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Music Kendrick Lamar Fans Line Up For “The Pop Out” Hours Before Showtime Kendrick Lamar's supporters aren't messing around. By Caroline Fisher June 19, 2024
Music Akon Admits His Brother Used To Perform As Him In Secret & Keep The Earnings The hilarious admission comes after Akon recently revealed his plan to release country remixes of his biggest songs. By Cole Blake May 01, 2025
Relationships Russell Simmons Unphased By Shocking Age Gap In Daughter's Relationship Russell Simmons says all he can do is offer his advice. By Cole Blake April 08, 2024
Music Megan Thee Stallion Admits She Fears Tory Lanez Will Shoot Her Again Megan Thee Stallion was recently granted a five year restraining order against Tory Lanez. By Caroline Fisher January 10, 2025
Music Did Miley Cyrus Just Release A Secret Album? The new album was released under the pseudonym "Clara Pierce." By Noah Grant April 25, 2023
Original Content HNHH TIDAL Wave: Drake, Chris Brown, Young Thug, & Doja Cat This week's TIDAL Wave playlist update features Drake, Megan Thee Stallion, Doja Cat, Lil Baby, Chris Brown, Young Thug, Jackboy, JoJo, and more. By Alex Zidel May 07, 2020
Music Doja Cat Trolls Fans Over Genre Of Her Next Album Doja Cat trolled fans regarding her next album on Twitter, claiming it to be R&B, experimental jazz, and rock. By Cole Blake September 21, 2022
Music Travis Scott Celebrates 29th Birthday By Announcing The Return Of Astoworld Festival With a highly anticipated sneaker release and an exciting new festival announcement, Travis Scott has been having a pretty eventful 29th birthday. By Joshua Robinson April 30, 2021
Music Questlove Talks Kanye West & How The Rapper Outshined Him In His Career Questlove seemingly feels insignificant to Kanye West's success. By Chantilly Post May 01, 2019
Pop Culture Michael Che Reveals Kanye West Apologized After Tense “SNL” Encounter The new Kanye West documentary "In Whose Name" was filmed over six years and covers some of the rapper's most controversial moments. By Caroline Fisher September 26, 2025
Music Elton John Calls A Tribe Called Quest "The Seminal Hip Hop Band Of All Time" The singer interviewed the rapper for his radio show. By Erika Marie March 21, 2019
Music Future Throws Water At Photographer Refused To Stop: Watch Future gave the photographer a fair warning. By Alexander Cole June 08, 2023