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Music NBA Veteran Admits He Almost Knocked Out Kanye West Over Parking Spot During a recent episode of his podcast, a former NBA star recalled a tense run-in he once had with Kanye West. By Caroline Fisher January 27, 2026
Pop Culture Don Lemon Channels Mariah Carey To Fire Back At Nicki Minaj Nicki Minaj originally took aim at Don Lemon to complain about his coverage of an anti-ICE protest at Cities Church. By Cole Blake January 21, 2026
Music Hurricane Chris Claims He's Cool With 50 Cent After Dissing Him In Viral Rant It was all a misunderstanding? By Elias Andrews August 23, 2024
Music Hip Hop Hiatus: Artists Who (Temporarily) Stepped Back From Successful Careers The industry can be both challenging and demanding, forcing some of our favorite artists to retreat from the spotlight. By Erika Marie August 12, 2024
Music 7 Rappers Who Joined The Military A few notable rappers were once men in uniform. By Demi Phillips November 30, 2023
Music Joe Budden's Roast Of B5 Gets Response From Group Member Dustin Michael The podcaster and rapper clowned the group for never getting their publishing rights from Diddy and Bad Boy Records. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 18, 2023
Pop Culture Chief Keef & Sexyy Red's "F My Baby Dad" Remix Teaser Sounds Seriously Lit Hip-hop heads are excited for the collab, but Sosa's baby mama isn't so impressed with him. By Hayley Hynes December 26, 2023
Music Doja Cat Speaks On Sam Hyde Drama & Relationship With Her Fans The "Scarlet" star claimed ignorance to the comedian's controversies, and maintains that she doesn't hate her supporters like they think. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 15, 2023
Music Snoop Dogg & Dr. Dre Reach Final Stages Of New Album "Missionary" "When you hear what we have and how he got me rapping, it’s like a grown Snoop Dogg," he says. By Caroline Fisher January 26, 2024
Music Coachella 2024 Lineup Has Arrived: Doja, Tyler The Creator, Ice Spice, Yachty, Uzi & More It's that time of year again! Last week, we told you about the rumored headliners, and now, Coachella 2024 has confirmed its performers. By Erika Marie January 16, 2024
Relationships Kanye West Files Bianca Censori-Inspired Trademark "I MISS YOU WHEN I WAKE UP BEFORE YOU" originally began as an ode to Censori on Instagram. By Ben Mock January 14, 2024
Music Best Donna Summer Samples In Hip Hop The Queen of Disco’s music merges quite nicely with Hip Hop. By Demi Phillips February 29, 2024