Erika Marie

Original Content Exhibit A: Criminal Court Cases That Put Rap Lyrics On Trial From Snoop to Thugger, prosecutors have put rap lyrics on trial. These cases show what happens when bars move from the booth to the courtroom. By Erika Marie August 20, 2025 1479 Views
Relationships Gina Huynh: Inside The Years Of Love, Abuse, & Loyalty To Diddy In Diddy’s RICO case, Gina Huynh was identified as Victim 3. She accused him of abuse yet later defended him in a relationship spanning a decade. By Erika Marie August 15, 2025 1.9K Views
TV BET Hip Hop Awards Is Gone: The Cyphers, Chaos, & Culture A generation of Hip Hop fans grew up on moments the BET Hip Hop Awards made possible, & its absence leaves a gap the culture can’t easily fill. By Erika Marie August 08, 2025 1.7K Views
Original Content Tyler, The Creator Sees What The Algorithm Did To Joy In Hip Hop Tyler, The Creator wants us to think about what we’ve traded away now that being watched comes before feeling free in the places where we go to move. By Erika Marie July 24, 2025 3.2K Views
TV Remembering Malcolm-Jamal Warner: What Theo Gave Generations Of Black Boys Theo Huxtable meant something. Malcolm-Jamal Warner helped change how we see Black boys, Black fathers, and the love between them. By Erika Marie July 21, 2025 2.4K Views
Original Content Different Gods: Kendrick Lamar & Drake’s Two Versions Of Hip Hop Power Drake & Kendrick shaped a generation of Hip Hop, each pushing the genre in radically different directions. By Erika Marie July 20, 2025 4.6K Views
Original Content Nicki Minaj’s Public Reckoning Names SZA, But Wounds Run Deeper Nicki Minaj’s legacy is rooted, but as her feud with SZA unfolds, the focus shifts to deeper industry rifts with Roc Nation, Desiree Perez, and the cost of unresolved grief. By Erika Marie July 17, 2025 6.5K Views
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 2.0K Views
Original Content Eminem, Split Three Ways: The Persona, The Performer, The Survivor Eminem built three distinct personas. Slim Shady, Eminem, and Marshall each reveal how identity, pain, & performance shaped his legacy. By Erika Marie July 04, 2025 1.9K Views
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 3.1K Views
Politics Lil Wayne & His Trump Lyrics: A Love Letter To Power A lyrical timeline of Lil Wayne's Trump references, tracing how the mogul became metaphor, flex, and finally, photo op. By Erika Marie June 30, 2025 2.6K Views
Relationships Kanye West’s Muse Mythology: From Amber Rose To Bianca Censori Kanye West’s history with Amber Rose, Kim Kardashian, Julia Fox, and Bianca Censori reveals how each woman influenced his image and public identity. By Erika Marie June 25, 2025 2.3K Views