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Music Kendrick Lamar Wins Best Male Hip-Hop Artist At The BET Awards, And Some Fans Are Confused Kendrick Lamar took home a big win at the BET Awards, although some feel as though the award is misplaced. By Alexander Cole June 29, 2026
Music Russ Accuses The Music Industry Of Taking Advantage Of Black Youth Russ took to Twitter to spread some knowledge last night. By Alexander Cole June 28, 2019
Music Joey Bada$$ Scores His First Hot 100 Entry Joey Bada$$ nabs his first Hot 100 entry off the strength of "Infinity (888)." By Devin Ch March 28, 2018
Music 6ix9ine Issues Cryptic Warning Ahead Of Prison Sentence Last month, 6ix9ine was sentenced to 90 days behind bars for violating the terms of his probation. and he seems to have some serious concerns. By Caroline Fisher January 01, 2026
Music Trap Lore Ross Defends His New NBA YoungBoy Video Attaching Him To 19 Victims NBA YoungBoy fans are not the biggest supporters of Trap Lore Ross by any means, and it's been that way for a couple of years now. By Zachary Horvath December 05, 2025
Music Chloe Bailey Shares Stunning Bikini Pics Chloe is no stranger to stunning photo dumps. By Lavender Alexandria July 24, 2023
Music Aries Spears Calls Out DJ Vlad: "Stop Thinking You Know More Sh*t About Black Culture Than Black People" Aries Spears had enough of DJ Vlad during their interview. By Cole Blake October 16, 2023
Music Royce Da 5'9" Calls Eminem A "Superhero," Talks "Fun" Slaughterhouse Days Royce Da 5'9" praises Eminem and discusses what it's like working with one collaborator or a collective. By Erika Marie February 15, 2020
Numbers Drake Breaks Numerous RIAA Records As Two More Songs Go Diamond Drake has been in the game for two decades, and he is still racking up some truly impressive milestones with his art. By Alexander Cole October 23, 2026
Music Tyler, The Creator Shows Just How "Petty" He Is By Retweeting Hater From 2011 This tweet aged pretty well. By Erika Marie January 27, 2020
Music Boosie Badazz Dresses Up For Bob Marley Movie In Rasta Hat & Dreadlock Wig Of course, the Baton Rouge MC is well-known for his often hot takes on movies, but the drip is the focal point of this conversation. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 15, 2024
Music Lil Nas X Returns To Twitter, Announces New Music With NBA YoungBoy & Saucy Santana Lil Nas X announced new music with YoungBoy Never Broke Again and Saucy Santana as part of his return to social media. By Alex Zidel March 16, 2022