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Music Kanye West Reportedly Filmed DJ Akademiks Interview Wearing "All Black Costume" Kanye West tweets are one thing, but the rapper allegedly did an interview wearing an extremely controversial outfit. By Elias Andrews March 20, 2025
Music Kanye West Drops "BULLY V1" Album And Short Film Amidst Twitter Meltdown Kanye West has made surprising fans his number one priority and he did just that by dropping a new album unannounced. By Elias Andrews March 19, 2025
Music Diddy Is Allegedly Refusing To Leave His Jail Cell As Sexual Assault Lawsuits Loom The alleged behavior is reportedly causing delays in the proceedings. By Cole Blake December 31, 2024
Music LUCKI & Playboi Carti Appear To Bury The Hatchet With Vague IG Story Post From the beginning, this seemed to all be a misunderstanding. By Zachary Horvath September 30, 2024
Pop Culture Future Shows Love To Ex-Girlfriend, Dess Dior The rapper promoted his former girlfriend's new EP. By Lawrencia Grose September 24, 2022
Music Demi Lovato Enters Rehab & Separates From "Toxic People" The singer is finally out of the hospital. By Zaynab August 06, 2018
Original Content Kings Of Rock: A Brief History Of Rap-Rock We continue down memory lane, looking at the history of the interaction between rap and rock. By Gus Fisher August 07, 2018
Music Will.i.Am Catches Heat From OG Black Eyed Peas Member Kim Hill Over "Black Group" Complaint He said he was "hurt" they weren't considered a "Black group," but Hill said in a video, "You want that same community to validate you and you put a White girl in that place." By Erika Marie January 04, 2021
Music J. Prince Details How DEA Targeted Him, Suge Knight & Irv Gotti Over Black-Owned Distribution Business J. Prince's appearance on the Joe Rogan Podcast found the Rap-A-Lot Records' CEO detailing his history with law enforcement, and how he became a target after attempting to become independent of the music industry and major labels. By Rose Lilah December 23, 2020
Music Trippie Redd’s Tense 2023 Traffic Stop Footage Surfaces In 2023, Trippie Redd got a citation for driving without a license. By Caroline Fisher August 29, 2024
Music Nelly Essential Songs Let's revisit a few of Nelly's most essential tracks in his discography and take a walk down hip hop history lane. By Rain Adams July 08, 2024
Music Remembering Foolio: A Rising Star's Tragic End Jacksonville rapper Foolio was tragically killed in an ambush on his 26th birthday, marking a devastating end to his rising career. By Rain Adams June 24, 2024