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Music Kanye West Gives "Keynote" Speech At Apple Store, Trump Wore Altered "MAG" Hat Kanye West demands the undeviating attention of the Agora. By Devin Ch October 12, 2018
Politics Kanye West Reveals Why He Turned Down Invite To Trump's Inauguration The rapper considered attending. By Elias Andrews February 03, 2025
Music Cardi B's "Bodak Yellow" Gets New Yorkers To Turn Up At Subway Station Cardi B's music gets the commuters going. By Matt F December 04, 2017
Music The Joe Budden Podcast Debates Whether Megan Thee Stallion's Restraining Order Against Tory Lanez Is "Overkill" It's a divisive topic for sure... By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 11, 2025
Relationships DDG Slams Haters For Saying Halle Bailey Can "Do Better" DDG is tired of people online saying Halle Bailey can "do better" than him. By Cole Blake September 18, 2023
Music Warren G Claims He Helped Snoop Dogg Avoid 2Pac Shooting "He probably would’ve been right there in the car with them and got shot as well," he says. By Alexis Oatman August 29, 2023
Music Kanye West's Slot At Slovakia Festival Leads To Event's Cancelation Due To Backlash A new report suggests Rubicon Festival promoters canceled the entire event due to the backlash over Kanye West's participation. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 12, 2025
Music Lil Wayne On Inspiring Artists To Get Face Tattoos: "It Feels Amazing" Lil Wayne says he's the reason for the rise in popularity of face tattoos. By Cole Blake August 06, 2023
Music Blueface, Rico Nasty, Polo G & More Talk Whether They Write Or Freestyle The rising stars choose which they like more. By Erika Marie December 07, 2019
Music Diddy Accused Of Sexual Abuse In Bombshell Lawsuit From His Former Stylist Deonte Nash's lawsuit against Diddy comes ahead of the Bad Boy mogul's upcoming sentencing hearing, next month. By Cole Blake September 24, 2025
Music Kanye West Allegedly Scolded Handyman For Kim Kardashian & Bianca Censori Mix-Up A handyman named Jeromy Holding recently took the stand amid Kanye West's ongoing legal battle against Tony Saxon. By Caroline Fisher March 04, 2026
Music Funk Flex Gives Big Update On Hot 97's New Morning Show Hosts Funk Flex recently took over Hot 97's morning slot for a one-time broadcast following the cancelation of "Ebro In The Morning." By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 19, 2025