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Music Kevin Gates Reveals Why He Believes He Could've Cured His Father Of AIDS Kevin Gates got vulnerable during his recent appearance on "Club Shay Shay," opening up about past abuse, his father's death, and more. By Caroline Fisher January 29, 2026
Music Kanye West Sued By Security Guard Who Claims He Was Never Paid Another Ye lawsuit. By Elias Andrews October 02, 2024
Music Anderson .Paak Praises K-Pop, Says He's Open To BTS Collab Anderson .Paak says his son is a massive BTS fan. By Cole Blake March 13, 2021
Music Solange Drops Two Shows In Sydney, Australia Due To "Health Reasons" Get well soon, Solange. By Chantilly Post January 18, 2020
Music Travis Scott To Cover Funeral Costs For Astroworld Victims, Partners With Mental Health Orgs In the aftermath of the Astroworld tragedy, Travis looks for ways to reconcile. By Thomas Galindo November 08, 2021
Music L.A. Reid Passed On Signing Kanye West, John Legend, & More Out Of Spite, Lawsuit Claims A former employee of L.A. Reid says he turned down opportunities to sign Kanye West and John Legend out of spite. By Cole Blake January 23, 2024
Music KXNG Crooked Reflects On "Barring" His Way Onto XXL Freshman Cover KXNG Crooked recently took it back to 2007, the year he "bar'd his way" onto the first ever XXL Freshman Cover. By Mitch Findlay August 31, 2020
Music SZA's "Ctrl" Certified Gold By The RIAA, "Love Galore" Gets Platinum Plaque SZA gets two plaques in one day. By Matt F October 11, 2017
Music Nas Meets Lil Nas X On The Grammy Stage For "Rodeo" Performance Lil Nas X brought out BTS, Diplo, and more for his Grammy performance. By Aron A. January 27, 2020
Music SAINt JHN Announces Third Leg Of IGNORANtForever Tour In North America SAINt JHN will be embarking on another tour of North America to promote his album, "Ghetto Lenny's Love Songs." By Lynn S. February 09, 2020
Music Jeezy Denounces Infidelity On New Song "Don't Cheat" Jeezy spoke out against those that cheat on their partners. By Lavender Alexandria November 03, 2023
Music GloRilla Has The WNBA All-Star Teams Dancing With Turnt Up Halftime Show At 2025 All-Star Game GloRilla delivered a must-see performance at this year’s Essence Festival alongside a lineup that included Lauryn Hill and Boyz II Men. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 20, 2025