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Music The Biggest R&B Singers Who Are Cancers As Cancers line up to celebrate their season, it’s important to honor these talented singers that have contributed greatly to R&B. By Demi Phillips June 26, 2023
Music A$AP Rocky Brought Out By Playboi Carti During Los Angeles Tour Stop Playboi Carti had his Los Angeles tour stop on Tuesday, and he invited out some big names including Kendrick Lamar and A$AP Rocky. By Alexander Cole October 15, 2025
Original Content Benzino: A Brief History Of Beef Sizing up some of the biggest disputes and beefs involving the former Source co-owner. By Jibril Yassin November 06, 2019
Original Content What Happened To Charles Hamilton? A decade after the rap blog era's crown prince first broke through, we're left looking back on his career with more questions and what if's than answers. By Harrison Tenpas December 05, 2017
Music Ray J Admits Some Concerned Fans Reached Out To His Family To Control His Rants Ray J also spoke on the Diddy trial's verdict during this recent livestream, claiming that the jury should've fully acquitted him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 03, 2025
Music Kanye West Booked For Eight More Stadium Shows Following UK & France Bans Kanye West has been banned from the UK and France, but that isn't stopping him from touring throughout Europe. By Alexander Cole April 16, 2026
Music YG Seemingly Responds To Drake's "Family Matters" On New Single YG has thoughts on being name-dropped. By Elias Andrews May 25, 2024
Music Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” Named Apple Music’s Most-Streamed Rap Song Of 2025 Kendrick Lamar's hit Drake diss track, "Not Like Us," has earned him yet another impressive streaming title. By Caroline Fisher December 02, 2025
Music Clipse Take The Stage At The 2025 ESPYs Amid New Album Buzz Clipse unleashed their first album in over 15 years earlier this month, and so far, it's been a major success. By Caroline Fisher July 17, 2025
Music Dawn Richard’s Attorney Admits Diddy Verdict Is A Huge “Disappointment” Today, the jury reached a verdict in Diddy's trial, finding him not guilty of three out of the five counts he was facing. By Caroline Fisher July 02, 2025
Music Cheech Marin Net Worth 2024: What Is The "Cheech & Chong" Star Worth? Discover Cheech Marin's net worth in 2024, his journey from "Cheech & Chong" to cannabis ventures. By Axl Banks April 03, 2024
Music Wale Rips Radio Station For Backdoor Antics, Radio Personality Lore'l Reacts Wale's radio history includes chart-topping singles "Looking At Me," "Lotus Flower Bomb," and "Matrimony" with Usher. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 16, 2025