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Music Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter VI" On Track For Strong First Week Of Sales Despite Lackluster Reception Despite all of the complaints of Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter VI," his legendary status and the respect he gets cannot be ignored. By Zachary Horvath June 11, 2025 14.9K Views
Music Kendrick Lamar Adds Even More Dates To His "Grand National Tour" Kendrick Lamar has been having a huge week after already winning several BET Awards in Los Angeles on Monday night. By Cole Blake June 11, 2025 7.2K Views
TV “106 & Park” Turns 25: The Moments That Made It Legendary We’re revisiting the unforgettable moments, from iconic performances to live TV chaos, that still live rent-free in Hip Hop history. By Erika Marie June 11, 2025 1.6K Views
Music Nicki Minaj Takes Aim At Shannon Sharpe & Jay-Z On Lil Wayne's “Banned From NO” Remix Nicki Minaj was left off the original version of Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter VI," but now, she has her very own remix with "Banned From NO." By Alexander Cole June 11, 2025 8.5K Views
Music ASAP Rocky & Travis Scott Beef: A Brief Timeline Of Tension, Clashes & Confusion Ian Connor's recent comments on A$AP Rocky put a spotlight on the Harlem rapper's supposed beef with Travis Scott. By Aron A. June 10, 2025 4.0K Views
Music "Jane" Clashes With Diddy's Defense Lawyer Over Designer Bag Prices During Trial Teny Geragos had a heated exchange with "Jane," the anonymous alleged sex trafficking victim testifying in Diddy's federal trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 10, 2025 1.7K Views
Relationships Mariah The Scientist Fans Worried For Her After BET Awards Arrival With Young Thug Goes Viral Young Thug's animal pelt mask is what folks noticed immediately, but fans of Mariah the Scientist believe the MC isn't good for her. By Zachary Horvath June 10, 2025 12.6K Views
Music Doechii's "Anxiety" Has Reportedly Led To A Major Pay Day For Gotye Doechii's popular single, "Anxiety," famously samples Gotye's iconic 2011 song, "Somebody That I Used to Know." By Cole Blake June 10, 2025 3.7K Views
Music Raekwon Documentary On "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx" With Ghostface Killah Gets Trailer "The Purple Tape Files" will feature appearances from Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, RZA, Nas, Kendrick Lamar, Method Man, and many more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 10, 2025 1.9K Views
Music Playboi Carti Divides Fans' Tastes With His Iced-Out Lollipop Some Playboi Carti fans have pretty bigoted views of his style choices, whereas others think he's just doing too much to be cheeky. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 10, 2025 2.6K Views
Music Mal Claims Drake's New Album "Iceman" Has A "Bomb" On It The last time Mal and others spoke on Drake-related "bombs" was during the Kendrick Lamar battle. Are we actually getting a round two? By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 10, 2025 14.9K Views
Music "Jane" Recalls When She Allegedly Began To Assume That Diddy Was Bisexual The "Jane" in Diddy's ongoing federal trial has continued to drop one bombshell allegation after another these last few days. By Zachary Horvath June 10, 2025 11.2K Views