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Music DJ Quik Says He Was Nearly Killed Over A 2Pac Bootleg DJ Quik says he once had a gun pointed in his face after letting a bootleg copy of 2Pac's "All Eyez On Me" fall into the wrong hands. By Cole Blake August 30, 2022
Pop Culture Kevin Bacon Serenades His Goats With Acoustic Cover Of Beyoncé's "HEATED": Watch Queen B's new album is touching ears (and hearts) everywhere. By Hayley Hynes August 30, 2022
Sports Serena Williams Compared To Beyoncé's "Alien Superstar" After U.S. Open Win Gayle King complimented the champion after her big with an iconic Beyoncè reference. By hnhh August 29, 2022
Music DJ Khaled Shuts Down New York Streets To Direct New Video With Jadakiss Khaled pulled up in Yonkers to shoot a video with Jadakiss. By hnhh August 29, 2022
Pop Culture Fulton County DA On Latest Rap Indictment: "If You Admit Your Crimes Over A Beat, I'm Gonna Use It" Fani Willis urges anyone who can't comply with her rules to "get out of [her] county." By Hayley Hynes August 29, 2022
Music 600 Breezy Suggests God Let King Von Die To Save Him From O-Block RICO Case He believes "God called him home" because Von didn't deserve to spend his life in prison. By Erika Marie August 29, 2022
Music Lil Pump Disses Russ Over Mental Health Tour Cancellation: "Stop Being A F*cking Pussy" "I could make up excuses so that I don't lose money but the reality is mentally I feel like shit," the "Ride Slow" singer shared in a statement earlier today. By Hayley Hynes August 29, 2022
Music DJ Khaled Praises J.I.D & His "The Forever Story": "I'm A Fan" "God Did" came out the same day so J.I.D playfully told the producer "you beat me" and asked to be on Khaled's next record. By Erika Marie August 29, 2022
Music Irv Gotti Swears Off Answering Questions About Ashanti From Now On "I got slandered for telling the absolute truth," he says, after promising to only answer "NO COMMENT" to questions about the singer. By Erika Marie August 29, 2022
Music Young Guru Breaks Down The Layers To Jay-Z's Show-Stopping "God Did" Verse Young Guru dissects Jay-Z's bars on DJ Khaled's "God Did." By Aron A. August 29, 2022
Music Singer Fridayy Details Recording "In The Trenches" For DJ Khaled's "God Did" Ft. Jay-Z, Lil Wayne & More The singer-songwriter-producer uploaded a video of himself when he was first working on the track "on a $1000 set up." By Erika Marie August 29, 2022
Music Fizz, J-Boog, & Raz-B Are Telling All About B2K & Omarion On "Drink Champs" The episode arrives this week and a new teaser shows the B2K artists addressing controversies—especially those about former groupmate Omarion. By Erika Marie August 29, 2022