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Original Content Big U RICO Case: The Murder Allegations Involving Rayshawn Williams The purported "Godfather of Hip Hop" Big U faces federal RICO charges tied to fraud, extortion, & the murder of 21-year-old Rayshawn Williams. By Erika Marie April 04, 2025
Original Content Why Do We Get Lit To Sad Bangers? Making sense of the music that would have us shed a tear and let loose all at once. By Luke Hinz August 22, 2019
Pop Culture Instagram Gallery: Apryl Jones In Her Modeling Bag Apryl Jones struts her modeling aspirations on Instagram. By Deja Goode February 14, 2021
Tech The Biggest Rapper NFT Drops So Far We take a look at some of hip-hop's biggest NFT releases. By Robert Blair February 02, 2022
Original Content Offset, 21 Savage, & Metro Boomin's "Without Warning" - First Impressions It's only been out for a few hours, but "Without Warning" has already left an impression. By Mitch Findlay October 31, 2017
Original Content 21 Savage & Metro Boomin's "Savage Mode" Revels In Its Sin Four Years Later 21 Savage and Metro Boomin's "Savage Mode" dropped on this day, in 2016. We look back on its initial impact. By Rose Lilah July 15, 2020
Original Content Ranking DMX's Albums From Best To Still Pretty Damn Good He's hailed as one of the greatest rappers to pick up a mic, and we're revisiting DMX's catalog and ranking his beloved albums. By Olivia Monahan April 06, 2023
Original Content 28 Grams: Hip-Hop Instagram Recap (April 30) Everyone got a Jay Z selfie this week. By Mike De Leon April 30, 2016
Original Content Instagram Gallery: Rappers And Their Kids When these rappers aren't in the studio, they're often showing off their family life on Instagram, from Lil Baby to Cardi B to Moneybagg Yo. By Deja Goode March 20, 2021
Original Content Boogie Talks Gaining Eminem Fans, Next Album On Shady & 1800 Tequila Partnership EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Boogie chops it up about 1800 Tequila's upcoming Instagram Live series, his Quarantine downtime and more. By Rose Lilah May 04, 2020
Sneakers The Rise of New Balance: From Dad Shoes to Incredible Collaborations New Balance's rise as the "Dad shoe" king continues to be bolstered by some fantastic collaborations and co-signs. By Alexander Cole October 20, 2022
Original Content Instagram Gallery: Jerrika Karlae's Best Swimsuit Poses Jerrika Karlae is sexy and she knows it. By E Gadsby August 11, 2018