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Music Bun B's Wife Confronts Woman Who Called Her N-Word Bun B and his wife Angela "Queenie" Walls found themselves involved in a tense altercation at a Whataburger. By Mitch Findlay March 23, 2020
Music Machine Gun Kelly Blasts Musicians Using Sadness As A Marketing Tool He says that certain artists are making it difficult for other creatives to authentically express themselves. By Erika Marie October 01, 2020
Music Koffee Takes Over NPR's Tiny Desk Concert Series With Great Pleasure 19-year-old Grammy award-winning reggae star Koffee holds it down for her first Tiny Desk performance. By Aron A. February 01, 2020
Numbers Tekashi 6ix9ine's "Gooba" Goes Gold 6ix9ine continues to trudge forward as a commercial juggernaut, securing himself a massive new plaque for his collection. By Mitch Findlay May 26, 2020
Music 6ix9ine Teased By Lil Durk, Blueface, Lil Tjay Over "TattleTales" Projections The rapper's foes have all come forward to weigh in. By Erika Marie September 07, 2020
Music Kylie Jenner Previews Unreleased Travis Scott Song Kylie Jenner teases some brand new music from Travis Scott with the Kendall x Kylie make-up launch for Kylie Cosmetics. By Aron A. June 20, 2020
Numbers Cardi B & Megan Thee Stallion's "WAP" Goes Double Platinum Cardi B's Megan Thee Stallion-assisted "WAP" officially hit double platinum status, much to the dismay of its many hand-wringing detractors. By Mitch Findlay September 07, 2020
Music Nicki Minaj Shows Off Baby Bump For The First Time Since Pregnancy Reveal The shorts gotta be comfy. By Aron A. July 21, 2020
Music Idris Elba Drops Bars On Track He Created While Quarantined Idris Elba was recently diagnosed with COVID-19, so the actor decided to use his time quarantined to record some new music for fans. By Erika Marie March 21, 2020
Music Chuck D Reveals Public Enemy Breakup With Flavor Flav Was Staged Chuck D and Flavor Flav recently went at it online, but the entire thing was a ploy concocted by the Public Enemy stars. By Erika Marie March 31, 2020
Music Lil Wayne Humbled After "No Ceilings" Takes No. 1 Spot On Apple Music Eleven years after its initial release, the mixtape continues to be celebrated. By Erika Marie August 28, 2020
Music DJ Paul Remembers Wild Afterparty With Dr. Dre & Mike Tyson During the debut episode of "Mafia Radio," DJ Paul tells Xzibit about a crazy afterparty experience with Dr. Dre and Mike Tyson. By Mitch Findlay November 05, 2020