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Music Polo G Reveals That Juice WRLD's Death Made Him Stop Taking Percocet On his episode of "RapCaviar Presents," the "Neva Cared" MC reflected on even his father making the choice to quit taking pills as a result of Juice's passing. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 30, 2023
Sports 50 Cent Ridicules Ja Rule, Vows To Lift Curse He Placed On Timberwolves After Ja Rule performed a halftime show for the basketball team to much online clowning, 50's new partnership with the Minnesota franchise seeks to undo his rival's "curse." By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 30, 2023
Music Lil Dicky Says Usher Is The Reason He Strips During Concerts Lil Dicky says that seeing Usher in concert is what inspired him to start stripping down at his own shows. By Noah Grant March 30, 2023
Music Eminem "Got Away" With Disses Because He's White, Kurupt Says One of California's most iconic MCs from the Death Row era had a different angle on Melle Mel's now infamous top five comments concerning Slim Shady. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 30, 2023
Music Tyga Gives Nicki Minaj Her Flowers, Also Praises Doja Cat Tyga had a lot of praise for Nicki and Doja. By Alexander Cole March 30, 2023
Original Content Larry June's Top Streamed Songs Larry June's top songs on streaming services are ranked, listed and compiled. By Paul Barnes March 31, 2023
Music Dreamville Festival Launches Hip-Hop 50 Initiative With Timbaland, 9th Wonder & More Dreamville's 50 and Forever event will include appearances from Timbaland, 9th Wonder, Ari Lennox and more. By Aron A. March 29, 2023
Relationships Latto Fuels 21 Savage Dating Rumors On New Snippet: Listen "If he put you in the Lamb, then you would get the tattoo." By Aron A. March 29, 2023
Music Lil Durk Sends Cryptic Message To Drake Via His Instagram Story Fans are trying to decipher what The Voice could've meant beyond just a simple past album reference. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 26, 2023
Pop Culture Ja Rule & The Fyre Festival Scam We're about to get Fyre Festival 2.0, so it's a good time to reflect on the concert that never was—and why Ja Rule was tangled in. By Olivia Monahan April 21, 2023
Pop Culture Why Did SZA Pick Her Name? See how the award-winning hitmaker came up with her unforgettable—and Wu-inspired—moniker. By Victoria Ifeolu April 24, 2023
Music Dame Dash Ordered To Turn Over Tax Returns The case stems from an earlier lawsuit concerning his role (or lack thereof) in the film "Dear Frank." By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 25, 2023