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Music Cardi B Explains Her Controversial Joke About Atlantic Records Being A Prison It's not as bad as it sounds. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 29, 2024
Music Troy Ave Seemingly Compares Himself To Jay-Z Testifying In Court The New York rapper also posted a lengthy message concerning his testimony in a murder trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 13, 2023
Music Bad Bunny Concert Allegedly Targeted For Mass Shooting & "Race War," FBI Reveals Bad Bunny's Atlanta show was reportedly almost the target of a horrendous attack, but the feds apparently pulled the plug. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 14, 2024
Music Smokey Robinson Faces New Sexual Battery Allegations As Fifth Woman Files Police Report Earlier this year, Smokey Robinson was sued by four of his former housekeepers, who alleged that he sexually assaulted and harassed them. By Caroline Fisher July 25, 2025
Music Kanye West's Nazism Gets Him Banned From Brazil This is actually not the first time that Kanye West has been prohibited from performing in Brazil within the last year and change. By Zachary Horvath December 04, 2025
Music Mariah Carey Shatters Spotify's Single-Day Streaming Record It's the fourth year in a row that Carey has set a new record. By Ben Mock December 25, 2023
Music LL Cool J Says Older Rappers Wanting To Retire Are "Insecure" The rap pioneer thinks that it's based in "insecurity." By Alexis Oatman August 22, 2023
Music PlaqueBoyMax Lines Up Sexyy Red & Chicken P For A Must-See "In The Booth" Livestream PlaqueBoyMax has made his recording booth a necessity for superstars. Previous artists to get in the booth is Will Smith and Central Cee. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 23, 2025
Music Prodigy's Solo Catalog Returns To DSPs, New Posthumous Album Announce New music from Prodigy is on the way. By Aron A. May 20, 2022
Pop Culture Day N Vegas Lineup Lists Travis Scott, SZA & J. Cole As Headliners Playboi Carti, Summer Walker, 21 Savage, H.E.R., Jhené Aiko, and Baby Keem are among those also performing. By Hayley Hynes June 07, 2022
Music Lil Dicky Says "All-Time Great" Artists Have Called Him A "Rapper’s Rapper" Lil Dicky says that he's met many "all-time great" rappers who are fans of his. By Cole Blake April 18, 2023
Wrestling Sexyy Red & Shawn Michaels Turn Up To "Sexy Boy" Following WWE NXT Appearance Sexyy Red had a blast during her WWE appearance. By Alexander Cole May 29, 2024