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Music KXNG Crooked Confirms That Dr. Dre Writes Verses KXNG Crooked confirms that Dr. Dre actually writes some of his own verses, despite many believing him to exclusively use writers. By Mitch Findlay April 15, 2021
Music Drake Fans' OVO Takeover At Kendrick Lamar's Toronto Concert Canceled By Police Drake's OVO fanbase include the rap star's most devoted fans. OVO stands for October's Very Own. OVO's mascot is an owl. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 12, 2025
Music Swae Lee Debuts His First Face Tattoo The Rae Sremmurd member has a flower on the side of his face. By Alex Zidel April 11, 2019
Music The Game Announces "Gangsta Grillz" Mixtape Recorded In Just Two Days This will be The Game's first entry in DJ Drama's legendary "Gangsta Grillz" mixtape series, which he cut down from 60 tracks to the best 19. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 27, 2025
Music Juice WRLD's Manager Teases New Album Details Juice WRLD's manager hit up Instagram Live to share a few details about the upcoming album "The Party Never Ends." By Mitch Findlay July 19, 2021
Music Bill Cosby To Appear In Music Video For Rapper's Song "The Cosby Dance": Report Memphis Jelks praises the controversial icon and Cosby reportedly shared a statement about appearing in the visual. By Erika Marie August 05, 2021
Politics Kanye West Vows To "Abolish 13th Amendment" On Slavery While Wearing "MAGA" Hat Is this foreshadowing a political move? By Zaynab September 30, 2018
Music Young Thug Won't Say NBA Youngboy's Name But He Wants Him Free Young Thug wants Youngboy Never Broke Again to be free. By Alex Zidel March 24, 2021
Music Lil Nas X Called Out By Fiona Apple Over Sample: "Where's My Money" She also called him a "cute little guy." By Erika Marie September 26, 2019
Music Donald Trump Reportedly Still Listens To Mac Miller's "Donald Trump" Donald Trump is still a fan of Mac Miller's song despite the legal threats. By Aron A. May 17, 2018
Music Marlon Wayans Reveals The Advice He Gave To Will Smith Following Chris Rock Slap "I was like, 'Hey brother you may want to go get you about three hours of therapy,'" said Wayans. "He’s been Black excellence for 30 years." By Erika Marie April 29, 2022
Music Ice Cube Says Nipsey Hussle Should Be Honored In Any Way Possible Ice Cube just wants to see Nipsey be remembered positively. By Alexander Cole April 05, 2019