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Pop Culture Police Unveil Final Report On Travis Scott's Astroworld Tragedy One attendee recalls struggling for air as he was trampled during the deadly crowd surge. By Caroline Fisher July 28, 2023
Music Rolling Loud Teams With Black Music Action Coalition For RAP Act PSA Rolling Loud partnered with the Black Music Action Coalition to promote the RAP Act in Miami. By Cole Blake July 23, 2023
Music Boosie Badazz Wants To Attend Michael Rubin's White Party Next Year Boosie Badazz wants in. By Caroline Fisher July 05, 2023
Music Bobby Shmurda & Rowdy Rebel Announce "R-Rated" Joint Tour The GS9 artists are embarking on their first join tour together. By hnhh September 21, 2022
Music Capitol Records "Severed Ties" With AI Rapper FN Meka, Issues Apology: Report After announcing their newly-signed Artificial Intelligence rapper, the label faced a wave of backlash, including accusations of appropriating Black culture. By Erika Marie August 23, 2022
Music Boosie Badazz Plans To Break Cousin's Jaw Over Stolen Money "I'm steady getting drops on him, though," Boosie explained of his cousin who stole cash from him. By Aron A. March 20, 2023
Music Joey Bada$$ Defends Chris Brown Collab Amid Backlash: "People Make Mistakes" Joey Bada$$ says that he's not "justifying anybody’s mistakes" by working with Chris Brown. By Cole Blake July 30, 2022
Music Joe Budden Declares "DONDA" To Be A Masterpiece During the new episode of The Joe Budden Podcast, Joe declares Kanye West's "DONDA" to be a masterpiece. By Mitch Findlay September 01, 2021
Music DaBaby Apologizes To Those Affected By HIV/AIDS, Calls Out Critics Once Again The rapper targeted "brands, networks, or artists" profiting "off of black rappers influence on the culture." By Erika Marie July 27, 2021
Music Waka Flocka Gets Trashed For Defending Keri Hilson's Trump Take Americans are beginning to question their freedoms. By Karlton Jahmal January 10, 2021
Numbers The Weeknd Breaks Another Billboard Record With "Blinding Lights" Fair to say "Blinding Lights" is a smash hit. By Madusa S. January 05, 2021
Music Cole Bennett Predicts Polo G Will Have Massive 2021 Cole Bennett of Lyrical Lemonade predicts that Polo G will experience a major year in 2021, becoming one of the game's biggest artists in the process. By Mitch Findlay January 01, 2021