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Music Nicki Minaj Wishes Happy Birthday To Her Late Father: "Miss U So Much" She shared the sincere tribute on her Instagram page. By Madusa S. May 16, 2021
Music Mariah Carey & Pharrell Are Among The Songwriters Hall Of Fame 2020 Inductees Also in the class of 2020 includes Chad Hugo of The Neptunes, The Isley Brothers, Eurythmics, Rick Nowels, William "Mickey" Stevenson & Steve Miller. By Keenan Higgins January 16, 2020
Music Styles P On Who He Thinks Will Win Between Kendrick And Drake Styles P is looking forward to a fair and exciting rap battle. By Tallie Spencer April 15, 2024
Music Desiigner Admits He's Suicidal During Frightening 911 Call Prior To His Arrest Desiigner was arrested last month but freed shortly after posting bond in South Carolina over a domestic violence charge. By Zachary Horvath April 09, 2026
Music Latto Opens Up On Which Of Her Hits Was The Easiest To Write One of her earliest songs came to mind when she was asked about easy writing processes. By Lavender Alexandria April 10, 2024
Music NPC TikToker Goes Viral For Posing As 50 Cent A TikTok user is apparently posing as 50 Cent to get in on the NPC trend. By Cole Blake August 09, 2023
Music Rihanna Teases New Album, Says It’ll Be “Amazing” RiRi wants to be sure to show off her growth as an artist. By Caroline Fisher April 28, 2024
Music ScHoolboy Q Shares The "Cringiest" Lyric He Ever Wrote Every great MC Has at least a couple of duds in tHeir arsenal, and fans are Hoping tHat tHe "Cooties" MC doesn't add more on His upcoming LP. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 29, 2024
TV Tupac & Afeni Shakur "Dear Mama" Doc: Episode 1 Review The docuseries "Dear Mama: The Saga of Afeni and Tupac Shakur" sheds light on the history and background of the infamous West Coast legend by interweaving his story with his mother's. By Jessica Lyons May 01, 2023
Music DJ Akademiks Praises Chief Keef, Says TMZ Misquoted Him DJ Akademiks says that TMZ incorrectly quoted him while speaking with Chief Keef, earlier this week. By Cole Blake September 28, 2022
Music Cam'ron Doesn't Think Jay-Z's Roots Picnic Freestyle Was Impressive Cam believes Drake could take this opportunity to further his beef with Hov. By Aron A. June 11, 2026
Music Prosecutors Blast Diddy’s Lawyers' Questioning Of "Mia" And Demand Dr. Dawn Hughes' Return To The Stand Diddy's legal team asked the pseudonymous "Mia" questions about the kind messages she sent to her alleged abuser, Diddy. By Cole Blake June 05, 2025