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Music Submit Your Music For The "Heat Seekers" Contest: Week Eight Artist Spotlights By Kyle Rooney May 15, 2019
Music DJ Akademiks Gets Obliterated By YouTuber Over Culture Vulture Claims Things escalated quickly. By Elias Andrews August 28, 2024
Music YFN Lucci Breaks His Silence On Prison Release After Reuniting With Loved Ones YFN Lucci got out of prison today. By Caroline Fisher January 31, 2025
Music Drake's "God's Plan" Tops Billboard Hot 100 For Third Straight Week Drake's "God's Plan" continues its reign at the top of the charts. By Alex Zidel February 12, 2018
Music J Cole Fans Celebrate The Long-Awaited Arrival Of His Mixtapes On Streaming Services J Cole dropped his debut mixtape on streaming services along with his new audio series. By Cole Blake November 19, 2024
Original Content Did Diddy Beat The Case? Everything To Know About His Conviction & Sentencing Sean "Diddy" Combs was acquitted of trafficking charges but convicted of transporting women for prostitution. What's next for him? By Aron A. July 03, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Reveals Moment That "Cemented" Breast Reduction Decision Nicki Minaj says she knew she needed a breast reduction after the Met Gala in 2022. By Cole Blake December 10, 2023
Music A$AP Relli Claims A$AP Rocky Threatened His Life In Court Testimony It was a harrowing account. By Elias Andrews January 28, 2025
Music Lil Cease Thinks Lil Kim & Nicki Minaj "Verzuz" Would Be "Great For The Culture" There has been a lot of talk of a potential "Verzuz" with these two, but past rumors have caused fans to have issues with the matchup. By Erika Marie July 06, 2021
Music DJ Akademiks Goes At It With ATL Jacob Amid Fiery Twitter Feud DJ Akademiks and ATL Jacob have had it with one another. By Cole Blake October 08, 2024
Music Cassie Reportedly “Sickened” By Diddy Minor Abuse Allegations & Baby Oil Jokes According to a source who recently spoke to "Daily Mail," Cassie hopes all of Diddy's alleged victims receive justice. By Caroline Fisher October 03, 2024
Music The Alchemist Taunts The Internet Over Their Heated Reactions To His & Erykah Badu's AI Cover Art Fans of The Alchemist were wildly disappointed in the producer after it was learned that the artwork for "Next To You" wasn't authentic. By Zachary Horvath June 21, 2025