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Music Kenneth Petty Surprises Nicki Minaj With "Super Freaky Girl" Celebration As the chart earns Nicki new accolades, her husband wanted to make her feel special. By Erika Marie August 23, 2022
Music J.I.D. Shares Full Tracklist For "The Forever Story" With Features Lil Wayne, Yasiin Bey, Ari Lennox, Lil Durk and more will appear on J.I.D.'s new album. By Aron A. August 23, 2022
Music Amber Rose Says That She Got Nicki Minaj Included On Kanye West's "Monster" Amber Rose says that she put Kanye West onto Nicki Minaj, which resulted in her being included on the iconic track, "Monster." By Cole Blake July 19, 2022
Music Joe Budden Recalls Jay-Z Charging Him $250k For “Pump It Up” Verse Joe Budden says that Jay-Z made him pay $250,000 for his verse on Budden's remix for his 2003 hit, “Pump It Up." By Cole Blake July 19, 2022
Pop Culture R. Kelly's Chicago Trial: Opening Statements Mention Sex With Kids, 2008 Tape The case revolves around his alleged tampering with his 2008 child pornography case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 17, 2022
Music French Montana Says Labels Are Taking Out Life Insurance Policies On Rappers French Montana says that labels are "praying on making millions" off rappers' deaths as they are now taking out life insurance policies on their artists. By Cole Blake July 19, 2022
Music Method Man On Why Artists Shouldn't Sign To Other Artists' Labels Method Man says that up-and-coming artists shouldn't sign to other artists' labels because they won't get the attention they deserve. By Cole Blake July 19, 2022
Music Fat Joe Hits Back At Critics Over BET Hip Hop Awards Hosting: "This Black & Brown Unity" Naysayers complained about a non-Black host, but Fat Joe emphasized that throughout his career, he's always been about "Black and Brown together." By Erika Marie September 14, 2022
Music Brent Faiyaz's "Wasteland" Debuts At No. 2 On Billboard 200 Brent Faiyaz's new album, "Wasteland," is his highest-charting album yet. By Cole Blake July 18, 2022
Music DJ Khaled Brags About Utilizing Jay-Z, Drake, Lil Baby, & Future Collabs Against Naysayers The megaproducer tells "Drink Champs" that if "anybody act up, I let another f*ckin' Drake go, I'll let another Jay-Z go..." By Erika Marie August 16, 2022
Pop Culture 50 Cent’s Surprise Super Bowl Appearance Among Twitter’s Favourite Halftime Show Moments LeBron James described the performance as "the greatest halftime show [he's] ever seen!!!" By Hayley Hynes February 13, 2022
Numbers Lupe Fiasco's "Food & Liquor" Goes Gold After 15 Years Lupe Fiasco's "Food & Liquor" is finally certified gold, prompting celebratory words from ScHoolboy Q. By Mitch Findlay September 22, 2021