XXL & The Source Founding Editor James Bernard’s Cause Of Death Revealed
New Jersey officials say James Bernard died by suicide, resolving a 17-month disappearance that had remained unexplained until now.

Meagan Good & Jonathan Majors Gain Citizenship In West Africa
Meagan Good and Jonathan Majors embraced a ceremonial homecoming in New Guinea, who welcomed the couple as citizens.

Is Marvel’s “Avengers: Doomsday” Almost Four Hours Long?
Could the MCU have a record breaker with Avengers: Doomsday?

Ice-T Revives Body Count’s “Cop Killer” To Protest ICE At Live Show
Ice-T proved once again that Hip-Hop’s protest roots are alive by updating “Cop K#ller” to confront ICE and America’s ongoing struggle with power and accountability.

EXCLUSIVE: DMX Estate Rejects Church Ceremony Tied To Ministry
DMX’s family has taken a stance in a church’s plan to honor the rapper in Westchester County, New York.

XXL & The Source Magazine Founding Editor James Bernard Dies
James Bernard, one of the original architects who helped turn Hip-Hop journalism into a force, has passed away.

WWE Raw Sets 2026 Off Right, Bron Breakker, CM Punk & Stranger Things
WWE Raw walked into 2026 with “new year, new energy” vibes—then immediately reminded us that chaos is still very much part of the brand.

Mickey Factz Explains Being At NYU, Drake, Jay-Z and Nas As Kings Of Rap
Rap professor Mickey Factz says bars can be learned but it also still must be earned. He talks to Chuck Jigsaw Creekmur about that and more.

AllHipHop: 2025 Albums of the Year (Ranked By Cultural Consensus)
2025 wasn’t a one-sound year; it was a many-voices year in Hip-Hop albums, where street rap, art rap, introspection and legacy all shared the same space.

AllHipHop’s 2025 Rapper of the Year: Cardi B Was A Commercial Juggernaut
Cardi B didn’t win 2025 by accident. She campaigned and executed it like someone who understood the moment before it arrived.

New Year, New Hip-Hop: Why It’s Time To Stop Complaining & Start Building
Hip-Hop isn’t dead. What’s dying is our willingness to protect it.

Drake Faces Federal RICO Lawsuit Over Alleged Streaming Manipulation Scheme
Drake and streamer Adin Ross now face a high stakes courtroom battle that could redefine how power influence and money intersect with modern music metrics.

AllHipHop’s 2025 MC of the Year: Malice’s Triumphant Return
Malice didn’t return chasing the old days. He returned sharper, proving on “Let God Sort Em Out” that elite lyricism can co-exist with commercial success.

AllHipHop’s Top 10 Films of 2025!
With cinema coming at audiences from every direction in 2025, the movies that endured were the ones that refused to be forgotten.

EXCLUSIVE: Blueface Boxing Against Nick “Swaggy P” Young Coming In 2026
AllHipHop confirms Blueface and Swaggy P are back on track to fight in March 2026 after falling apart nearly four years ago.

Top 10 Christmas Rap Songs For Holiday Joy…And Gangsta Fun
From Run-DMC’s Queens classic to De La Soul’s subversive storytelling, to “Trap Christmas”…rap has always celebrated the holidays on its own terms.

Has The Grinch Taken Over Santa Claus For Christmas?
Santa may still own Christmas morning, but the Grinch has completely taken over the culture, the memes, and the algorithm.

Nicki Minaj’s Instagram Vanished—But Did She Really Lose 10 Million Fans?
Nicki Minaj appears to have deactivated Instagram, but we don’t know about losing 10 million followers.

The Alchemist: AllHipHop 2025 Producer Of The Year
Whether guiding whole albums or elevating rap’s elites, The Alchemist’s fingerprints were all over Hip-Hop’s most respected music in 2025.

Video Music Box’s Ralph McDaniels Reveals Hidden Dangers, Young Diddy & Untold Jay-Z Footage
Before Hip-Hop went corporate, it was raw, risky and real. Ralph McDaniels opens up about shootouts, unseen Jay-Z moments, Young Diddy and why Video Music Box survived it all.
