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Music Kendrick Lamar Explains Why He Stays Off Social Media Kendrick Lamar discussed his social media presence during a new interview with The New York Times. By Cole Blake December 27, 2022
Music Mariah Carey Blasted By “All I Want For Christmas” Co-Writer The singer's former co-writer called out the star for allegedly claiming that she wrote the hit song alone. By Lamar Banks December 27, 2022
Music Tory Lanez Speaks To Akademiks About Being Blackballed: "It Hurt My Heart" "It’s a bitter sweet thing." By Lamar Banks October 04, 2022
Music Bow Wow Asks Fans If He Should Perform R. Kelly Collab He's leaving this controversial choice up to the public. By Erika Marie October 03, 2022
Music Fat Joe Knew About Rihanna Super Bowl Halftime News "For Months" He calls her upcoming appearance at the Super Bowl "legendary" while also speaking about hosting the BET Hip Hop Awards. By Erika Marie September 30, 2022
Random Kalan.FrFr Hosts "TwoFr Day," Donates $20K To Compton School District For the 4th year, the Roc Nation artist hosted an event with a concert, free food, & a giveaway to the community. By Erika Marie September 28, 2022
Music Megan Thee Stallion Slams Blogs For Pushing Negative Narrative: "It Gets Frustrating" The Houston hottie was not pleased about her body positive message being twisted. By Lamar Banks September 27, 2022
Pop Culture DaBaby's New Orleans Concert Cancelled Due To Low Ticket Sales: Report It's been said that the show sold "fewer than 500" tickets in an arena with a capacity of 14K+. By Hayley Hynes August 30, 2022
Music Charli Baltimore Wrote A Rap About Biggie Cheating On Her After Snooping Through His Phone The rapper shares her story in the Murder Inc docuseries, adding that Big thought it was funny, admired her talent, and told her to write every day. By Erika Marie August 30, 2022
Music Grandmaster Caz Clarifies Comments On Latinos Being "Guests" In Hip-Hop Grandmaster Caz clears the air after referring to the Latin community as "guests" in hip-hop during a 2014 interview. By Aron A. August 30, 2022
Music Nelly Says Country Singers Are Better Athletes Than Rappers Nelly recently argued on Instagram that country singers are the best athletes in entertainment. By Cole Blake September 25, 2022
Music 50 Cent Says Former G-Unit Artists Still Blame Him For Their Career Failures 50 Cent says that former G-Unit artists would blame him for their shortcomings "all the time." By Cole Blake July 30, 2022