Daryl Nelson

Joined: Jul 24, 2024

Daryl has been a hip-hop reporter for the last 20 years, writing for a bevy of print and digital publications. He's written album reviews, informative history pieces, lists, and interviewed famous artists. Some of the publications he's written for include Hip-Hop Lately, The Boombox, AllHipHop, Atlanta Black Star, Pop Crush, AXS, Reader's Digest, The List, and Nicki Swift. Some of the artists he's interviewed include Big Boi from Outkast, Talib Kweli, stic.man of Dead Prez, David Banner, Slim Thug, and India Arie. Currently, he’s the site expert for Rhyme Junkie. His hobbies are reading novels, cooking, hiking, working out, discovering new hip-hop music, and watching The Sopranos over and over.

Mike Dean says Tyler, the Creator is being racist with new song lyric

Dee-1 says he feels 'encouraged' after Beanie Sigel tells him to never compromise

DJ Akademiks rip Diddy's kids for partying during their dad's legal troubles

Charleston White celebrates & laughs at Lil Durk's arrest

Megan Thee Stallion recruits some big-named Houston rappers for new 'Bigger in Texas' video

Cries of 'Free Durk' ring loud after Lil Durk is arrested in murder-for-hire plot

GloRilla doubles down on her claim that she's pregnant

Lil Yachty responds to Karrahbooo's ghostwriting claim

Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us' is all over the Grammy ballots

Coi Leray accuses her former label of sabotage, refuses to drop new music

Ab-Soul clears up J. Cole beef rumors in new interview

Cam'ron gets into a heated argument with LiAngelo Ball

Nicki Minaj celebrates her wedding anniversary with heartfelt message to Kenneth Petty

T.I explains what OutKast & Scarface told him about calling himself 'King of the South'

DJ Envy sticks up for Diddy, says he's getting a raw deal

Tyler, The Creator gets into a tense back-and-forth with Kanye West producer