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Music Tory Lanez Reveals New Album Recorded In Prison Will Drop Sooner Than You Think Tory Lanez described this new album as "the first in-real-time prison album... recorded in prison, for prisoners, by a prisoner." By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 28, 2025
Original Content Black Excellence In Hip Hop History: Mics, Movements, & Milestones We're closing out Black History Month 2025 looking back on cultural milestones that broke barriers, redefined culture, & proved Hip Hop's dominance. By Erika Marie February 28, 2025
Music Kevin Liles Claims He "Empowers Women" In Response To Sexual Assault Lawsuit An anonymous woman claims Kevin Liles sexually assaulted her in 2002 while she worked as an executive assistant at Def Jam. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 28, 2025
Music Tory Lanez Applauds Drake For Going Against The Industry Haters During Interview From Prison Tory Lanez spoke on his own independent grind in the music industry while commenting on the Drake discourse on the "Full Send" podcast. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 28, 2025
Music Kanye West’s Ex-Assistant Lauren Pisciotta Reportedly “In Hiding” Amid Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Arick Fudali, the lawyer representing Kanye West's former assistant Lauren Pisciotta, recently discussed the fallout of her lawsuit. By Caroline Fisher February 28, 2025
Music ASAP Rocky Delivers Massive Update On New Album “Don’t Be Dumb” During a recent interview with "GQ," ASAP Rocky provided his fans with yet another update on his upcoming album. By Caroline Fisher February 28, 2025
Music Ice Spice Ignores Sauce Gardner Dating Rumors In Leather Milan Fashion Week Look Ice Spice was recently spotted at the Ray-Ban party during Milan Fashion Week amid rumors she has a new man in her life. By Caroline Fisher February 28, 2025
Music Lauryn Hill & Wyclef Jean To Reunite Alongside Doechii & More Stars For Miami's Jazz In The Gardens As controversial as Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, and the Fugees' live performance dynamics tend to be, this looks like something special. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 28, 2025
Music Kandi Burruss Calls LaTocha Scott’s Claim She Was Kicked Out Of Xscape “Untrue” After Viral Freestyle During a recent event, Kandi Burruss responded to some claims LaTocha Scott made in her viral "Residuals" freestyle. By Caroline Fisher February 28, 2025
Music Kanye West Is As Confusing As Ever In His Latest Twitter Rant About Swastikas Kanye West is repeating many of his Twitter talking points about his embrace of the swastika emblem and pushback from the industry. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 28, 2025
Music Meek Mill Announces “Pizza Gate” Song Amid Jeffrey Epstein Files Controversy Meek Mill shared an interesting tweet amid public disappointment surrounding the release of documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein case. By Caroline Fisher February 28, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy Announces Plans To Drop A New Album Before Celebrating His Prison Release NBA YoungBoy will apparently bring many leaks to official platforms on this new album, which will be his last drop before his prison release. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 28, 2025