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Music SZA Calls Out Shannon Sharpe For "Tacky" Question About Her BBL During Coco Jones Interview SZA has already spoken on her insecurities about the surgery, so Shannon Sharpe asking this was not the smartest move. By Zachary Horvath March 11, 2025
Music More Trapped In The Closets?: R. Kelly Claims To Written 25 New Albums While Serving Prison Term The argument of separating the music from the prison has been a constant debate with R. Kelly at the center. Song concepts created conflict. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 08, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Blasts Journalist For Suggesting Many Drake Fans Have “Outgrown” His Music Recently, music journalist Sowmya Krishnamurthy shared her thoughts on Drake and PartyNextDoor's album, "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U." By Caroline Fisher March 08, 2025
Pop Culture Chrisean Rock & Jaidyn Alexis Get Into Heated & Lengthy Twitter Spat Over Blueface For a bit, things between Chrisean Rock and Jaidyn Alexis were okay. However, that's changed in a hurry as the latter hit first a few times. By Zachary Horvath March 05, 2025
Original Content Angie Stone Remembered: From Hip Hop Pioneer To Neo-Soul Icon The tragic loss of Angie Stone has reverberated beyond music. For Women's History Month, we're looking back at her legacy & impact on generations of artists & music lovers. By Erika Marie March 05, 2025
Music 50 Cent Continues To Pile On Joe Budden By Digging Up Grossly Uncomfortable Clip About Sexually Pleasing Pets 50 Cent is unrelenting whenever he has a beef with somebody, and it seems like Joe Budden never got the memo. By Zachary Horvath March 04, 2025
Viral DJ Akademiks-Affiliated Account Eviscerated For Comparing Drake To Emmett Till A secondary account for DJ Akademiks' brand (not run by him) equated the Drake and Kendrick Lamar Oscars joke to Emmett Till's murder. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 03, 2025
Music Drake Edges Out Kendrick Lamar On Billboard With "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U" Second Week Sales Now that Kendrick Lamar and Drake's newest albums are both charting on the Billboard 200 albums chart post-debuts, fans are keeping score. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 02, 2025
Music Diddy & Baby Oil-Themed Parade Float Shocks Mardi Gras Attendees Considering the controversies around previous baby oil appropriation, this Diddy-themed Mardi Gras float will surely cause commotion. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 28, 2025
Music Jim Jones Expresses Pride In Promoting Gang Culture Through His Music Despite Backlash Jim Jones doesn't regret making millions off of his commercialization of gang culture, an often criticized tendency in some hip-hop corners. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 27, 2025
Music Young Thug Reportedly Has Jewelry Returned After Requesting Back Luxury Items Seized In YSL Raid Young Thug has reportedly scored a minor but still important victory after filing this demand over the weekend. By Zachary Horvath February 26, 2025
Music Drake Fans Suspect Melyssa Ford Will Cameo In Upcoming Music Video Melyssa Ford teased something big coming up, and Drake fans are hoping its an official video collaboration. By Elias Andrews February 25, 2025