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Music Lil Nas X Criticized Over Alleged Video Of His Mother Begging For Money A fan shared an alleged video of Lil Nas X's mother begging for change on the street. By Alex Zidel April 14, 2021
Pop Culture Tory Lanez Inundated With Memes After Bald Spot Photo Goes Viral The rapper has been trending after thousands of people have shared memes and tweets about Lanez's hair. By Erika Marie February 17, 2021
Music Obasi Jackson Teases Possible Pop Smoke & Bobby Shmurda Collab Pop Smoke's brother Obasi Jackson says there's "probably" a collaboration coming from his brother and Bobby Shmurda. By Alex Zidel April 13, 2021
TV Bow Wow Reveals He Dated Keyshia Cole & Blac Chyna The rapper discussed possibly releasing a project where each song was about a woman he's dated. By Erika Marie January 19, 2021
Numbers Nicki Minaj Earns Final Spot On 2010s Mount Rushmore List Nicki Minaj was voted in by fans as the fourth face on RapCaviar's 2010s Mount Rushmore list. By Alex Zidel June 01, 2021
Music Travis Scott & Rosalia Win Latin Grammy For "TKN" Travis Scott and Rosalia won a Latin Grammy for their song "TKN" this week. By Cole Blake November 21, 2020
Music Tiny Harris Recalls Cypress Hill Suing Xscape Over Debut Album Title "Hummin' Comin' At Cha" was a hit, but the rap group wanted to be paid because it was a line in one of their most famous songs. By Erika Marie November 21, 2020
Original Content Rise & Grind: Yung Baby Tate On "I Am," Issa Rae's Raedio & Owning Her Masters Yung Baby Tate commandeers the spotlight on this week's edition of "Rise & Grind," in which she reveals the creation process behind her viral hit "I Am," touching on her partnership with Issa Rae's Raedio, and stresses the importance of positive affirmations. By Joshua Robinson March 15, 2021
Music Pooh Shiesty Performs Beautiful "Back In Blood/Guard Up" Piano Medley The rapper stripped down the tracks for a laid back rendition. By Madusa S. February 13, 2021
Music Playboi Carti Continues To Tease New Album Playboi Carti is back and he's teasing more new music. By Alex Zidel March 12, 2021
Music YNW Melly Attended Interview With Men He's Accused Of Killing, Says Adam 22 The host of "No Jumper" described his interview with the rapper where he was accompanied by the two men he's accused of killing. By Madusa S. January 16, 2021
Music The Weeknd Makes Sure He'll Never Be Nominated Again At The Grammys The Weeknd tells the New York Times that he will no longer be submitting his music for consideration at the GRAMMY Awards moving forward. By Alex Zidel March 11, 2021