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Music Van Lathan Calls Akon A "Clown" For Comparing African & Black American Performers Akon didn't have nice things to say about Black American performers but praised artists from Africa. By Erika Marie December 28, 2022
Music Amber Rose Says She’d Beat Blac Chyna In A Rap Battle The model turned rapper claimed she'd beat her former BFF in a battle rap session. By Lamar Banks December 28, 2022
Music Kodak Black Defends Tory Lanez After Guilty Verdict Kodak Black says there's "no evidence" to convict Tory Lanez. By Cole Blake December 28, 2022
Music Ashanti Reflects On Sexual Harassment In The Music Industry Ashanti says other artists wouldn't be able to deal with what she has in the music industry. By Cole Blake December 27, 2022
Music Kendrick Lamar Almost Deep-Faked Eminem On "The Heart Part V" Kendrick Lamar's video for "The Heart Part 5" reportedly nearly featured a deep fake of Eminem. By Cole Blake December 27, 2022
Music Kendrick Lamar Explains Why He Stays Off Social Media Kendrick Lamar discussed his social media presence during a new interview with The New York Times. By Cole Blake December 27, 2022
Music Rich Homie Quan Challenges J.I.D Over Alleged Record Contract Rich Homie Quan offered J.I.D $1 million to produce the record deal he allegedly offered him. By Cole Blake December 27, 2022
Music Fat Joe Labels Tems' "Free Mind" The Song Of The Year Fat Joe says that Tems' "Free Mind" is his favorite song from 2022. By Cole Blake December 27, 2022
Music Brownstone's Nicci Gilbert Takes Down Awards From Tory Lanez's "Say It" Nicci Gilbert says she's taking down the awards she received from Tory Lanez's "Say It." By Cole Blake December 27, 2022
Music Juelz Santana Announces New Album With DJ Drama Juelz Santana says he's dropping a new album with DJ Drama in 2023. By Cole Blake December 27, 2022
Music Clive Davis Says Whitney Houston Attempted To Give Up Drugs Before Her Death The record exec opened up about Whitney's attempt to be drug-free before her death. By Lamar Banks December 27, 2022
Music Mariah Carey Blasted By “All I Want For Christmas” Co-Writer The singer's former co-writer called out the star for allegedly claiming that she wrote the hit song alone. By Lamar Banks December 27, 2022