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Music Nicki Minaj Gets Spicy: "I Thought The New Btchs Just Do Tweets & Interviews" She praised Akbar V's "We Go Up" bars while also taking a moment to shake the table. By Erika Marie April 21, 2022
Music Asian Doll Talks Broken Relationship With Her Parents: "I Have Mommy Issues BAD" The rapper claims her father was the first man to break her heart and her mother only taught her "gangsta sh*t." By Erika Marie April 21, 2022
Music Coi Leray Speaks On Erica Banks: "You Can't Feed Into Negative Energy" Banks claimed Nicki Minaj "entertains girls who really can't rap," and Hip Hop fans speculated she was speaking on Leray's collab with the Rap icon. By Erika Marie April 21, 2022
Music Queen Naija Defends Herself Once Again From Colorism Accusations After calling out people for "bullying and hate speech," the songbird battled against the narrative that has haunted her for years. By Erika Marie April 21, 2022
Music Pooh Shiesty Pens Message From Jail: "I Wish I Could Be Coming Home" He thanked everyone for their support and announced new music. By Erika Marie April 21, 2022
Music Kid Cudi Reveals How Rehab Stint Almost Ended His Career Kid Cudi was in a dark place back in 2016. By Alexander Cole April 21, 2022
Music Ab-Soul Announces New Single "Hollandaise" Dropping This Week Ab-Soul shares a snippet of his new single, "Hollandaise" due out this week. By Aron A. April 21, 2022
Original Content What Does "Oklama" Mean? Unpacking Kendrick Lamar's New Alias With no shortage of theories online, we look at the potential rationales behind Kendrick Lamar's new "Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers" era moniker. By Robert Blair April 21, 2022
Music Janelle Monae Comes Out As Non-Binary During the season five premiere of "The Red Table Talk", Janelle Monae came out as non-binary. By Brianna Lawson April 21, 2022
Music A New Woman Comes Forward With Sexual Assault Allegations Against Trey Songz A new woman has come forward with sexual assault allegations against Trey Songz. She is requesting around $5M to settle the lawsuit. By Brianna Lawson April 21, 2022
Politics JAY-Z, Yo Gotti, And Team ROC Push The DOJ To Investigate Prison For Inhumane Conditions After securing legal representation for inmates at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman, JAY-Z, Yo Gotti, and Team ROC have pushed the DOJ to investigate the prison for inhumane conditions. By Brianna Lawson April 21, 2022
Music Wale's "More About Nothing" Expected To Hit Streaming Services Wale announces that his sixth mixtape "More About Nothing" is coming to streaming services. By Brianna Lawson April 21, 2022