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Original Content Pusha T & Kanye West Beef, Explained Pusha T and Kanye West made a lot of great music together, but their eventual falling out was not a surprise. How did it happen? By Devin Morton August 21, 2025
Original Content Metro Boomin's 11 Most Iconic Beats Of The 2020s... So Far Metro Boomin has long been one of hip-hop's most in-demand producers. These are some of the most iconic beats he's made so far this decade. By Devin Morton August 15, 2025
Original Content Lil Durk's Mixtapes, Ranked Lil Durk is one of the most prolific artists in the game today. On this list, we are going to rank his 12 career-shaping mixtapes from worst to best. By Devin Morton June 25, 2025
Relationships Teyana Taylor & Aaron Pierre: A Relationship Timeline From Rumors To Real Love After a public divorce, Teyana Taylor’s new chapter unfolds beside rising star Aaron Pierre. From soft launches to bold love, here’s how their story grew. By Erika Marie July 01, 2025
Original Content Kanye, Kendrick, & Kevin Gates: God, Grit, And The Gospel Of Rap Faith without a pulpit: How Kanye, Kevin Gates, and Kendrick Lamar turn Rap into a space for spiritual reckoning. By Erika Marie July 11, 2025
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
Original Content What Has Diddy Done For R&B? Whether or not you agree with Diddy's argument that R&B is dead, there's no debating the music mogul's impact on the genre. By Joshua Robinson August 25, 2022
Original Content YSL RICO Indictment: Everything We Know With Young Thug and his entire organization facing upwards of 56 counts of criminal activity, we break down everything we've learned about the RICO case so far. By Robert Blair May 12, 2022
Original Content Kendrick Lamar's "The Heart" Series Is A Reminder Of His God-Tier MC Status While we anticipate "Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers," we take a deep dive into Kendrick Lamar's "The Heart" series. By Aron A. May 11, 2022
Original Content Vince Staples Says "Everybody Loves Lil Baby" In an excerpt from our upcoming digital cover story interview with Vince Staples, he details working with Lil Baby on “East Point Prayer," off his new album "Ramona Park Broke My Heart." By Aron A. April 13, 2022
Original Content 6ix9ine & Lil Durk Beef: A Brief History Here’s everything we know about the beef between 6ix9ine and Lil Durk. By Jordan Schenkman May 10, 2022
Original Content Pouya Speaks On His Fitness Journey, Anxiety, Florida Rap, & Being A Rolling Loud Mainstay Pouya explains the difference between Rolling Loud in New York and Miami, speaks on his new album, his fitness journey, anxiety, and more during an exclusive interview. By Alex Zidel November 26, 2021