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Music Pete Rock Reveals Why He Stopped Working With CL Smooth The duo had their ups and downs. By Elias Andrews June 03, 2024
TV ASAP Rocky Explains Attempted Murder Charge At 16 Years Old A$AP Rocky opens up about his teenage experiences in Harlem. By Sandra E October 22, 2019
Music SZA Teams Up With James Franco & Kate McKinnon For "SNL" Promo SZA will be this weekend's musical guest on "Saturday Night Live." By Chantilly Post December 08, 2017
Streetwear Ice Spice Emulates Nicki Minaj By Chopping Her Hair & Switching Up Her Flow In New Snippet Fans couldn't help but see the spirit of Nicki Minaj in Ice Spice's current form. Some say it as a compliment, and others as a criticism. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 17, 2024
Music UMG Attempts To Explain Kendrick Lamar’s “Certified Pedophiles” Drake Diss In Court Universal Music Group is trying to get Drake's latest amendment to his defamation lawsuit dismissed in court. By Cole Blake June 30, 2025
Music Childish Gambino Shares 2 New Songs To Fans Who Bought Tour Tickets: Report Donald Glover sent out 2 unreleased songs to fans who copped tickets to his upcoming tour. By Kevin Goddard September 04, 2018
Music Yung Bleu Celebrates "Moon Boy" Selling 24K In First Week: "BIG W" The Alabama artist had a positive outlook and says it is "only up from here!" By Erika Marie July 31, 2021
Music Kanye West Has Reportedly Doubled Donald Trump's Support Among Black Men Trump is profiting off Kanye's endorsement. By Matthew Parizot May 04, 2018
Music Kanye West Claims He Finally Wants To Drop “YANDHI” Social media users have mixed feelings about Kanye West claiming he wants to drop "YANDHI" several years later. By Caroline Fisher May 02, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Concert Shut Down After Fans Rush Stage & Break Barricade 2 Songs In Carti was performing at West Hollywood's Smoker's Club Festival, but it wasn't long before fans took over the VIP section. By Hayley Hynes May 01, 2022
Music Pop Smoke & Lil Tjay's "Mood Swings" Remix Dropping This Week A remix to Pop Smoke and Lil Tjay's "Mood Swings" will be dropping this week with a mystery feature. By Aron A. September 16, 2020
Music Police Have Named Person Of Interest In Young Greatness Murder Case Police have given an official name for their person of interest. By Milca P. December 08, 2018