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Pop Culture Chuck D Defends "Jeopardy" Contestant Who Got Public Enemy Answer Wrong A fan chastised the contestant for her "The Funky Bunch" answer, but the Rap icon gave her some slack. By Erika Marie June 30, 2022
Relationships TikTok Sleuths Peep Plan B Box In Megan Thee Stallion's Suitcase During Twerk Video MTS wasn't lying on her latest single. By Hayley Hynes June 27, 2022
Music Anita Baker Thanks Chance The Rapper For Helping Acquire Her Masters Anita Baker gave Chance The Rapper a shout out at a recent concert for helping her gain ownership of her masters. By Aron A. May 30, 2022
Music Quando Rondo Was The Intended Target Of Recent Shooting: Report The suspects in the recent shooting involving Quando Rondo reportedly were targeting the 23-year-old rapper. By Cole Blake August 21, 2022
Music Waka Flocka Found Not Guilty In Airport Gun Case Waka Flocka claimed he didn't know he was carrying a gun to the airport. By hnhh March 09, 2017
Music Chingy Only Saw R. Kelly Be "Respectful To Women" He says he even witnessed his "Leave Wit Me" collaborator check IDs before interacting with women. By Erika Marie November 02, 2022
Music R. Kelly Found Guilty For 6 Of 13 Charges In Federal Child Pornography Trial R. Kelly has been found guilty of several charges faced at his federal trial in Chicago. By Cole Blake September 14, 2022
Pop Culture Pink Floyd's Roger Waters Believes He's "Far More Important" Than Drake & The Weeknd "I am far, far, far more important than any of them will ever be," the 78-year-old declared. By Hayley Hynes July 17, 2022
Relationships Caitlyn Jenner Calls Kanye "Difficult," Praises Pete Davidson & Kim Kardashian's Relationship Caitlyn Jenner had some choice words to say about her step daughter's ex. By Rex Provost May 24, 2022
Music Wu-Tang Affiliate Grant Williams Released After 23 Years For Wrongful Conviction Grant Williams was awarded a $7M settlement after wrongfully serving 23 years behind bars for a murder he didn't commit. By Brianna Lawson May 24, 2022
Music Kid Cudi Makes Young Fan's Day With Phone Call: "Sendin Mad Love!" A mom tweeted that her son wanted to tell Cudi how much he loves the rapper's music, so Cudi made himself available for an unforgettable moment. By Erika Marie July 14, 2022
Music Drake, Lil Durk & NBA Youngboy Top This Week's "Fire Emoji" Playlist Another round of picks for this week's Fire Emoji playlist. By Aron A. August 15, 2020