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Music Billy Porter On Pastor Troy's Lil Nas X Rant: "There's A Lot Of Homophobia In Hip Hop" Billy Porter confirms that Lil Nas X looked "fabulous" at the Grammys. By Noah C January 30, 2020
Original Content Jay Rock's "Redemption": The Hardest, Most Introspective Bars Lyrically, Jay Rock is in fine form on "Redemption." By Mitch Findlay June 15, 2018
Music Swizz Beatz & Tekashi69 Spotted In The Studio Together It looks like Swizz Beatz is feeling the new sound & wave from Tekashi69. By Kevin Goddard November 21, 2017
Music Playboi Carti Performs “Magnolia” On Jimmy Kimmel Live Watch Playboi Carti make his late night television debut by performing “Magnolia” on Jimmy Kimmel Live Monday night. By Kevin Goddard June 20, 2017
Music Paul Costict Dead At 57, B-Rock & The Bizz Member Mourned By Loved Ones The cause of Costict's death currently remains unclear. By Hayley Hynes October 24, 2023
Music Lola Brooke And French Montana Shoot New Video In The Bronx Fans had mixed reactions to the video. By Mia Sims October 10, 2023
Music Megan Thee Stallion And Lauryn Hill Headline Global Citizen Fest Megan Thee Stallion and Lauryn Hill are set to headline this year's Global Citizen fest. By Lavender Alexandria July 11, 2023
Music The Notorious B.I.G.'s "Life After Death" Gets Ultimate Box Set For 25th Anniversary It's been nearly 25 years since the release of Biggie's "Life After Death" and his estate is dropping a box set to celebrate the milestone. By Aron A. February 24, 2022
Music Rick Ross, NBA Youngboy & Juice WRLD Line Up This Week's "Fire Emoji" Playlist Plus, new music from Hotboii and A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie. By Aron A. December 11, 2021
Music Rowdy Rebel Argues With DJ Akademiks About 6ix9ine: "Stop Playin' With Me" Rowdy claims he "knew" that 6ix9ine would "fold under pressure" when he was arrested, but Akademiks believes no one could have predicted the outcome. By Erika Marie April 05, 2022
Music The Game Marvels At His Wild Journey: "Safe To Say We Made It" As his longtime friend Sonic turns 41, The Game took a moment to reflect on how a few LA kids managed to find stability through the rap game. By Mitch Findlay December 09, 2020
Music Noname's J. Cole Response Leads To Split Reactions Noname dropped "Song 33," her response to J. Cole's "Snow On Tha Bluff," which got social media in a tizzy. By Alex Zidel June 19, 2020