The Healing of a General: Kevin Gates on Trauma, Accountability, and Protecting the Innocent
If you’ve been following rap for a while, you already know Kevin Gates never really fit into the neat boxes...
Month: March 2026
The $500,000 Apology: When a Saudi Prince Gifted Lil Wayne a Lamborghini
In hip-hop, flexing is basically the language everybody speaks. It’s part of the culture, part of the art, part of...
The Game and 50 Cent at the Super Bowl: Who Really Won?
That Super Bowl halftime show still feels unreal when you go back and watch it. The lights. The stage setups....
Fat Joe Joins Hip-Hop Icons in Urging Supreme Court to Halt Texas Execution
Hip-hop always had this weird relationship with the courtroom. The same lyrics people scream in clubs at 2 a.m. suddenly...
Bangladesh Calls Out Ludacris: The $2,000 Payment for a 2x Platinum Hit
There’s nothing sadder in hip hop than hearing the guy who made the beat say he barely got paid for...
The $400 Million Rule: How One Line About Hailie Jade Ended a Dynasty
Back in the early 2000s, hip hop didn’t feel safe. That’s the best way to explain it. Every week somebody...
The Digital Warzone: When 50 Cent Stepped to Papoose and Claressa Shields
The first week of the year was supposed to be quiet. Folks were still recovering from holiday food, New Year...
How Juice WRLD Got That Real Respect from Eminem
Getting respect from Eminem is like trying to get past the toughest security guard in hip hop history. The man...
Turbulence at 30,000 Feet: The Never-Ending War of Ja Rule and G-Unit
Some rap beefs come and go like bad weather. Artists throw a few shots online, fans pick sides for a...
Eminem’s “Without Me” Makes History: 3 Billion Streams and Counting
There are hit songs… and then there are records that basically become part of people’s DNA. Eminem has a few...
