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Music Timbaland Says "Oompa-Loompa" Song Inspired Aaliyah's "Are You That Somebody" Timbaland says that "Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory" inspired the beat for Aaliyah's "Are You That Somebody." By Cole Blake May 01, 2023
Music Nicki Minaj Wishes Happy Birthday To Her Late Father: "Miss U So Much" She shared the sincere tribute on her Instagram page. By Madusa S. May 16, 2021
Music A "Yeezus Taught Me" Art Exhibit Will Open On February 2nd Kanye West gets some much-needed love from the DMV art scene. By Devin Ch January 16, 2019
Politics Charlamagne Tha God Emphatically Blames Joe Biden After Disastrous Election Results For Democrats Charlamagne Tha God says Joe Biden should've dropped out much earlier. By Cole Blake November 06, 2024
Music Akon Prays For Diddy Amid Federal Sex Trafficking Investigation According to Akon, "God knows best." By Caroline Fisher April 05, 2024
Music Ice Spice Reveals That Usher Was The First Celeb She Ever Had A Crush On It didn't take her long to come up with the answer. By Lavender Alexandria December 06, 2023
Music Jaidyn Alexis' Music Career Isn't Ending With Blueface Beef, She Hints Sounds like Jaidyn already has big plans to follow up "Stewie," "Workout," and "Post Opp" with more viral bars. By Hayley Hynes September 19, 2023
Music Willie D Blasts Grammys For Including Scarface, But Not Geto Boys, In Hip-Hop Tribute The Recording Academy apparently did not reach out to the legendary Houston rap group's other living member to perform at the ceremony. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 06, 2023
Music Chloe Bailey Tries To Make A Beat The singer tried her hand at production in a new Instagram video. By Noah Grant April 27, 2023
Music Mac Miller Fund Launches $75K Grant For BIPOC Artists The Mac Miller Fund will award 75 Black, Indigenous, and Artists Of Color micro-grants to help fund creative projects. By Aron A. June 30, 2021
Music Rod Wave’s Legal Battle Over $27 Million Tour Problems Escalates Earlier this year, Rod Wave's former concert promoter Grizzly Touring LLC hit him with a massive $27 million lawsuit. By Caroline Fisher November 04, 2025
Music Ab-Soul Quotes Jay-Z As He Welcomes Twins Congratulations to Ab-Soul on the birth of his twins! By Aron A. April 25, 2023