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Relationships The Fractured History Of Drake & Rihanna Drake kept turning her into a story. Rihanna moved on. Here is how their long-rumored relationship turned into distance. By Erika Marie February 04, 2026
Original Content Gunna Says His Brother Ratted On Him The First Time He Got High On "How To Roll" Gunna breaks down getting caught the first time he got high. By Aron A. February 02, 2018
Original Content Snoop Dogg, Hip Hop, & The Continued Struggle Over LGBTQIA+ Acceptance Hip Hop embraces & resists queerness at once. Snoop Dogg’s discomfort with LGBTQIA+ parents shows the culture’s contradictions. By Erika Marie September 12, 2025
Original Content ILoveMakonnen Addresses Lil Nas X Comparisons, Queer Visibility, & Hip Hop Politics From industry backlash to the rise of queer artists, iLoveMakonnen opens up about carving his own lane while the culture wrestles with change. By Erika Marie October 02, 2025
Original Content Gucci Mane's New 1017: How Wop Is Shaping The South Get to know the New 1017 through exclusive interviews with five members of Gucci Mane's newly re-established roster. By Aron A. October 29, 2021
Original Content Kali Is Rap's Next "It" Girl Kali speaks on making "toxic hits," going on tour with Latto, women rappers out-performing the men, and much more for a special Women's History Month interview. By Alex Zidel March 14, 2022
Original Content JoJo Opens Up About Dealing With Anxiety, The R&B Renaissance & Her Fave Music Of The Year For our "12 Days of Christmas" interviews, we speak with JoJo to discuss just how far she's come since her initial rise to fame in the early 2000s. By Hayley Hynes December 15, 2021
Original Content 21 Savage's "A Lot" With J. Cole Proved Naysayers Wrong 21 Savage and J. Cole's "A Lot" introduced a compelling creative partnership that thrived in spite of vast stylistic differences. By Mitch Findlay March 31, 2020
Original Content DJ Paul Explains Why Three 6 Mafia vs. Bone Thugs Didn't Happen, Hustling Mixtapes & New Podcast DJ Paul recounts one of his final encounters with John Singleton, artists paying homage to Three 6 Mafia, and how hustling mixtapes in high school brokered peace with the ops. By Aron A. November 03, 2020
Original Content What Happened To Rakim's Aftermath Album With Dr. Dre? In one of hip-hop's greatest cases of "what could've been," we revisit Rakim's brief spell on Dr. Dre's Aftermath label and why the "Oh My God" album never surfaced. By Robert Blair March 24, 2020
Streetwear Beyoncé's Ivy Park x Adidas Partnership From Start To End With controversy surrounding the Beyonce and Adidas break up, we have dived into the thick of the deal from its start to end. By Ruby Adele April 07, 2023
Original Content Conway The Machine Net Worth 2024: Updated Wealth Of The Rapper Explore Conway The Machine's rise in hip-hop, his financial success, and how his net worth in 2024 mirrors his musical journey. By Jake Skudder January 10, 2024