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TV Ja Rule Reflects On Turning To Drug Dealing To Help His Mother Get ready to learn much more about the hitmaker on "Origins of Hip Hop." By Erika Marie June 01, 2022
Music Wiz Khalifa Loves Playboi Carti's Live Shows: "I'm Like, 'That's Hard'" Carti's wild shows have made headlines and Wiz is impressed with the design and energy. By Erika Marie July 25, 2022
Music Joey Bada$$ Discusses Working With Nas & Chris Brown On "2000" Joey Bada$$ explained why he wasn't able to get Nas to provide a full verse for his new album, "2000." By Cole Blake July 25, 2022
Music Nav Teases New Collaboration With Travis Scott & Lil Baby Nav shares a teaser of his new song with Lil Baby and Travis Scott, "Never Sleep," due out later this week. By Aron A. July 25, 2022
Pop Culture Giveon's 2022 BET Awards Performance Was Faced With Technical Difficulties The singer later joked about the occurrence, claiming he was "sabotaged." By Quam Odunsi June 27, 2022
Music Skinnyfromthe9 Punches Fan After He Makes Comment About Snitching A fan dared to call Skinnyfromthe9 a snitch-- and after getting punched, threatens to snitch himself. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 30, 2022
Pop Culture Brandy Boasts About "Queens" Co-Star Cam'ron: "We Just Had A Great Chemistry" These two have been bringing laughs with their behind-the-scenes skits, and Brandy says those videos are all Cam's doing. By Erika Marie January 11, 2022
Music Kendrick Lamar New Album Confirmed? Rolling Loud tweeted-and-deleted that Kendrick Lamar headlining its festival in Miami means "exactly what you think it means." By Alex Zidel March 02, 2022
Music Octavian Announces That He's Quitting Music Octavian's announcement comes nearly a year after the rapper's ex-girlfriend accused him of domestic abuse. By Aron A. October 19, 2021
Music Bonnaroo Drops 2022 Lineup Including J. Cole, 21 Savage & Roddy Ricch The festival will take place from June 16-19. By Thomas Galindo January 11, 2022
Music Right Said Fred Was Thrilled That Drake Used "I'm Too Sexy" Sample For "Way 2 Sexy" The English band members have no hard feelings towards Drake for using the "I'm Too Sexy" sample. By Taylor McCloud September 21, 2021
Music Juice WRLD's Mother "Wept" When Listening To "Maze" Before His Death Juice's mom Carmela says the song scared her about her son's addiction. By Thomas Galindo January 11, 2022