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Music Chris Brown Flexes Flashy Cars Amidst Child Support Battle: "Thanos Send His Regards" He looks mad slick when he finna go hoop. By Zaynab September 11, 2018
Music Tekashi 6ix9ine Accused Of Knowingly Sleeping With Underage Girl: Report Tekashi 6ix9ine is accused of allegedly sleeping with an underage girl knowingly. By Aron A. April 19, 2018
Original Content Nicki Minaj Has Mastered The Art Of Social Media Self-Promotion Nicki Minaj uses social media as a promotional tool like no one else in hip-hop. Is it too much exposure or simply part of the job? By Matt F September 04, 2018
Pop Culture Michael Che Reveals Kanye West Apologized After Tense “SNL” Encounter The new Kanye West documentary "In Whose Name" was filmed over six years and covers some of the rapper's most controversial moments. By Caroline Fisher September 26, 2025
Music YFN Lucci Reveals He Now Owns His Masters After Post-Jail Deal Structure YFN Lucci just released his new album "ALREADY LEGEND," his first since serving time in prison for RICO charges. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 26, 2025
Music Drake Becomes First Artist Ever With 120 Billion Spotify Streams While Drake can certainly coast off of the continued commercial success of his catalog, he's still putting in work to add another chapter. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 19, 2025
Music Jermaine Dupri Admits He's Always Been Advised To Never Get Married, So He Won't Jermaine Dupri has created some of the most iconic love songs ever with Mariah Carey, Jagged Edge, and Usher. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 21, 2025
Music Drake Confirms Release Date For "ICEMAN" Episode 4 Fans have been waiting for "ICEMAN" Episode 4 for months, and today, Drake finally revealed the release date. By Alexander Cole May 06, 2026
Music Busta Rhymes Settles Assault Lawsuit With Ex-Assistant Busta Rhymes was sued by his ex-assistant last August after the rapper turned himself in when the alleged incident occurred in January 2025. By Zachary Horvath April 30, 2026
Music North West Unveils New Merch Ahead Of “N0rth4evr” Release 12-year-old North West is currently preparing to drop her long-awaited debut EP, "N0rth4evr," which is slated for release on May 1. By Caroline Fisher April 30, 2026
Music Lauryn Hill Fans Are Split On Her Surprise Performance With Kanye West Considering Kanye West's past bigotries, fans don't know how to feel about Lauryn Hill performing with Ye last night. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 04, 2026
Music Kanye West Adds Yet Another Southern European Show To His World Tour Kanye West has proven so far that he's still an industry titan and he's seeing no reason to stop adding more shows to his world tour. By Zachary Horvath March 20, 2026