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Music Rick Ross Kicks Off $20M Star Island Mansion Renovation Amid Drake Beef Rick Ross first purchased the six bedroom, nine bathroom mansion for $35M last August. By Caroline Fisher May 07, 2024
Music Kanye West Blesses Howard University With 'Sunday Service' Performance Kanye West is blessing the HBCU literally. By Aida C. October 12, 2019
Music Chlöe Previews 3 New Songs, Asks Fans To Pick Her Next Single Watch the hitmaker unveil her choices and let us know if you're voting for "Cheat Back," "Surprise," or "For The Night." By Erika Marie May 18, 2022
Music Kanye West Gives Powerful Black Future Month Speech At Documentary Screening "The time is now," Ye said. By Thomas Galindo February 12, 2022
Music Kelly Rowland's Cannes Security Fiasco Leads To Discovery Of Other Incidents Fans aren't happy with the behavior of one particular security worker. By Lavender Alexandria May 27, 2024
Music Trouble's Killer Pleads Guilty To 2022 Shooting And Receives Prison Sentence Trouble was an Atlanta MC known for his independent mixtapes and big-name collaborations with the Migos, Drake, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 21, 2025
Music Ed Sheeran Announces "No.6 Collaborations" With Chance The Rapper & More Ed Sheeran is dipping his toe in hip-hop waters with his new collaborative album. By Mitch Findlay May 23, 2019
Music Boosie Badazz Thinks Some YouTubers Are Basically Doing The Feds' Work For Them Boosie is criticizing internet detectives for speaking on criminal activity. By Tallie Spencer August 06, 2026
Music Doja Cat Expertly Claps Back At Fan Breast-Shaming Her Doja Cat also went viral on social media for mocking Sydney Sweeney’s controversial new ad for American Eagle. By Cole Blake July 31, 2025
Music Diddy Dealt Another "Horrific" Sexual Assault Lawsuit Amid Legal Woes These will likely never stop coming in. By Zachary Horvath September 24, 2024
Music Rod Wave Is Making $14 Million By Making & Selling His Own Merch Rod Wave is rolling out a new album and hoping to debunk some of the narratives around his career and artistry. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 17, 2025
Viral DJ Akademiks-Affiliated Account Eviscerated For Comparing Drake To Emmett Till A secondary account for DJ Akademiks' brand (not run by him) equated the Drake and Kendrick Lamar Oscars joke to Emmett Till's murder. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 03, 2025