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Pop Culture Kevin Gates Explains Why He Doesn't Support Black Lives Matter Kevin Gates defends his controversial stance against Black Lives Matter. By Joshua Robinson August 10, 2022
Pop Culture Travis Scott Sells $1 Million In Merch For London Show, Breaks BTS's Record The Houston rapper's sold-out show at London's O2 Arena marked his first headlining performance since the Astroworld tragedy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 10, 2022
Music Busta Rhymes To Be Honored As An Icon At The 2022 BMI R&B/Hip Hop Awards Busta Rhymes is set to receive the Icon Award at the BMI R&B/Hip Hop Awards, next month. By Cole Blake August 10, 2022
Pop Culture Ye, Lil Uzi Vert, And Steve Lacy Get Matching Tattoos The three superstars are sporting new ink after dropping projects in 2022. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 10, 2022
Music Drake's Dad's Tattoo Artist Fires Back At Rapper's Criticism Money Mike says he felt disrespected after Dennis Graham got his tattoo of Drake retouched by 16 other artists. By Aron A. August 10, 2022
Music Skepta Says Ongoing Health Issues Have "Ultimately Steered My Life” Skepta says that he's been battling health issues relating to his stomach since his early 20s. By Cole Blake August 10, 2022
Music Taylor Swift Says She Never Heard Of 3LW Before "Shake It Off" Lawsuit Taylor Swift said "Shake It Off" was "written entirely by me" after she was accused of stealing lyrics from 3LW's "Players Gon' Play." By Aron A. August 10, 2022
Music 21 Savage Doubles Down On Not Not Being A Hypocrite For Lyrics About Violence He recently tweeted that Atlanta needed to stop the gun violence, but social media users have called him a hypocrite. By Erika Marie August 10, 2022
Music Kodak Black Explains Relationship With Kendrick Lamar: "He Got A Different Perception Of Me" The Florida rapper listed their similarities before explaining why he has "a lotta love for" Lamar. By Erika Marie August 10, 2022
Music Irv Gotti Reacts To Fat Joe Calling Him A "Sucka" Over Ashanti: "He's Not My Friend" Both Irv and Ja Rule responded to the backlash they received from Fat Joe over their "Drink Champs" interview. By Erika Marie August 09, 2022
Music Royce Da 5'9" "Doesn't Feel Good About" Tension With Lupe Fiasco The two slung diss tracks and exchanged insults last year, but Royce says the episode isn't something that he is proud of. By Erika Marie August 09, 2022
Music Tina Lawson Praises How Beyoncé "Minds Her Own Business, Never Puts Anyone Down" Amid backlash that Bey has received lately, her mom speaks about the sacrifices the singer has made for two years while working on Renaissance. By Erika Marie August 09, 2022