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Music Vybz Kartel Tells Fans To Check Themselves Before Critiquing Him For Bleaching Skin Vybz Kartel compares his skin bleaching to black women seeking "Caucasian hair." By Alex Zidel May 23, 2018
Music B.G. & Juvenile Want A Hot Boys Biopic A Hot Boys movie could be a “blockbuster,” according to B.G., while Juvenile thinks the story may need a full series. By Erika Marie September 28, 2026
Music Macklemore Announces “Free Palestine Tour” After Ed Sheeran Exit After being removed from Ed Sheeran’s tour dates, Macklemore unveils a “Free Palestine Tour” with three European stops. By Erika Marie September 24, 2026
Music Jay-Z Wants The Next Generation Of Rap To Take More Creative Risks Hip Hop has always evolved through experimentation, and Jay-Z wants the next generation to keep pushing beyond familiar sounds. By Erika Marie September 15, 2026
Music Astroworld Crowd Crush Survivor Recalls His Sister’s Tragic Death Four years ago today, 23-year-old Madison Dubiski lost her life in a deadly crowd crush at Travis Scott's Astroworld Festival. By Caroline Fisher November 05, 2025
Music Megan Thee Stallion’s “Lover Girl” Ends Hip-Hop’s Billboard Hot 100 Slump Last month, it was reported that zero rap songs landed in the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time in over two decades. By Caroline Fisher November 04, 2025
Pop Culture A$AP Rocky Reveals He's Rihanna's Husband A$AP Rocky previously declined to share if he was actually married to Rihanna or not, but it seems he really is her husband after all. By Zachary Horvath October 30, 2025
Music Snoop Dogg & Ice Cube Can’t Dodge Testimonies In $1 Million Mount Westmore Lawsuit Westside Merchandising is currently suing Snoop Dogg and Ice Cube, along with other members of Mount Westmore. By Caroline Fisher October 29, 2025
Music BIA's Disastrous First-Week Sales For "BIANCA" Have Cardi B Fans Ecstatic It was initially reported that BIA's "BIANCA" moved 8,000 units first week. However, the official number is even lower than anticipated. By Zachary Horvath October 24, 2025
Music Nas, The Last Great Purist: How "Legend Has It" Extends His Ongoing Love Letter To Hip-Hop From the projects that birthed "Illmatic" to the boardrooms shaping "Legend Has It," Nas has proven that hip-hop’s soul can evolve without losing its roots. By Aron A. October 23, 2025
Music Suspect Arrested In Sayso P & Sauce Walka Shooting Police previously identified Jayden Dandridge as another suspect in the attack, but he was shot and killed in Houston. By Cole Blake October 22, 2025
Music Drake Delivers Huge Surprise After Fan Asks Him To Write Senior Quote Recently, one lucky fan decided to DM Drake to ask him for help coming up with a senior quote, and they weren't disappointed. By Caroline Fisher October 22, 2025