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Music Gabrielle Cheyenne Believes "Pretty Privilege" Has Led To Unfair Narratives Following Usher Controversy Gabrielle Cheyenne has been active on social media since her debacle with Usher, and she continues to defend herself. By Alexander Cole July 28, 2026
Music Lil Wayne Says His Mother Asked Him To Have A Child At 14 A candid conversation offers new insight into how Lil Wayne's family navigated loss before he became a teenage father. By Erika Marie July 21, 2026
Music T.I. Clarifies Verzuz Comments After Timbaland's Reaction After T.I. called Verzuz "poor people activity," Timbaland was confused. Tip returned to explain himself after being criticized. By Erika Marie June 22, 2026
Music Sexyy Red Gushes About Working With Drake On His New Album Trilogy Sexyy Red and Drake collaborated on the "MAID OF HONOUR" track "Cheetah Print" and on the "HABIBTI" cut "Hurrr Nor Thurr." By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 22, 2026
Music Did JID Diss J. Cole? Dreamville Rapper Lashes Out At Label Boss & BET Awards In Deleted Tweets JID seemingly had some words for BET and J. Cole is a pair of since-deleted tweets. By Aron A. May 20, 2026
Music Ghostface Killah Divulges On Writing "Cuban Linx" Verses During Schizophrenic Episode As one of the best pens of all time, hearing this perspective from Ghostface Killah is a bizarre but compelling tale. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 12, 2024
Music Diddy Recruits Alleged Russian Spy’s Former Lawyer To Fight Sexual Assault Lawsuit Diddy is preparing for battle. By Caroline Fisher May 31, 2024
Relationships Blueface Says Chrisean Jr Looks Like Charles Barkley, Says The Baby Isn't His Blue continues to antagonize his baby mama through their son. By Ben Mock December 22, 2023
Original Content What Happened To Cory Gunz? After Lil Wayne's "6 Foot 7 Foot" catapulted the Young Money artist onto the global stage, we take a look at what's happened during Cory Gunz's 15-plus year career. By Robert Blair June 03, 2021
Music The Evolution Of Jadakiss: From Mixtapes to Mainstream Success The LOX rapper is highly respected among hip hop's greats. We look back at the evolution of Jadakiss. By Wyatt Westlake June 02, 2023
Original Content Who Is London Hill, Nicki Minaj's New Artist? Get to know the Bronx rapper who is next in line. By Laura Fuentes April 26, 2023
Music 7 Rappers Who Retired & Later Returned The hip hop community has seen many of its biggest stars retire, only to come back and release more music. By Wyatt Westlake July 06, 2023