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Music Lupe Fiasco Retires & Cancels All Albums After Anti-Semitic Controversy "I get the hint God," Lupe Fiasco wrote before telling his fans that he is done with music. The announcement comes a day after he received backlash for releasing a song with ostensibly anti-Semitic lyrics. By Angus Walker December 13, 2016
Music The Game Accepts Plea Deal For Case Involving Him Punching A Cop The Game will avoid jail time for punching an off-duty cop with his new plea deal. By hnhh February 06, 2017
Sports Jennifer Lopez & Shakira Talk Female Latino Representation At Super Bowl "The best Super Bowl ever." By Chantilly Post September 27, 2019
Music Another New Drake Track Surfaces With "Not Around" More new music by Drake surfaces online, this time with a song titled "Not Around" which features a beat produced by Pi’erre Bourne. By Keenan Higgins March 01, 2020
Music Nicki Minaj On Retiring From Rap: “I Can’t Really See Taking Myself Completely Away” Nicki says she can’t see herself stepping away from music completely. By Kevin Goddard December 12, 2019
Music Megan Thee Stallion Says #FREETHEESTALLION In Response To Label Woes Megan Thee Stallion went live on IG to explain that she's being blocked from releasing new music after asking to renegotiate her contract with 1501 Certified Entertainment. By Keenan Higgins March 01, 2020
Original Content The Discovery Channel Playlist Episode 5: User Submissions A new edition of our Soundcloud playlist, "The Discovery Channel," has arrived. By Rose Lilah April 01, 2020
Music Grafh Drops The Latest Chapter In His Popular Mixtape Series With "Oracle III" Grafh enters the Matrix once again with "Oracle III," the latest addition to his longstanding mixtape series alongside veteran rap producer DJ Green Lantern. By Keenan Higgins March 07, 2020
Music Cardi B Shows Love To Her Second Mixtape While Flexing Her Glow-Up The glow-up is real. By Chantilly Post February 04, 2020
Music 03 Greedo Obtains GED While Behind Bars He shared photos of his big day on IG. By Erika Marie August 28, 2019
Music Flying Lotus Tricks Crowd With MF Doom Imposter At Adult Swim Festival It was just Hannibal all along! By Noah C November 17, 2019
Music Bun B Shares COVID-19 PSA After His Son Tests Positive Bun B reveals that his son tested positive for COVID-19 days after welcoming his grandchild. By Aron A. June 24, 2020