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Music Rappers Like Central Cee: Digga D, Unknown T, Ivorian Doll & More Explore the UK Drill scene beyond Central Cee. Discover artists like Digga D, Unknown T, Ivorian Doll, & Pa Salieu shaping the genre. By Jake Skudder June 22, 2023
Original Content Nia Long Has An Undeniable Imprint In Hip Hop Thanks To These Songs Much has been said about Nia Long in recent days as the scandal involving her longtime partner, Celtics coach Ime Udoka, unravels in real-time. As he's called out for fumbling the bag, we revisit times when rappers loved on—or lusted over—the actress in their rhymes. By Erika Marie September 23, 2022
Music D Smoke Reflects On Tense "Rhythm + Flow" Moment With Snoop Dogg D Smoke won the first season of Netflix's "Rhythm + Flow" and shares his take on what happened when Snoop Dogg asked him where he was from. By Erika Marie March 30, 2020
Music Jay-Z Sets The Record Straight On His Relationship With J. Cole During his recent interview with "GQ," Jay-Z opened up about his legal issues, rap beef, Kendrick Lamar, and more. By Caroline Fisher March 24, 2026
Music YSL Woody Affiliate Reportedly Murdered In Atlanta Amid Young Thug RICO Trial News outlets and law enforcement don't have a lot of information at press time about what led up to this shooting. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 30, 2024
Music Chad Hugo Risks Dismissal Of Pharrell Lawsuit Over Failure To Serve Chad Hugo accused the other half of The Neptunes, Pharrell, of withholding royalties from him connected to N.E.R.D., touring, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 17, 2026
TV Most Successful "American Idol" Stars: From Fantasia To Jennifer Hudson Before taking a brief hiatus in 2016, the show helped launch careers of many major stars throughout its first 15 seasons. By Wyatt Westlake January 26, 2024
Pop Culture Quavo Fans Debate Whether Or Not He Has A Baby Quavo with a quick post and delete. By Zachary Horvath October 07, 2024
Music 7 Biggest R&B Girl Groups Of The 1990s The great resurgence of girl groups in the 2020s are a testament to the influence of these 1990s icons. By Demi Phillips September 25, 2023
Original Content Lil Durk's Mixtapes, Ranked Lil Durk is one of the most prolific artists in the game today. On this list, we are going to rank his 12 career-shaping mixtapes from worst to best. By Devin Morton June 25, 2025
Music Juice WRLD Mourns The Loss Of His Father Juice WRLD tells fans his father has passed away. By Alex Zidel June 03, 2019
Music XXXTentacion Wears A Black & White Mask To BET Hip Hop Awards XXXTentacion rocked a black & white mask to the 2017 BET Hip-Hop Awards Friday night. By Kevin Goddard October 07, 2017