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Music Kanye West Tossed His Phone To Finish Working On Those Five Albums Kanye's cell phoneless in Wyoming. By Aron A. May 15, 2018
Music 50 Cent Hilariously Chimes In On The Ja Rule Jumping Rumors Ja Rule has been the trending topic today after allegedly getting jumped on Thursday, November 21 at a concert. By Zachary Horvath November 21, 2025
Music Wu-Tang Clan Fan Fined £500 For Saying N-Word While Rapping "Protect Ya Neck" A Wu-Tang Clan fan was fired £500 for “severely" shocking a woman after saying the n-word while rapping "Protect Ya Neck." By Cole Blake August 06, 2022
Music The Weeknd Still Seems Noncommittal About Completely Killing Off His Iconic Stage Name Abel is still wrestling with what direction he wants to go in after this highly anticipated end to his second trilogy. By Zachary Horvath January 10, 2025
Music Big Sean Says Jonah Hill Is Bumping "Double Or Nothing" Non-Stop Big Sean reveals that he's got a fan in Jonah Hill. By Matt F December 13, 2017
Music Hit-Boy & Mike WiLL Made-It Bring Out Cavalcade Of Guests For Their "Verzuz" Juicy J, Rae Sremmurd, Big Sean, T.I., Chief Keef, Chloe Bailey, and more watched or performed at Hit-Boy and Mike WiLL Made-It's "Verzuz." By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 31, 2026
Music Redman Still Has The "Dollar Box" From Classic MTV Cribs Episode Redman keeps an old tradition alive. By Mitch Findlay October 26, 2017
Music Blac Youngsta's "Fu*ck Everybody 2" Gets A Release Date & Cover Blac Youngsta is gunning for the world. By Mitch Findlay August 27, 2018
Music "Joe Budden Podcast" Debates If Jay-Z Dissed Drake & Kanye West In Interview "The Joe Budden Podcast" brought up Drake, Kanye West, and others in response to Jay-Z's new interview clip on older MCs making young music. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 02, 2026
Music Hitman Holla Reflects On Girlfriend Cinnamon's Nearly Fatal Shooting “All I heard was gunshots and I couldn’t hear my baby," Hitman Holla recalls. By Caroline Fisher November 30, 2023
Music 2 Chainz Tells "GQ" He Keeps Rolling Papers, Vaseline, & Cash On Him At All Times The rapper shared the essentials he keeps by his side. By Erika Marie March 05, 2019
Music Drake Shows New Side Of Himself While Performing At Toronto Jazz Club With His Dad We've never heard Drake over this type of bluesy instrumental. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 13, 2024