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Music Hip-Hop Reacts To The Tragic Passing Of Lil Poppa Lil Poppa passed away late Wednesday morning, and his loss is weighing heavy on everyone from fans to veterans in hip-hop. By Zachary Horvath February 19, 2026
Music Willow Smith Reveals Why She Can't Be Labeled A Nepo Baby According to Willow, she'd be who she is with or without her celebrity parents. By Caroline Fisher May 03, 2024
Viral XXXTENTACION's Son Meets His Favorite Streamer IShowSpeed For His Birthday DJ Scheme seems to have set it all up. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 26, 2025
Relationships Mother Of 21 Savage's Sons Likes Latto's Footage Of Her Baby Girl Keyanna Joseph has been showing love to Latto while fans are scrutinizing their relationships with 21 Savage. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 30, 2026
Music Drake Angry With DJ Akademiks For Leaking His Snippet On J. Cole's Big Night It appears that Drake did not in fact sign off on DJ Akademiks teasing this snippet. But the question still remains: What's up with J. Cole? By Zachary Horvath February 06, 2026
TV 50 Cent Reveals His Shockingly Low Earnings From The Early Seasons Of "Power" 50 Cent says he was making far less than fans might expect. By Cole Blake October 27, 2024
Original Content 10 Classic Mixtapes That Still Haven't Hit Streaming Platforms Some of the best Hip-Hop and R&B projects of the late 2000s and early 2010s were free mixtapes, but many of those classics are still not available to stream on DSPs to this day. By Joshua Robinson September 28, 2022
Relationships Young M.A No Longer Identifies As A Lesbian: See Her Reason Why Young M.A doesn't want to be known as just a lesbian rapper. By Alex Zidel September 17, 2019
Music SZA Opens Up About Her Body Transformation: 190 Lbs & Over-Sized T-Shirts The artist reveals the reasons behind the changes. By Zaynab October 09, 2018
Music Lil Yachty Called Out For Response To Sexyy Red's Story Fans are upset with Lil Yachty's response to Sexyy Red opening up on his podcast. By Cole Blake August 16, 2023
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 Dave East Accused Of Scamming Woman Out Of $30K According to one woman, Dave East allegedly ruined her life last year, nearly driving her to commit suicide. By Caroline Fisher December 30, 2025