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Original Content Kanye West's "College Dropout" Songs Ranked, Best to Worst It's arguably one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time, and we're ranking all the songs on Ye's celebrated record. By Wyatt Westlake April 04, 2023
Music George Clinton, Ari Lennox & More Lead D'Angelo Tribute At BET Awards D'Angelo's children, The Vanguard, RAYE, Durand Bernarr, and BJ The Chicago Kid were also there to pay tribute at the 2026 BET Awards. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 29, 2026
Music Mariah The Scientist Clarifies Song Lyrics As Fans Debate The Meaning Of "Burning Blue" Mariah The Scientist wants fans to simply enjoy her music and stop trying so hard to dissect the meaning of her lyrics. By Cole Blake May 26, 2025
Music Dave Blunts Says Writing Kanye West’s "HH" Made Him Feel Like "Oppenheimer" Kanye West recently changed the lyrics to perhaps his most controversial song of his career to be more tolerable for the masses. By Zachary Horvath June 28, 2025
Music Pleasure P Claims Fellow Pretty Ricky Member Slick'em Hound Is On Heroin Pleasure P updates fans on Pretty Ricky. By Bryson "Boom" Paul December 30, 2024
Music Bow Wow's Tiny Desk Debut Will Kick Off The BET Awards NPR Music's Tiny Desk is heading to television for the first time with Bow Wow's performance ahead of the 2026 BET Awards this Sunday. By Erika Marie June 26, 2026
Music OVO's Baka Not Nice "Weird Case" Controversy: Breaking Down The Allegations & Conviction Baka Not Nice's past became a point of conversation following the release of Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us." By Demi Phillips May 15, 2024
Music Xavier Wulf's Ex Accuses Him Of Sexual Assault, Animal Abuse, Domestic Violence, And More In a vague response, the rapper admits that he's "still ashamed" of his actions. By Caroline Fisher March 13, 2024
Music JAŸ-Z Teams Up With Rick Rubin For Eight-Part Docuseries, "JAŸ-Z In 8" JAŸ-Z and Rick Rubin are sitting down for an eight-part series about the life of one of hip-hop's most important artists. By Alexander Cole June 25, 2026
TV Every Rap & R&B Star That Appeared In The “Power” Universe From Freddie Gibbs and Lil Durk to Kendrick Lamar, 50 Cent has used the "Power" universe to introduce rappers into TV. By Aron A. October 09, 2024
Music Drake's OVO Reportedly Hit With Lawsuit While Operating At A Major Loss This report about Drake's OVO joins another recent report about alleged talks to sell 50 percent of the company to Authentic Brands Group. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 19, 2026
Music 50 Cent Reacts To Diddy's Alleged Leaked Sex Tape With Daphne Joy 50 Cent took to Instagram on Sunday to react to the alleged leaked sex tape between Daphne Joy and music mogul Diddy. By Alexander Cole May 31, 2026