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Music SZA In The MCU As Storm? The Singer Wants To Play The Part SZA made her acting debut in 2025. The X-Men's Storm will join the MCU in phrase 7 along with the mutant race. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 22, 2025
Music What Is Xzibit's Best-Selling Album? Explore Xzibit's critically acclaimed album that shaped 2000s hip-hop, marking a high point in his influential career By Rain Adams November 17, 2023
Music Ludacris' "Word Of Mouf" Turns 22 Explore Ludacris's "Word of Mouf," a groundbreaking album that blended humor and lyricism to redefine early 2000s hip hop. By Rain Adams November 29, 2023
Music Key Hearing In D4vd Case Delayed As Prosecution Looks To Make Its Case D4vd was supposed to have an important hearing later this month, but it has since been postponed by the judge. By Alexander Cole June 18, 2026
Music The Weeknd's Tour Makes Big Economic Impact In Colombia The Weeknd's tour is bringing significant impact wherever it goes. By Lavender Alexandria October 05, 2023
Music Missy Elliott Inducted Into Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, Performs Her Greatest Hits: Watch Elliott thank her mother and Timbaland before performing some of her greatest hits. By Ben Mock November 04, 2023
Pop Culture Jimmy Buffett Died From Rare Skin Cancer Buffett died at the age of 76 on September 1. By Ben Mock September 03, 2023
Music Hot 97's Summer Jam 2020 Postponed Indefinitely To nobody's surprise, Hot 97's legendary Summer Jam festival has been postponed indefinitely due to the coronavirus. By Mitch Findlay April 21, 2020
Music Appeals Court Allows Jay-Z To Try To Revive Tony Buzbee Lawsuit While this is good news for Jay-Z, it doesn't automatically mean his defamation and extortion claims against Tony Buzbee will move forward. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 03, 2026
Music SZA Delivers Label Executives Top Dawg & Punch The Billboard Visionary Award SZA spoke on what makes the label so unique in all of music. By Lavender Alexandria February 02, 2024
Sports Flau'jae Johnson Opens For Rod Wave Johnson was one of the openers at Wave's concert in Atlanta. By Ben Mock December 14, 2023
Music Britney Spears Cosigns Justin Timberlake's New Song Following Fan Campaign To Out-Stream It The post also included an apology for some of the things in her memoir last year. By Lavender Alexandria January 29, 2024