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Music Shyheim Understands Why Wu-Tang Clan Didn't Visit Him In Prison Shyheim had to realize that he had to take a step back and let his friends and mentors tend to their daily responsibilities. By Erika Marie February 17, 2020
Music Bizarre Reflects On Eminem Bromance, Jay Electronica's Betrayal, & D12's Run Bizarre has stories for days on Drink Champs. By Mitch Findlay January 22, 2020
Music Kevin Gates Reveals He & Lil Durk Are Related After Showing FBG Duck Love Kevin Gates says Lil Durk is a "beautiful brother." By Aron A. August 05, 2022
Wrestling Travis Scott Has Reportedly Fallen Out With The WWE After Divisive Partnership Travis Scott's participation in WrestleMania and Elimination Chamber with Cody Rhodes and John Cena was quite controversial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 07, 2025
Music Canceled GloRilla Concert Results In $2.5M Lawsuit Esmail Entertainment recently filed a lawsuit against Shaw Management Enterprises over allegedly forged contracts tied to a GloRilla show. By Caroline Fisher August 07, 2025
Music Kid Cudi Opens Up About Almost Suffering A Life-Threatening Overdose In New Memoir Kid Cudi's book, "Cudi: The Memoir," will be releasing on Tuesday, August 12, and is available for pre-order now. By Cole Blake August 07, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky Continues His Acting Streak In Trailer For New Film, "If I Had Legs I’d Kick You" The film will hit theaters just months after the arrival of A$AP Rocky's film with Spike Lee, "Highest 2 Lowest." By Cole Blake August 06, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Believes LeBron James' Absence From Caribana Shows He Was Never That Close With Drake A few days ago, Drake's close friend OVO Chubbs taunted LeBron James over missing Caribana amid the two superstars' beef. By Zachary Horvath August 05, 2025
Music Beyonce Fans Run Wild With “Act III” Theories Thanks To New Levi’s Ad Beyonce fans speculate that "Act III" could be a rock album after she drove a motorcycle in a new Levi's ad. By Caroline Fisher August 04, 2025
Music Mariah The Scientist Surprises Fans With Young Thug At Lollapalooza During her recent performance in Chicago, Mariah The Scientist delivered a message to those who hated on her while Young Thug was in prison. By Caroline Fisher August 04, 2025
Music Hip-Hop Pioneer Hitman Howie Tee Passes Away At 61 Hitman Howie Tee was a pioneering figure of early commercial hip-hop, and his fingerprints are on some of the biggest R&B hits of the 1990s. By Devin Morton August 03, 2025
Music Metro Boomin Brings The Fun To Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update Metro Boomin brought a lot of guests to our latest "Fire Emoji" playlist update, which also features Ghostface Killah, Yeat, and Friyie. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 02, 2025