In a 2015 interview with the New York Times, Q said, “Hip hop is for the sex, the drugs, the violence, the beefs, the culture.” He added, “That’s the competitiveness of hip hop, so I felt like the site needed to be R-rated.”
“People may be offended by some of the content, but, hey, the internet is not a censorship boat. We’re the Carnival cruise, man. You don’t have to log on,” Q explained about the controversial site.
The WorldStarHipHop team confirmed that the site will continue and posted a tribute to the media mogul saying that he was great businessman who created the largest hip hop website and championed urban culture. “More than that, he was a devoted father and one of the nicest, most generous persons to ever grace this planet. We will miss his hearty laugh and warm spirit,” read the post.
Q had plans of making WorldStarHipHop mainstream and was recently working on his latest business endeavor, the launch of a WorldStar TV show on MTV2 that was scheduled to debut February 2017.