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Music Beyoncé’s Former Choreographer Says Rihanna's Super Bowl Performance Was The Best Beyoncé’s former choreographer says that Rihanna had the better Super Bowl performance. By Cole Blake February 21, 2023
Music Killer Mike Defends Meek Mill's "Expensive Pain" Cover Against Critics: "It's Art" A debate recently erupted after people complained that the album's artwork was degrading to Black women and inappropriate. By Erika Marie October 13, 2021
Music Metro Boomin Gets Brutally Honest About “Personal Issue” With Drake Metro Boomin says Drake "really hurt" him in the past. By Caroline Fisher November 21, 2024
Music Common Freestyles Over Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" & Fans Are Split On It Fans thought his performance was good, but some claimed that this is not new material. By Zachary Horvath July 09, 2024
Original Content Rise & Grind: Kalan.FrFr Talks Signing With Jay-Z's Roc Nation & Marveling At His Height Kalan.FrFr details his love for Kanye West, signing to Jay-Z, and the state of Los Angeles' hip-hop scene on Rise & Grind. By Aron A. October 25, 2021
Music Wale Tweets After Car Accident: "Thank God For These Reflexes" Wale is thankful for his safety. By Karlton Jahmal July 15, 2018
Music Gillie Da Kid Defends Drake Against Kendrick Lamar: "You'll Be Cool, Next Year ... You'll Be Back" Gillie Da King shares his thoughts on Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar. By Bryson "Boom" Paul February 12, 2025
Music Ugly God Calls Out Lil Nas X For "Style Jacking" Ugly God challenges Lil Nas X to a good old fashioned duel. By Mitch Findlay April 17, 2019
Music Ludacris Gets His Signature Braids Back & People Are Obsessed The look has people feeling nostalgic. By Madusa S. May 16, 2021
Music Kendrick Lamar Blows The Roof Off Of The KIA Forum As Dr. Dre Intros "Not Like Us" Kendrick delivered the performance of a lifetime. By Alexander Cole June 19, 2024
Pop Culture DreamDoll Details Reality TV Origins, Transition To Rap, Coming Out As Bisexual & More This rising Bronx emcee may have launched her career on reality TV, but it doesn't define her future. DreamDoll talks to us about receiving advice from Rap vets, wanting to lock in a music video with Teyana Taylor, and revealing her sexuality through her music. By Erika Marie November 17, 2021
Music NLE Choppa Claps Back At People Joking About His BBL Herbs The rapper says he has a natural way to have the effects of a BBL as well as increase breast size, but people quickly trolled him. By Erika Marie January 04, 2022