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Music Too $hort Reveals Anti-Snitch Origin Of Jay-Z's "A Week Ago" Too $hort reflects on why he and Jay-Z were driven to make the anti-snitch track "A Week Ago" in 1998. By Mitch Findlay February 25, 2021
Music Peter Gunz Breaks His Silence After Amina Buddafly Claims She’s Homeless With Their Kids Recently, Amina Buddafly took to social media to reveal that she moved to Germany to stay with family after losing her home in Los Angeles. By Caroline Fisher June 25, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky, Tyler The Creator, & MIKE DEAN React To Pusha T's Destructive Verse On "So Be It" Pusha T sent the internet ablaze yesterday with his diss for Travis Scott on "So Be It" and it surprised a lot of people. By Zachary Horvath June 18, 2025
Music Blake Shelton Net Worth 2023: What Is The Country Star Worth? Explore Blake Shelton's 2023 net worth of $120 million and his remarkable financial success. By Rain Adams December 01, 2023
Pop Culture 50 Cent To Play Balrog In Upcoming Live-Action "Street Fighter" Movie 50 Cent will play disgraced boxer Balrog in the live-action "Street Fighter" movie, which has seemingly solidified its main cast. By Devin Morton June 26, 2025
Music Nipsey Hussle & Bino Rideaux's Album Gets Official Release Timeline From Blacc Sam Nipsey Hussle is getting a posthumous album with Bino Rideaux, this summer, according to his brother, Blacc Sam. By Cole Blake February 26, 2025
Music Travis Scott Promises Fans His Upcoming "Secret" Album Is "Crazy" Travis Scott has been crushing it outside of the music world, but now he's getting back to what he's best known for. By Elias Andrews March 19, 2025
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 Kanye West Reminisces On His Childhood In China With Throwback Picture Ye lived in China with his mother for a short time. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 27, 2024
Music Rappers Like Birdman: Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Young Thug & More Explore the influence of Birdman on southern hip-hop, spotlighting artists like Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Young Thug, Juvenile, and Future. By Jake Skudder June 29, 2023
Music Afrika Bambaataa Reunites With Sexual Assault Accuser That Walked Back His Allegations Ronald "Bee-Stinger" Savage wants to heal and move on from the Afrika Bambaataa situation, and alleged he was wrong about his claims. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 13, 2024
Music ATL Jacob Addresses Metro Boomin Diss Rumors How did folks even come to this conclusion? By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 19, 2024