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Music Kanye West's "DONDA" Outfit Was Reportedly Inspired By His Favorite Anime "Akira" Kanye West may have pulled some outfit inspiration from "Akira," which he previously admitted was one of his favorite animes. By Joshua Robinson July 23, 2021
Music Freddie Gibbs Reacts To Gunna's Diss On Upcoming "DS4" Track Gunna said that Freddie Gibbs will have the "biggest moment of his career" when "DS4" drops. By Aron A. January 05, 2022
Music Common Announces "A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 2" Ft. Black Thought, Seun Kuti, & More The album is a follow-up to the rapper's 2020 release of the same name. By Erika Marie August 18, 2021
Music Soulja Boy & Bow Wow Go Head-To-Head On Verzuz: How To Watch Find out how to tune in to the highly-anticipated battle. By Madusa S. June 26, 2021
Music Michelle Williams Is Tired Of Being Called "Clumsy" Due To "106 & Park" Fall Back in 2004, she took a tumble while performing live with Destiny's Child. By Erika Marie August 18, 2021
Music R. Kelly's Lawyer Makes Disrespectful Comments About The Late Aaliyah R. Kelly's lawyer says Aaliyah can't testify about being a victim in his sex crimes case because she's dead. By Kyesha Jennings August 18, 2021
Music Jeezy Prefers "Plain Jane" Watches, Calls Buying Expensive Richard Mille Pieces "A Phase" He respects the flex, but these days, simpler watches make him feel "powerful." By Erika Marie June 25, 2021
Music Joe Budden Accepts Gillie Da Kid's Proposed "Verzuz" Challenge: "I'm Down!" Budden recognizes that neither of them "are big enough to ever make it to the Verzuz stage" but he's up for a similar match-up. By Erika Marie December 09, 2021
Music DaBaby Announces He Will Be Performing At Boosie Bash After losing lucrative deals and being dropped by more than 10 music festivals for his highly insensitive, homophobic comments, DaBaby announces he will be performing at Lil Boosie's "Boosie Bash" on August 28th. By Kyesha Jennings August 18, 2021
Music Tyler, The Creator Apologizes To Selena Gomez Over Past Offensive Tweets He dropped a line about his decade-old messages to the singer, mentioning it was "back when [he] was tryna f*ck Bieber." By Erika Marie June 25, 2021
Pop Culture Fat Joe Tells Ja Rule "You Was The Drake Before The Drake" Fat Joe had to let everybody know that Ja Rule was the hitmaker before Drizzy stepped on the scene. By Taylor McCloud September 16, 2021
Music Grammys 2022 Postponed Due To COVID-19 Surge The Grammys confirmed they will be postponing the 2022 ceremony in the wake of rising COVID-19 cases. By Aron A. January 05, 2022