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Music Lil Uzi Vert Voices Support For Kodak Black Amid Legal Drama As Kodak calls out the police for "racial profiling" during his recent arrest, Uzi jumps in to publicly support his friend. By Erika Marie July 27, 2022
Music Memphis Bleek Calls Out Juelz Santana Again Following Proposed "Verzuz" Battle Memphis Bleek has all the smoke for Juelz Santana. By Aron A. July 27, 2022
Music Nicki Minaj Says Singers "Don't Really Want To Sing Anymore" Nicki Minaj shares her take on singers vs. rappers. By Aron A. July 27, 2022
Music Usher Says Diddy Declaring "R&B Is Dead" Sounds "Nuts To Me" The hitmaking singer reminds Diddy that he's a "beneficiary" of R&B. "There would be no Hip Hop if there were not R&B," said Usher. By Erika Marie August 23, 2022
Music Capitol Records "Severed Ties" With AI Rapper FN Meka, Issues Apology: Report After announcing their newly-signed Artificial Intelligence rapper, the label faced a wave of backlash, including accusations of appropriating Black culture. By Erika Marie August 23, 2022
TV Ray J Tells Joe Budden About Heavily Clowned "Verzuz" Performance: "It Was The Casamigos" Ray J's rendition of "One Wish" didn't quite hit the mark (or the note) he was aiming for. By Hayley Hynes June 28, 2022
Tech Janet Jackson's "Rhythm Nation" Causes Older Laptops To Crash Due To "Natural Resonant Frequencies" Microsoft's principal software engineer, Raymond Chen, explained the phenomena in a recent blog post. By Hayley Hynes August 23, 2022
Pop Culture Chris Brown & Lil Baby Want To Take "One Of Them Ones" Tour To Europe Breezy said there's a "strong possibility" he and Baby will be headed overseas soon. By Hayley Hynes August 22, 2022
Music "Rolling Stone UK" Names Harry Styles The "New King Of Pop" & Swiftly Earns Backlash Michael Jackson's nephew, Taj Jackson, made it clear that there is only one King of Pop and it isn't Styles. By Erika Marie August 22, 2022
Music Offset Explains Why Jay-Z Is The GOAT He's impressed with not only Hov's talents, but his ability to make hits and "impactful records." By Erika Marie September 20, 2022
Music Consequence Recalls Jay-Z Trying To Sign Him To Roc-A-Fella Consequence says that Jay-Z tried to sign him to Roc-A-Fella. By Cole Blake July 26, 2022
Music Tory Lanez Reflects On "Chixtapes" Influence, Says New Artists Are "Doing EXACTLY What I Was Doin" Tory Lanez says that all the sampling on the "Chixtapes" that sparked backlash is a common practice nowadays. By Cole Blake May 31, 2022