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Music Playboi Carti Shares New Snippet On Instagram: "IM NOT PLAYING" It's not as rage-heavy of a sound as pretty much any "Whole Lotta Red" beat, but we can hear the "Whaaahhh!" ad-libs already. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 08, 2023
Music Uncle Murda Wants To Go Band For Band With Memphis Bleek Memphis Bleek’s recent comments about Uncle Murda & Tony Yayo struck a chord. By Aron A. July 27, 2026
Music Quavo Promises To Keep Takeoff's Name Alive While Celebrating His Birthday Quavo showed love to the late Migos rapper on IG. By Cole Blake June 18, 2024
Music Taylor Swift Praises Diddy As An Ideal Prom Date In Resurfaced Viral Interview Clip The clip is resurfacing after Taylor Swift announced that she's dropping her next album, "The Life of a Showgirl," on October 3rd. By Cole Blake August 14, 2025
Politics California Becomes First U.S. State To Ban Using Rap Lyrics In Court Following proposals from New York, California will protect rappers from being unfairly judged for their artistry. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 01, 2022
Relationships Cardi B Wants A "Healthy Co-Parenting Relationship" With Offset Despite Messy Divorce Cardi B says her kids and career are her top priorities at the moment. By Caroline Fisher October 17, 2024
Music Travis Scott Accused Of Sampling A Chicago Band's Song Without Permission Pixel Grip originally released their song, "Pursuit," back in 2021, but had been working on it for several years before that. By Cole Blake July 17, 2025
Numbers XXXTentacion's "?" Album Becomes First Hip-Hop Album With 10 Billion Streams XXXTentacion continues to break records. By Alexander Cole October 24, 2023
Music Black Eyed Peas' "My Humps" Leads To Lawsuit Over Toy Commercial Parody "My Poops" A parody of the Black Eyed Peas' song, "My Humps," has resulted in a lawsuit. By Cole Blake January 24, 2023
Pop Culture Latto Performs With TLC, Social Media Shares Mixed Reactions Lil Mama has previously stepped in for Left Eye's part, and some iHeartRadio viewers wish she would've again this year. By Hayley Hynes April 02, 2024
Music Pooh Shiesty Finally Gets Trial Date In Gucci Mane Robbery & Kidnapping Case Pooh Shiesty, his father, and Big30 have all pleaded not guilty to robbing and kidnapping Gucci Mane at a studio. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 21, 2026
Music Rihanna Sports Fashionable Fit While Supporting ASAP Rocky In Court Rihanna made another appearance today amid ASAP Rocky's assault trial. By Caroline Fisher January 30, 2025