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Pop Culture Zonnique Is Leaning On Advice From André 3000 As She Carves Her Own Lane EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: We know Zonnique as T.I. & Tiny's daughter, a VH1 reality star, or even as one of the OMG Girlz—but she spoke with us about reinventing herself as an artist and stepping back into the scene as her own person, free from expectations. By Erika Marie May 18, 2020
Music Yung Bans Previews New Song That Samples "Pumped Up Kicks" Yung Bans plays with the 2011 hit's theme of guns. By Noah C September 22, 2019
Music Ice Cube Explains To Bill Maher Why He Can't Use The N-Word: "It's Like A Knife" "You can use it as a weapon or you can use it as a tool." By Trevor Smith June 10, 2017
Music Chance The Rapper Performs Surprise NPR Tiny Desk Concert Chance and the Social Experiment bless the NPR office with an impromptu Tiny Desk Concert. By Danny Schwartz June 06, 2017
Music Quavo Drops $35k On New "Napoleon" Gold & Diamond Chain Quavo commemorates "Dat Way" with new ice. By hnhh April 24, 2017
Music Joey Bada$$ Declares April 7th "Global Hip-Hop Appreciation Day" The hype around April 7th grows as Joey Bada$$ declares "Global Hip-Hop Appreciation Day." By Mitch Findlay March 27, 2017
Music Cardi B On Getting Rejected By Fashion Designers & Making Instagram Videos INTERVIEW: Cardi B speaks to us about her foray into the world of fashion and her killer Instagram videos. By Rose Lilah April 21, 2017
Music Drake Reportedly Won't Press Charges Against Soda-Loving Burglar The OVO king shows he is capable of mercy. By Mitch Findlay April 20, 2017
Music Drake & Jennifer Lopez Share A Kiss, Preview New Collaboration Drake and Jennifer Lopez share their first public kiss. By Rose Lilah December 30, 2016
Music Young Thug & 21 Savage's New Song Sounds Incredible Young Thug has shared another snippet from an upcoming track with 21 Savage. By Trevor Smith December 18, 2016
Music Sean Kingston Reportedly Being Sued For Failure To Pay For A Rolex Sean Kingston bounced a check when paying for his Rolex, leaving a balance of over 20K still to be paid. By Kevin Goddard April 06, 2017
Music Fyre Festival Sued For $100 Million: Report Ja Rule and fellow Fyre Festival organizer Billy McFarland hit with massive lawsuit. By Danny Schwartz May 01, 2017