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News French Montana gives details on Ma$e collabo French says Ma$e sounds good, sound like he never left By Rose Lilah April 18, 2012
News Wiz Khalifa Explains Title Of Album "O.N.I.F.C." <p>In a recent interview with Shade 45, Wiz Khalifa explained the meaning of his upcoming album, <strong>O.N.I.F.C.</strong></p> <p>During the radio show he revealed that the acronym stands for "Only N*gga in First Class." His inspiration for this title came from Prodigy's debut album <strong>Head N*gga In Charge</strong>, "It’s inspired by Prodigy’s <em>H.N.I.C.</em>,” <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD1">added</span> Wiz. "When he dropped that, I felt like that sounded so strong."</p> By Rose Lilah February 03, 2012
News Kendrick Lamar Talks "Buried Alive" & Drake <p>Kendrick Lamar had interesting chat with XXL about his interlude on Drake's "Take Care", called "Buried Alive".</p> <p>Check out some of what he had to say on that track and on working with Drake below.</p> <p>XXLMag.com: What was your first meeting with Drake like? You speak about it some in the verse.</p> By Rose Lilah November 17, 2011
News Jim Jones Sells 21K in First Week <p>After taking over the <em>Billboard Top 200</em> last Wednesday (April 6), hip-hop seemed to have lost its presence in the upper echelon of the album charts this week. The only two rap discs to make it in that category were Wiz Khalifa and Jim Jones.</p> By Rose Lilah April 14, 2011
News Young Buck's Home Raided by the IRS <div> Rapper Young Buck's Tennesseehome was raided by U.S. federal agents on Tuesday, August 3 to seize his most valuable assets after he allegedly failed to pay $300,000 in taxes. </div> <div> </div> <div>A representative for the former G-Unit member, real name David Darnell Brown, claims government officials ransacked his house, taking items including recording equipment, jewelery, furniture and even his children's Playstation 3 games console, to cover his reported debt to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). </div> <div> </div> By Rose Lilah August 04, 2010
Original Content 5 Songs You Didn't Know Frank Ocean Wrote Frank Ocean has penned tracks for some R&B elites. By Patrick Lyons April 07, 2015
News Nicki Minaj Felt Disrespected By Tyga Over "Truffle Butter" Leak, Is Banking On Lil Wayne & Birdman Working Things Out Nicki Minaj opens up about the recent Cash Money drama in an interview with BBC Radio 1 Xtra's Charlie Sloth. By Trevor Smith March 05, 2015
News RZA Says Nobody Else In Wu-Tang Clan Has Heard "Once Upon A Time In Shaolin" RZA compares the upcoming album to the Mona Lisa and Michelangelo's David statue. By Patrick Lyons April 25, 2014
Original Content Rappers With Unique Hobbies A list of rappers and their unique hobbies, some creative and some a bit strange. By Vanessa Oswald June 21, 2014
Beef Many Men: A History Of G-Unit Beefs HNHH takes a look at G-Unit's most publicized beefs. By Lloyd Jaffe July 02, 2014
Music Lil Durk Hit With New Obstacle In Murder-For-Hire Case As Feds Seize His Unreleased Music Lil Durk has been behind bars since last October when authorities arrested him for an alleged murder-for-hire plot. By Cole Blake April 29, 2025
Music Cassie Blasted By Former Diddy Escort Clayton Howard Howard has sued Cassie and Diddy, alleging she gave him an STD. He released a video calling out the singer. By Erika Marie June 08, 2026