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Music 50 Cent Reacts To Chris Tucker Joke About Michael Jackson Loving "In Da Club" MJ was down with "Get Rich Or Die Tryin'" the long way. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 22, 2023
Music YSL Polo Removed From YSL RICO Trial YSL Polo is already serving a life sentence for murder. By Caroline Fisher September 13, 2023
Music 7 No. 1 Rap Songs From 2010 Hip Hop’s shift in the 2010s can be characterized by these diverse chart-toppers. By Demi Phillips September 06, 2023
Music Fans Hilariously React To Usher's "Glitching" Dance Move The dance move is from Usher's "U Got It Bad." By Tallie Spencer November 28, 2023
Pop Culture "Foolio" Claims He Will Be Voting For Donald Trump As The Unnerving IG Posts Continue The person behind the keyboard for Foolio remains a mystery. By Zachary Horvath July 15, 2024
Music Drake Affirms His UMG Lawsuit Is A Fight Against "The Man" On "ICEMAN" Drake's appealing a dismissed lawsuit against his label UMG for releasing Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us," which Drizzy addressed on "ICEMAN." By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 15, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar Receives A Warning From DJ Akademiks About Interfering With Drake's "ICEMAN" Release With Drake's "ICEMAN" on the way, DJ Akademiks is feeling passionate about the release, as well as Kendrick Lamar's role in it. By Alexander Cole May 07, 2026
Politics Cardi B Claims Sex Workers Are Dropping Their Rates Because Of Donald Trump's Economy Cardi B went off in a fiery rant aimed at Donald Trump and his supporters during the Instagram livestream. By Cole Blake October 27, 2025
Music D’Angelo Reportedly Dead At 51 Further details on D’Angelo's death remain unclear after news of the iconic singer's passing became public on Tuesday. By Cole Blake October 14, 2025
Music G Herbo Achieves His First Solo Platinum Plaque With "Went Legit" G Herbo's last month or so has been very exciting and good things are continuing to come his way with this RIAA certification. By Zachary Horvath January 09, 2026
TV Will Smith & DJ Jazzy Jeff’s Early Philly Years Are Coming To TV A new scripted series will revisit Will Smith and DJ Jazzy Jeff’s rise from West Philadelphia before sitcom fame took over. By Erika Marie October 08, 2026
Music Lil Uzi Vert Proves They're Ready To Box With Anyone In New Training Footage Lil Uzi Vert is not only working hard on their next album, but they've also shown off their fitness prowess to hype fans up for the LP. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 27, 2026