Hot 97 back in 1992, and it seems like it's time for the radio legend to move onto new endeavors. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 28, 2025
Music Prosecution Argues Diddy Allegedly Buying Flights & Hotels For Escorts Could Constitute Sex Trafficking Diddy is facing charges of alleged sex trafficking and racketeering in his ongoing criminal trial in New York City. By Cole Blake June 17, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Surprises Atlanta Fans With Playboi Carti During “Grand National” Tour Kendrick Lamar smashed the record for highest-grossing rap concert just days into his tour with SZA, surpassing Eminem. By Caroline Fisher April 30, 2025
Music Charleston White Says He's Hoping Boosie Badazz Gets The Max Sentence In His Gun Case Charleston White is once again trolling Boosie Badazz for taking a plea deal in his federal gun case, earlier this month. By Cole Blake August 26, 2025
Music Young Thug Explains Why He Lied About His Brother Unfoonk's Plea Deal Young Thug told his brother Unfoonk to accept the same plea deal as Gunna in the YSL RICO trial, but said otherwise in a leaked jail call. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 07, 2025
Reviews Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist "Alfredo 2" Review Ultimately, for an artist who has found himself in an odd place of his career these past few years that have seen him flirting with the idea of leaving hip-hop entirely, "Alfredo 2" is proof that Gibbs is far from reaching a glass ceiling in his career. By Aron A. July 29, 2025