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Music Halle Bailey Almost Throws Hands After Mishearing Fan's Compliment: Watch Halle Bailey is unwilling to tolerate any disrespect. By Caroline Fisher March 09, 2024
Music Lizzo Wants AAVE To Be "Reserved For The People Who Created It" Lizzo thinks we should "bring back gatekeeping." By Caroline Fisher March 07, 2024
Music Charleston White's Insensitive Reaction To Foolio's Tragic Death Goes Viral Charleston White said Foolio "worked hard to die." By Cole Blake June 23, 2024
Music DJ Akademiks Recalls Drake’s 30-Minute Warning Before “Family Matters” Dropped Ak was willing to do anything to capture the moment live on stream. By Caroline Fisher May 08, 2024
Sports The Game Mourns His Cousin, Late NBA Star Darius Morris: "My Family Took A Blow" Darius Morris died at the age of 33 last week. By Cole Blake May 05, 2024
Music Elliott Wilson Slams Charlamagne In Fiery Rant For "Talking Crazy" About Him Elliott Wilson says he's tired of Charlamagne Tha God. By Cole Blake July 24, 2024
Politics Jermaine Dupri Claims To Have Talked With VP Kamala Harris About Freaknik How do you think this convo went between Dupri and Harris? By Zachary Horvath April 30, 2024
Music Ice Spice, Future & Many More Headline Star-Studded "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update: Stream Other "Fire Emoji" highlights came from Anycia, Killer Mike, AG Club, Destroy Lonely, Foggieraw, Saba, Gucci Mane, Skilla Baby, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 27, 2024
Music Jorja Smith, Lucky Daye & RealestK Fill Our New "R&B Season" Playlist Update: Stream Which of these three standout R&B-adjacent cuts was your favorite this week, and what else did we miss that impressed you? By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 21, 2024
Music Azealia Banks Slams Nicki Minaj & Sexyy Red, Claims Cardi B Belonged On “FTCU” Remix Once again, Azealia Banks didn't hold back. By Caroline Fisher April 20, 2024
Music DaBaby Affirms His Stature In Hip-Hop With Fiery "Like That" Freestyle DaBaby can rap over just about anything. By Zachary Horvath April 17, 2024
Music Tyler The Creator Explains Why He "Loves" Gatekeeping Tyler The Creator says he's tired of his favorite spots becoming too popular after they blow up on TikTok. By Cole Blake June 23, 2025