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Music Nelly Creates Ruckus In Idaho As Residents Call For Boycott Of Upcoming Concert He has a sold-out show at the State Fair but "traditional" citizens claim he glorifies "the pimp lifestyle." By Erika Marie July 28, 2021
Music Tory Lanez & Justin Bieber Link In The Studio: "Lil Big Bro" Lanez praised his fellow hitmaker for being "one of the most honest and solid people" he's met. By Erika Marie February 09, 2022
Pop Culture Is Drake As Big As Michael Jackson? Fans Debate After Billboard Asks The Question After another impressive week on the charts, the question had to be asked: is Drake as big as Michael Jackson? By Taylor McCloud September 20, 2021
Music Smoove'L Arrested After Woman Allegedly Snitched On Him: Report Smoove'L was reportedly arrested on gun charges this weekend. By Alex Zidel July 27, 2021
Music Wu-Tang Clan 1-Of-1 Album Forfeited By Martin Shkreli Sold By U.S. Government Wu-Tang Clan's infamous one-of-one album "Once Upon A Time In Shaolin" has been sold by the U.S. government, completing Martin Shkreli's payment of forfeiture. By Aron A. July 27, 2021
Music Subway Employee Trashes Restaurant In Attempt To Get Meek Mill To Sign Him A bizarre attempt at getting Meek's attention. By Taylor McCloud October 20, 2021
Music Keefe D Says He Thinks DJ Quik Set Up Biggie's Murder The uncle of 2Pac's alleged killer believes DJ Quik set The Notorious B.I.G. up. By Taylor McCloud November 02, 2021
Music Charlamagne Tha God Says Eminem Would Lose To Future (& Maybe Even 6ix9ine) At "Verzuz" Charlemagne Tha God doesn't think Eminem would win in a Verzuz battle against Future. He also suggested that Em might not even beat 6ix9ine. By Alex Zidel August 12, 2021
Music MoneyBagg Yo Says He's Putting A Community Center On The Land Ari Fletcher Gifted Him The Memphis rapper said he wants to use his birthday gift to give back to his community. By Taylor McCloud November 02, 2021
Music Dame Dash Fires Back At Jay-Z's "Reasonable Doubt" Lawsuit: Report Dame Dash claims Jay-Z tried to lowball him in an attempt to buy Dash's share of Roc-A-Fella Records. By Aron A. June 20, 2021
Music Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, & Lil Wayne, & Pusha T Trend On Twitter J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Wayne, and Pusha T all started trending on Twitter this morning for no discernible reason. By Mitch Findlay August 12, 2021
Reviews Meek Mill "Expensive Pain" Review A solid and often revelatory album, "Expensive Pain" certainly doesn't displace Meek Mill from his hard-earned position among hip-hop’s front-runners, but it seems unlikely that it’ll be the moment where all of his naysayers see the error of their ways, either. By Robert Blair October 07, 2021