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Music Alicia Keys Didn't Know Lil Mama Was On Stage During VMA Moment With Jay-Z In 2009, Hov and Keys were performing "Empire State of Mind" when Lil Mama surprised them both by crashing their set. By Erika Marie October 20, 2021
Music Soulja Boy Fact Checks Lil Yachty's Latest "First Rapper" Claim Soulja Boy corrects Lil Yachty. By Milca P. November 14, 2021
Music Soulja Boy Continues Calling Out Kanye West: "I Was The First Rapper Wit Kim Kardashian" Soulja Boy claims he was the first rapper with Kim Kardashian, not Kanye West. By Alex Zidel August 31, 2021
Music Lil Uzi Vert Gives Promising "Pink Tape" Update Speaking from the blue carpet of JAY-Z's 40/40 Club, Lil Uzi Vert gave fans an update on the status of "The Pink Tape." By Mitch Findlay August 30, 2021
Music Kodak Black Is "Clean & Sober" After Getting Out Of Rehab Kodak Black's judge is satisfied with the rapper's progress after he successfully completed a 90-day stint in rehab for drugs. By Alex Zidel December 20, 2021
Streetwear Jermaine Dupri Thinks Kris Kross Deserves Credit For Jersey-Wearing Rappers It's a common fashion trend in Hip Hop, but Dupri stated that "all of that came from Kris Kross." By Erika Marie November 17, 2021
Music Quavo Reflects On His Career At Site Where "Bando" Video Was Filmed Quavo returns to the address where the music video for “Bando” was filmed. By Cole Blake July 23, 2022
Streetwear Saweetie Teases New Music From Upcoming Debut Album At Rolling Loud: Watch The Icy Girl sang some of her biggest hits before teasing what she's got coming soon. By Hayley Hynes July 23, 2022
Pop Culture Shaquille O'Neal DJs In Buffalo, Donates Huge Sum To Shooting Victims Shaq donated $50,000 to the family of one of the Buffalo shooting victims. By Rex Provost June 26, 2022
Music Lil Nas X & NBA YoungBoy Light Up Our "Fire Emoji" Playlist This Weekend New releases from Roddy Ricch, Money Man, and Eminem have been added as well. By Hayley Hynes June 25, 2022
Politics Candace Owens Argues Kanye Saying He'll Go "Death Con 3 On Jewish People" Is Not Antisemitic Candace Owens says that Kanye West's recent tweet about Jewish people wasn't antisemitic. By Cole Blake October 12, 2022
Pop Culture Doja Cat Calls Out $NOT After He Claims To Have Slept With Her On New Single Looks like the "Planet Her" hitmaker isn't feeling $NOT & A$AP Rocky's latest joint. By Hayley Hynes February 04, 2022