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Music Lloyd Banks Reveals "Lazy Lloyd" Nickname Was Inspired By Layzie Bone The New York emcee was a huge fan like the rest of us and says he's never told anyone where his nickname came from. By Erika Marie September 07, 2022
Music Smokepurpp Teases "Lost Planet" With "Where Is Purpp?" Video Smokepurpp previously said "Lost Planet" would drop last month. By Alex Zidel April 09, 2019
Music J. Cole's "ATM" Achieves Gold Status In United States J.Cole's "ATM" is now eligible to be considered for a gold plaque. By Alex Zidel June 05, 2018
Music Missy Elliott Settles Lengthy Songwriting Credit Dispute Moments Before Trial Missy Elliott and producer Terry Williams have legally been at each other's throats for multiple years over two songs from the 1990s. By Zachary Horvath August 23, 2025
Music Charleston White Calls Jay-Z A "Has-Been," Wants To Hear From Young MCs When asked about Jay-Z at Adin Ross' Brand Risk 15 event, Charleston White demanded attention for younger rappers instead. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 23, 2026
Music Boosie Badazz Prepares To Unleash Controversial Track “Letter To The Gays” Boosie Badazz is doubling down on all of his offensive takes. By Caroline Fisher June 20, 2024
Music Bun B's Trill Burgers Faces New $1M Lawsuit Over Allegedly Stolen Recipe Two of the restaurant's original co-founders claim they invented the "OG Trill Burger." By Caroline Fisher March 28, 2024
Music Rihanna's Home Shot At With AR-15-Style Rifle: Everything We Know Police have already arrested a woman in her 30s as a suspect in the shooting at Rihanna's house from over the weekend. By Cole Blake March 09, 2026
Viral Ice Spice's New Song For Upcoming "SpongeBob" Movie Has Reached Meme Status Ice Spice may have the next inescapable soundtrack hit on her hands with "Big Guy," which is for the next "SpongeBob" movie coming this year. By Zachary Horvath November 20, 2025
Music Kevin McCall Says Patti Labelle Can’t Sing Kevin McCall has been back in the headlines this week after placing blame on Chris Brown for his financial issues. By Zachary Horvath October 23, 2025
Music Drake Gave Fans An R&B Odyssey With Wireless Night One Setlist Drake brought out a lot of special guests for his first 2025 Wireless Festival slot, including Lauryn Hill and PARTYNEXTDOOR. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 12, 2025
Music Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa Announce "High School Reunion" Tour Too $hort, Warren G, DJ Drama, and Berner will join the two during July and August across the U.S. and Canada. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 06, 2023