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Music Keith Murray: The Man Behind The Mic Keith Murray earned his icon status by delivering a never-before heard rap flow full of complexities and witty wordplay. By Demi Phillips July 20, 2023
Music Benzino Receives Unrelenting Backlash For His Shocking D'Angelo Tribute Many artists have paid their respects to the late and great and D'Angelo, but Benzino's attempt to do so is being met with boos. By Zachary Horvath October 17, 2025
Pop Culture Suspected CEO Killer Luigi Mangione Moved To Same Prison As Diddy There are now several famous inmates. By Elias Andrews December 19, 2024
Music Gucci Mane Recalls His Wife Kidnapping Him During A Mental Health Episode In addition to his memoir, "Episodes," Gucci Mane will also be dropping his 17th studio album of the same name later this month. By Cole Blake October 06, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Argues Drake Could Beat Jay-Z In "Verzuz" And Has "Five Times" As Many Hits As Him Jay-Z previously claimed that no one could go toe-to-toe with him if he were to make an appearance on "Verzuz." By Cole Blake November 05, 2025
Music Chrisean Rock Previews Her Career In Football, Also Teases New Music Chrisean is trying new things. By Alexander Cole April 18, 2024
Relationships Cuban Link Exposes What It's Really Like To Date 50 Cent She revealed that dating 50 Cent has some downsides. By Caroline Fisher June 28, 2023
Music Dominic Fike Strips Down To Change Clothes On Stage Dominic Fike got undressed in front of his fans on stage during a recent concert in Los Angeles. By Cole Blake August 12, 2023
Music Soulja Boy Catches Heat For Saying He Was "The First Rapper On BAPE, Period" Hip Hop fans claim Biggie, Pharrell, Clipse, and Cassidy were on the BAPE trend way before Soulja. By Erika Marie July 26, 2021
Music Snoop Dogg Settles Alleged Copyright Infringement Case Over “BODR” Backing Tracks Trevor Lawrence Jr. sued Snoop Dogg last summer, alleging that he used backing tracks on "BODR" without a licensing agreement. By Caroline Fisher June 25, 2025
Original Content Nas & JAY-Z's Second Round: Was It Better Than The First? In one of hip-hop's most legendary battles -- that of JAY-Z and Nas -- the incredible second round goes underappreciated all too often. By Mitch Findlay July 08, 2021
Music The Weeknd Signs With New Agency To Boost His Production Company The Weeknd was with CAA for four years after departing WME before resigning with the latter this week, expanding their original partnership. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 01, 2025