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Music Tay-K's Ex-Girlfriend Gives Harrowing Testimony During Rapper's Murder Trial The latest murder trial comes as Tay-K is already serving a 55-year prison sentence in connection with the 2016 killing of Ethan Walker. By Cole Blake April 08, 2025
Music Misa Hylton Reflects On Diddy Founding Bad Boy Records In Controversial Instagram Post The fashion designer spoke on being so young when Diddy was fired from Uptown Records, but folks weren't very sympathetic. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 12, 2024
Music Star Boy Refuses To Clear Samples For Destroy Lonely And Kanye West Collabs The producer isn't budging. By Elias Andrews September 04, 2024
Music Dame Dash Allegedly Ruined A Director's $4 Million Opportunity To Direct Billy Bob Thornton It's not the first time filmmaker Josh Webber has come after Dame Dash after their relationship fell apart. By Cole Blake March 05, 2025
Streetwear Ice Spice Flaunts Her Figure In Her "Fifth Element" Halloween Costume This is a great look for the Bronx femcee. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 27, 2024
Music Soulja Boy & Top5 Put Each Other On Blast Due To Soulja's Beef With Drake Soulja Boy has dissed Drake on multiple occasions in the past, but Top5 wasn't there to defend Drizzy like he is now. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 03, 2025
Music 7 Times Hip-Hop Referenced “The Exorcist” From Nicki Minaj to Freddie Gibbs, here are 7 times that hip-hop has referenced the iconic horror movie. By Aron A. October 04, 2023
Music Trippie Redd Explains Smoking Pet Peeves & Stealing His Grandma's Weed On "How To Roll" Trippie Redd is game for anything on the new episode of "How To Roll." By Alex Zidel August 22, 2019
Music Kanye West Faced His Demons On "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy"—And Searched For Peace On "The Life Of Pablo" From the triumphant return from cultural exile on "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" to the chaotic but inspired rollout of "The Life of Pablo," Kanye weathered storm after storm to arrive at a fleeting sense of peace—which may be why he now sees "TLOP" as the superior album, even over what many consider his magnum opus. By Aron A. April 17, 2025
Music 2Rare: Philly Rapper On The Come Up With a signature white hairline and a larger than life personality, 2Rare is a distinct newcomer. By Demi Phillips July 17, 2023
Songs Mondaii Drops “Swet” Summer Anthem For Letting Go & Moving Free Mondaii returns with his new single “Swet,” bringing dance-floor energy on a track about freedom, movement, & self-love. By Erika Marie April 26, 2025
Pop Culture The Game Changing His IG Profile Pic To Karrueche Spawns All Sorts Of Reactions From Fans The Game has since responded to the fans' reactions. By Zachary Horvath August 26, 2024