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Music JAY-Z Opens LA Pop-Up Ahead Of SoFi Stadium Shows JAY-Z's JAY-Z30 pop-up is now open in Los Angeles with anniversary gear ahead of his two SoFi Stadium concerts this month. By Ben Atkinson October 13, 2026
Music JAŸ-Z Demands Money From Godmother Of Man Who Claims To Be His Son Lillie Coley's filed for bankruptcy but Hov doesn't want that interfering with the $119K he was awarded from the court. By Aron A. July 24, 2026
Streetwear Saweetie Checkmates Twitter User Who Claimed She's Not As Rich As She Says Turns out that the California MC has replies locked and loaded for criticism coming her way, especially for those who don't understand the facts. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 14, 2024
Music NBA YoungBoy Deactivates Twitter Account "Richest Opp" is out, YB dissed the industry, and now he said "Show's over." By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 13, 2023
Music A-Trak Announces "Goldie Awards" Beat Battle & DJ Competition Just Blaze, Diplo, & Mannie Fresh will judge; Dave East will host. By Danny Schwartz June 07, 2017
Music Saweetie Reveals Warner Wouldn't Clear Single She Teased, Defends Making "Retail" Music She revealed the ultimate fate of a popular snippet she shared. By Lavender Alexandria April 22, 2024
Music IDK Readies New Album "IDK & Friends 2" IDK announces his upcoming album "IDK & Friends 2," taking to Instagram to share the pixelated artwork. By Mitch Findlay June 16, 2020
Music Ciara & Busta Rhymes Ask "Wassup" On Our New "R&B Season" Playlist Update: Stream Other great R&B-related releases this week came from Mustafa, Tommy Richman, and Leon Thomas. Which one was your favorite? By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 29, 2024
Music Lil Durk Teases Deluxe Version Of "Almost Healed" Lil Durk says he's got a deluxe version of "Almost Healed" on the way. By Cole Blake May 31, 2023
Music Aretha Franklin's Fur Coats Eyed By PETA For Donation To Displaced Refugees Aretha's fur may go to a deserving family in need. By Chantilly Post August 24, 2018
Original Content Jhené Aiko & Kendrick Lamar's Collaborations, Revisited Fans expected another standout from Jhené Aiko and Kendrick Lamar, but “So Good” has reopened the conversation around their best work. By Erika Marie September 15, 2026
TV DJ Akademiks Disses Mysonne Following Open Letter To JAŸ-Z DJ Akademiks is not a fan of Mysonne, and he let those feelings be known after the latter's letter to Jay-Z. By Alexander Cole July 22, 2026