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Music DJ Clark Kent Says LL Cool J Passed On 2 Iconic Notorious B.I.G. Beats DJ Clark Kent says LL Cool J originally had the beats for “Sky’s the Limit” and Junior M.A.F.I.A.’s “Player’s Anthem." By Cole Blake May 09, 2023
Pop Culture Coi Leray Works On Her Curves In A Waist Trainer, Poses Without Pants While Giving Album Update It's been over a year since the arrival of Coi's debut album, "Trendsetter," and she's showed out on a handful of singles since. By Hayley Hynes May 16, 2023
Music Dr. Dre's Passion For Snoop Dogg's New Album Matches "The Chronic," Smitty Says Smitty says that Dr. Dre is as excited for Snoop Dogg's new album as he was with "The Chronic." By Cole Blake May 31, 2023
Music Polo G Reacts To NBA 2K23 Appearance The Chicago MC couldn't help but laugh incredulously when he saw himself as a playable character. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 10, 2023
Music Drake And Taylor Swift Both Hold The Record For The Most BBMAs Were you shocked Taylor did not hold the record? By Zachary Horvath November 20, 2023
Music Van Lathan Calls Akon A "Clown" For Comparing African & Black American Performers Akon didn't have nice things to say about Black American performers but praised artists from Africa. By Erika Marie December 28, 2022
Music Drake Shows Off How Much He Sweats During Tour Shows Drake showed off exactly how much energy he puts into his live shows. By Lavender Alexandria March 21, 2024
Music Dee Barnes Comments On Jay-Z Winning Grammy Named After Her Abuser Dr. Dre While folks may have expected her to drag Hov given this headline, her take on the situation is a little more nuanced than blasting the winners. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 05, 2024
Music Kendrick Lamar's Guest Verse Powers Future & Metro Boomin's "Like That" Another Commercial Milestone 2024 The song is seeking a third week on top of the Hot 100. By Lavender Alexandria April 11, 2024
Music Gunna Responds Following Music Video Shooting Following a scary bout of gunfire during a video shoot, Gunna took to Instagram with some advice. By Mitch Findlay June 09, 2020
Music Lil Baby Details What It Was Like For Him In Prison The rapper questioned how prison can reform people when inmates are treated like animals. By Erika Marie October 21, 2020
Music Fat Joe Claims "All Music Is African" & Says Caribbean Latinos Are Black The Bronx rapper shared his thoughts with Ebro Darden. By Erika Marie September 19, 2019