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TV Pooh Shiesty Makes His TV Debut With Menacing Jimmy Fallon Performance Pooh Shiesty taps Lil Durk for a televised performance of "Back in Blood." By Joshua Robinson April 15, 2021
Music 50 Cent Marvels At Kevin Durant's Massive Coinbase Profit 50 Cent took a moment to show some love to Kevin Durant after the basketball star's Coinbase investment proved particularly lucrative. By Mitch Findlay April 15, 2021
Music Cardi B Calls Out "Blue Check Republicans" Who Are Silent About Police Brutality As information about Lieutenant Caron Nazario and Daunte Wright's incidents with police goes viral, the rapper wants to know where the Republicans are. By Erika Marie April 15, 2021
Music Ready Ron Denies DMX's Claims He Exposed Rapper To Drugs Last year, DMX told Talib Kweli he'd never tried drugs until Ron allegedly secretly laced a blunt with crack cocaine when he was 14. By Erika Marie April 15, 2021
Music Eazy-E's Daughter Ebie Wright Claims Ice Cube Has Been "Dodging" Her She says she's been trying to contact him about appearing in her documentary about her Rap legend father. By Erika Marie April 14, 2021
Music Mystikal Discusses Dismissed Rape Charges & Rapping For God The rapper says facing his most recent charges "was like a reoccurring bad dream." By Erika Marie April 14, 2021
Music Meek Mill Gets Teased For Asking "What Is A PH Balance" A comment on Justin LaBoy's post went haywire for the rapper. By Erika Marie April 14, 2021
Pop Culture Mehcad Brooks Would Be "Honored" To Portray DMX In A Biopic The actor spoke about DMX's influence & stated that he "would be blessed" if he could tackle the role of the late rapper. By Erika Marie April 14, 2021
Music Charlamagne Tha God Changes Vote In Hypothetical Beyoncé & Rihanna "Verzuz" He previously declared Rihanna the winner, but he's changed his tune. By Erika Marie April 14, 2021
Music 50 Cent Reveals Which Rappers Didn't Make The Cut For "BMF" Or "Power" A few high-profile names didn't end up making the cut for either one of 50 Cent's television shows. By Aron A. April 14, 2021
Music Rakim Salutes Lil Baby, Kendrick Lamar, Hit-Boy, & J. Cole Hip-Hop pioneer Rakim reveals that he still checks for music from current rap acts, including Lil Baby, Kendrick Lamar, Hit-Boy, and J. Cole. By Joshua Robinson April 14, 2021
Music Conway The Machine's "La Maquina" Tracklist: J.I.D, 2 Chainz, & More Conway The Machine unveils the stacked "La Maquina" tracklist, featuring J.I.D, 2 Chainz, Benny The Butcher, Westside Gunn, Ludacris, and more. By Mitch Findlay April 14, 2021