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Music Pop Smoke's Former Label Head Shades GRAMMYs: "Who Is D Smoke?" Pop Smoke's former label head Steven Victor says that he should have been nominated more than once, shading D Smoke in the process. By Alex Zidel November 26, 2020
Music Diddy Attends Christian Combs's Birthday Party As A Hologram He couldn't make it to L.A. for his son's big day so he decided on the next best (expensive) thing. By Erika Marie April 03, 2021
Original Content GRIP's World Is One Worth Visiting If Atlanta lyricist GRIP -- the newest member of Shady Records -- isn't already on your radar, you're doing something wrong. By Mitch Findlay December 30, 2021
Music Juice WRLD Song With Justin Bieber Announced Fans think this collaboration could end up topping the charts. By Alex Zidel December 02, 2021
Music Aaliyah's Uncle Suggests He Wanted To Go After R. Kelly But "Wasn't A Hardcore Criminal" Barry Hankerson introduced his young niece to Kelly and considered his actions before turning to Minister Farrakhan for prayer. By Erika Marie August 27, 2021
Music Chloe Bailey Details Solo Project, Insists Her Sexual Persona Isn't "Forced" The 23-year-old addressed comments about her racy social media posts. By Erika Marie August 27, 2021
Music Mike Dean Explains Why Kanye West Was On The Phone During "DONDA" Party Mike Dean explains the backstory of why Kanye West was yelling at his iPhone during Thursday's listening party for "DONDA." By Aron A. August 07, 2021
Numbers DaBaby Surpasses Drake In Monthly Spotify Listeners DaBaby moves past Champagne Papi in monthly Spotify listenership, with nearly 1.6 million more monthly listeners than the OVO artist. By Joshua Robinson May 19, 2021
Music J.I.D Teases Mystery Collab: "Big Charts" J.I.D teases an upcoming collaboration with a mysterious guest, hinting that "big charts" might be in his future. By Mitch Findlay May 19, 2021
Music Madlib On MF DOOM: “I Still Can’t Believe That He Died” The producer opened up about bring thrown by the news of the rapper's passing in a new interview. By Madusa S. January 28, 2021
Pop Culture Travis Scott Spotted Smiling In Las Vegas Ahead Of BBMAs Performance Tonight The father of two was spotted at Encore Beach Club with Marshmello and crew on Saturday. By Hayley Hynes May 15, 2022
Music Dame Dash Says Jay-Z "Betrayed [Him] For Money": "Some Real Slick Sh*t" Although Dash never saw it coming, the former Roc-A-Fella boss claims that it's the normal "divide and conquer" story. By Erika Marie August 23, 2022