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Pop Culture Smooth B Says Tupac Once Told Him, "I Ain't Gonna Live Past 25," Seemingly Predicting His Death It's no secret that 2Pac had a history of lyricizing about his own death. By Hayley Hynes April 11, 2022
Music Charleston White Rips Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl LIX Performance: "Trash... Symbolism & Revolution Don’t Go Together" Charleston White didn't like K.Dot's halftime show. By Bryson "Boom" Paul February 23, 2025
Music Smiley Did What Needed To Be Done: The OVO Star On Sobriety Journey, Borrowing Drake's Maybach & Debut Album Plans Exclusive: Smiley shares a hilarious story about "Nicky Nicky Nine Doors," discusses his new project & explains why Drake is "such a genuine guy." By Aron A. July 27, 2023
Music Lil Pump Blasts J. Cole For Dissing Him Yet Apologizing To Kendrick Lamar Lil Pump's infamous sit-down interview with J. Cole rings differently for him in the aftermath of the Kendrick Lamar battle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 24, 2026
Music Wale Claims He's "One Of The Greatest Rappers Of All Time" Wale enters himself into the GOAT discussion. By Alex Zidel August 06, 2019
Music Hip-Hop Albums We're Still Waiting On For 2024 Whether it's our most famous favs or our alternative obsessions, there's still so much great rap music to look forward to this year... at least, if some rumored 2024 drops manifest. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 07, 2024
TV DJ Akademiks Calls Nipsey Hussle a "Gangbanger" Who Died Like A "Gangbanger" DJ Akademiks went on stream and delivered a rant about Nipsey Hussle, his legacy, and the people who idolize him. By Alexander Cole March 04, 2026
Music Ariana Grande & Big Sean Are Just "Friends" Despite Recent Studio Session No round-two for the exes. By Chantilly Post April 16, 2019
Music Yeat Announces "2 Alivë" Tour Dates Yeat is going on tour next month to support his new studio album, "2 Alivë." By Alex Zidel March 16, 2022
Music Kayla Nicole Can Barely Recall Anything About Her Viral Chris Brown Performance Chris Brown brought out Kayla Nicole during his L.A. tour stop for "Breezy Bowl XX" where he gave her a lap dance onstage. By Zachary Horvath September 22, 2025
Music Missy Elliot Shares BTS Footage Of One The Most Expensive Rap Videos Of All Time Twenty years later, Missy Elliot shares behind-the-scenes footage of her iconic "She's a Bitch" music video. By Kyesha Jennings August 19, 2021
Numbers Russ Scores Win With "Shake The Snow Globe" First Week Sales Russ' latest album thrives in good company. By Mitch Findlay February 10, 2020