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Music Mez Spits "Gundam Frees" With Some New Bars Mez comes through with some new bars, paying homage to Hideo Kojima and Masashi Kishimoto on "Gundam Free." By Mitch Findlay March 25, 2021
Pop Culture Taylor Swift Cancels Lover Fest Tour Dates COVID-19 wins again. By Madusa S. February 27, 2021
Pop Culture Ja Rule Reaches An Agreement With IRS Over $3 Million Tax Debt: Report The rapper has finally settled his debt with the agency. By Madusa S. June 12, 2021
Music Raekwon Celebrates Four Years Of "The Wild" Four years removed from its initial release, Raekwon reflects on his seventh studio album "The Wild," deeming the project "a classic." By Mitch Findlay March 25, 2021
Music Saweetie "Could Definitely See" Herself Performing At The Super Bowl Halftime Show The rapper revealed in a recent interview that she could definitely see it in her future. By Madusa S. January 29, 2021
Music DaBaby Gets The Boot From Austin City Limits Music Festival The Austin City Limits Music Festival has also cut ties with DaBaby. By Joshua Robinson August 03, 2021
Music Turk Discusses Male Affection, Says Men Play "Gay Games" With Each Other The Cash Money rapper talked Birdman kissing his friends and explained expressing "the love that you have for your homeboy" without being gay. By Erika Marie August 19, 2021
Music Griselda Records Reacts After WWE Has Their YouTube Videos Taken Down WWE took issue with Griselda and reportedly filed to have a number of their YouTube videos removed for alleged copyright violations. By Erika Marie January 05, 2022
Music Slim 400 Allegedly Shot & Killed In Los Angeles: Report His reported death comes just over two years since he survived a drive-by shooting. By Erika Marie December 09, 2021
Music Benny The Butcher Is Exec-Producing Grafh's New Album Benny The Butcher reveals he's executive producing Grafh's new album, which was produced by the late DJ Shay. By Mitch Findlay September 16, 2021
Music Nas Reveals He Had COVID-19 & Details The "Mentally and Physically" Taxing Experience Nas tells Ebony Magazine that he caught COVID-19 a couple of months after releasing "King's Disease" last year. By Joshua Robinson September 16, 2021
Music Lil Nas X Explains Why He Chose Jack Harlow For "INDUSTRY BABY" Lil Nas X spoke with Zane Lowe following the release of "INDUSTRY BABY." By Alex Zidel July 23, 2021