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Music Lil Wayne Will Debut His Anticipated New Single At Wrestlemania 40 Lil Wayne has a musical treat for the Wrestlemania 40 crowd. By Elias Andrews April 02, 2024
Music The Timeless Impact Of “Illmatic": Hip-Hop’s Love Of Nas’s Debut Album 30 Years Later Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones is one of the most influential writers of our time, and what better time to celebrate that than this classic's 30th birthday? By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 20, 2024
Music Ksoo Found Guilty In 2020 Murder Of Jacksonville Rapper Lil' Buck With the guilty verdict, Ksoo and ATK Scotty are both facing life in prison with a sentencing hearing set for next month. By Cole Blake August 01, 2025
Music Denzel Curry & Rico Nasty Will Go Head-To-Head For Red Bull Music's Zeltron Worldwide Rico Nasty is the next up to step into the ring with Denzel Curry in San Francisco for Red Bull Music's Zeltron Worldwide. By Aron A. February 11, 2020
Music SAINt JHN Scraps "Roses" Video Budget, Donates To Bail Out Funds With protests going on across the country, SAINt JHN puts his music video budget up to bail out protesters. By Aron A. June 03, 2020
Music Macklemore & Kesha Are Going On Tour Together Macklemore and Kesha have an announcement to make. By Mitch Findlay December 11, 2017
Music YGTUT Separates The Real From The Fake On "Bootleggers" As one of the latest emcees representing for Tennessee's rap scene, YGTUT gives fans a royal banger with his new single "Bootleggers." By Keenan Higgins February 20, 2020
Pop Culture Janet Jackson's "Scream" Video Outfit Sells For $125k At Auction The iconic outfit was sold at the songstress' Julien's Auctions event. By Madusa S. May 16, 2021
Music Keefe D's Bullets From Police Search Don't Match Crime Scene In Tupac Murder Case Neither news outlets nor police have confirmed whether this solidifies Keefe D's innocence. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 12, 2023
Music Rihanna's Home Swarmed By Police As Shooter Meets Her Fate Police arrested a 35-year-old woman named Ivanna Lisette Ortiz for allegedly shooting at Rihanna's home on Sunday. By Cole Blake March 10, 2026
Music Young Thug Has A Strong Message To Flex On All His Opps Young Thug continues to get a lot of backlash for his new music and his post-YSL RICO trial behavior, but he isn't sweating over criticism. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 10, 2026
Music Quavo Teases New Song, Honors Takeoff The Atlanta icon took to Instagram to seemingly announce a new track called "Honey Bun," and suggested it was for his late nephew. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 27, 2023