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TV Kendrick Lamar Performs "Rich Spirit," "N95," & More On "Saturday Night Live": Watch Kung-Fu Kenny tapped Sampha to join him onstage in New York. By Hayley Hynes October 02, 2022
Music Jay-Z Explains The "Goal" Of His "God Did" Verse Hov gave a rare social media appearance when he responded to a post by LeBron James. By Erika Marie August 31, 2022
Music Snoop Dogg Explains Why He Let Cordae Pen His Lyrics: "I Started Off Writing For Dr. Dre" The Rap icon went on to use Whitney Houston as an example of why this is beneficial to artists. By Erika Marie August 25, 2022
Pop Culture Nipsey Hussle's "Victory Lap" Album Was Executive Produced By Diddy, Rapper Confirms Sean Combs' most recent interview with Los Angeles' "Real 92.3" found him revisiting the 2018 album. By Hayley Hynes September 17, 2022
Music Steve Lacy Explains Matching Tattoos With Lil Uzi Vert & Ye Lacy also revealed that he and Ye have been in the studio together. By Aron A. August 18, 2022
Music Logic Says He Made "Vinyl Days" In 12 Days To Get Out Of Def Jam Contract Logic says that he made "Vinyl Days" in just under two weeks to become independent. By Cole Blake July 20, 2022
Music Lizzo Recalls Meeting Prince, Says He Was Supposed To Produce Her EP The singer shares that Prince told her, "You're next," and they discussed him producing one of her EPs, but sadly, he passed away prior to production. By Erika Marie July 19, 2022
Music Action Bronson's "Cocodrillo Turbo" Receives Huge Love From Questlove "Was NOT expecting to be THIS mind blown over this new Bronson jawn," Quest wrote on Twitter after hearing the LP. By Hayley Hynes April 30, 2022
Music Stormzy Details Why He Deleted Social Media: "You Gotta Kill The Ego" The hitmaking British rapper had to confront his need for constant validation and decided to remove his online presence two years ago. By Erika Marie June 30, 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 Chris Brown Reveals He's Still Banned From Performing At Award Shows Chris Brown says he's still not allowed to perform on award show stages, including BET. By hnhh August 22, 2022
Music Asian Doll Gets Into A Physical Altercation After Attempted Chain Snatch: Watch Asian Doll defended herself after someone tried to take her jewelry. By Rex Provost August 21, 2022