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Original Content Busta Rhymes: The Energetic Showman Of Hip-Hop Striving to pivot the lyrical stereotypes surrounding hip-hop, Busta Rhymes changed the blueprint of the genre's sound for good. By Caleb Hardy May 22, 2023
Original Content Who Is Nappy Boy Artist NandoSTL? Seeing a major surge in his career since signing with Nappy Boy Entertainment, get to know the rapper NandoSTL! By Chris Mobley May 22, 2023
TV Rappers Who Starred In Their Own Reality TV Shows From the family-centered, to the absolutely chaotic. By Demi Phillips May 22, 2023
Original Content 7 Times Rappers Spit Bars About Video Games Rap lyrics about video game have been appearing in the genre for decades. We're looking at a few from the past and the present. By Paul Barnes May 22, 2023
Original Content Killer Mike's Business Ventures Outside Of Music Killer Mike has expanded his repertoire into business ventures outside of music. By Wyatt Westlake May 21, 2023
Original Content Ashanti's Best Hip Hop Collabs: Ja Rule, Fat Joe, & More Ashanti’s Hip Hop collabs will continue to stand the test of time. By Demi Phillips May 21, 2023
Pop Culture 5 Rappers Who Have Been Banned From Award Shows Some rappers can't avoid controversy. From online antics to legal issues, there are myriad reasons some rappers get banned from award shows By Mike Fugere May 21, 2023
TV Biggest "Red Table Talk" Moments That Got People Talking After five seasons, “Red Table Talk” has been canceled, but the show was packed with several memorable moments and revelations. By Demi Phillips May 21, 2023
Original Content Nas & Damian Marley's "Distant Relatives" Turns 13 A collaboration between legends in their respectives genres, Nas and Damian Marley's "Distant Relatives" hits another anniversary. By Wyatt Westlake May 21, 2023
Original Content Common's "Be" Turns 18 Widely regarded as Common's best hip-hop album to date, we're looking back on the iconic "Be" as it turns 18 years old. By Caleb Hardy May 21, 2023
Original Content SoundCloud Rap Albums That Defined A Generation The SoundCloud era of hip-hop changed the blueprint of the genre for good through multiple chart-topping albums out of Internet culture. By Caleb Hardy May 20, 2023
Original Content Who Is Rapper Fivio Foreign? From the streets of Brooklyn to stealing the show on a Kanye West album, we're diving into Fivio Foreign's rise to stardom in the New York drill scene. By Caleb Hardy May 20, 2023