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Music Samuel L. Jackson Reflects On His Wife Confronting Tupac For Swearing LaTanya Richardson didn't appreciate Tupac's foul language. By Caroline Fisher June 14, 2023
Music Lil Poppa Memorial Shooting Sends Four Victims To Hospital Lil Poppa's life was being celebrated at a memorial service over the weekend, but it was sadly interrupted by a gunman still on the run. By Zachary Horvath February 23, 2026
Music Mack 10 Denies Claims That "Bow Down" Was Inspired By "Hit 'em Up" Mack 10 speaks on what hip-hop fans have wondered for almost two decades. By Madison Murray May 10, 2023
Music Ari Lennox Reveals "Shea Butter Baby" Remixes EP Drops Friday Ari Lennox teases fans with the upcoming "Shea Butter Baby" remix EP. By Rose Lilah March 25, 2020
Music Wu-Tang Clan Rings In 25 Years Of "36 Chambers" At NPR's "Tiny Desk" The "Wu Classics" were performed for NPR's "Tiny Desk" series. By Alex Zidel December 05, 2018
Music Blueface’s Son Reportedly Asks If He’s Back In Jail After Not Seeing Him For A Month Blueface's mom is calling him out. By Tallie Spencer August 20, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj's Ex-Manager Sickamore Recalls Her Blasting Him For Photo Shoot The music business executive said that he didn't get Nicki a trailer for her to change in for a VIBE magazine shoot. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 06, 2023
Music Pop Smoke Documentary In The Works Pop Smoke will be immortalized through a new posthumous album and documentary, released by his label head Steven Victor. By Alex Zidel April 15, 2020
Music Childish Gambino Closes The Curtains On Our New "R&B Season" Playlist Update: Stream Other amazing releases from the R&B realm this week came from 4batz and Usher, Khalid, and Blxst and Ty Dolla $ign. Which one was your favorite? By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 21, 2024
Pop Culture Kai Cenat's Friend Sniffs Nicki Minaj's Chair The bizarre stunt was a step too far for a lot of people. By Ben Mock December 14, 2023
Music Ice Cube Refutes Conspiracy Theory About Secret Meeting To Change Rap He responded to a fan expanding on a point made by Alex Jones. By Lavender Alexandria January 30, 2024
Music Offset Adamant He Will Never Get Married Again Following Cardi B Divorce Offset and Cardi's B marriage was filled with twists and turns, including two divorces, with the second one yet to be finalized. By Zachary Horvath August 26, 2025