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Music Earl Sweatshirt To Host Public Conversation With His Mother, Cheryl Harris, In Los Angeles It's today! By Noah C December 07, 2019
Music Suspect Arrested in Connection To Smoke Dawg's Murder There is movement in the case of Smoke Dawg's murder. By Milca P. August 25, 2019
Music Brent Faiyaz Finds Himself On Sophomore LP, "F*ck The World" Brent Faiyaz is here to stay. By Dominiq R. February 07, 2020
Music Trae Tha Truth Pays Student Fees For Graduating High School Seniors In Houston After learning that students couldn't afford cap and gowns, the rapper stepped in to give back. By Erika Marie May 29, 2019
Music French Montana Confirms "Coke Wave 4" Is Complete He previewed clips of the record on Instagram. By Erika Marie May 29, 2019
Music Watch Kendrick Lamar Body DJ Screw's "June 27th": Throwback Freestyle Kendrick Lamar goes off the dome in this Throwback gem. By Mitch Findlay June 27, 2019
Music Beyoncé Accused Of Neglecting Kenyan Artists On "The Gift" Project Beyonce is fielding claims that the she should have included Kenyan artists on "The Lion King: The Gift" album. By Erika Marie July 24, 2019
Music Diddy Called On By Kids With Cancer To Dance With Them To "Bad Boy For Life" Dance with them, Diddy! By Lynn S. January 01, 2020
Music Missy Elliott Tearfully Reflects On Illness: "I Couldn't Even Hold A Pen To Write" She also shared why she considers Lil Kim and Da Brat to be her "sisters." By Erika Marie January 22, 2020
Music Russ Pens Elaborate Origin Story For "Shake The Snow Globe" Russ is ready to reset and recommence. By Mitch Findlay January 16, 2020
Music Lil Baby Reacts To Walmart Selling Fake "4PF" Chains Walmart's selling 4PF chains and Lil Baby isn't necessarily happy about it. By Aron A. June 22, 2020
Music Wireless Festival Canceled Following Kanye West's UK Ban Wireless Festival has been forced to make a difficult decision following Kanye West's stunning ban from the UK. By Alexander Cole April 07, 2026