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Pop Culture Monica Stops Fight At Her Concert: Video The R&B diva caught sight of the altercation while performing her 1995 hit, "Why I Love You So Much." By Noah Grant April 07, 2023
Music Nicki Minaj's Mother Will Get $400K From Lawsuit Over Husband's Death While news of this settlement concerning Nicki Minaj's late father Robert Maraj emerged last month, Carol Maraj now knows its worth. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 28, 2026
Music Rick Ross Gets His Own Street Name In Mississippi On Juneteenth Clarksdale's mayor Chuck Espy presided over Rick Ross' street naming ceremony in Mississippi, which was a heartening affair. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 21, 2025
Relationships Halo Takes His First Steps To Halle Bailey & DDG In Unbelievably Adorable Clips Halo is growing up way too fast! By Zachary Horvath January 04, 2025
Music G Herbo Is Confident Nobody Will Snitch On Him After a recent plea deal G Herbo says he isn't worried about snitches. By Lavender Alexandria July 20, 2023
Music Black Music Month: Revisiting 2 Live Crew's Controversies 2 Live Crew's inability to have their wild verbal lyricism quelled signified a new era of creative expression in hip-hop and music as a whole. By Caleb Hardy June 12, 2023
Music YSL Co-Founder Tries To Provide "Truly Humble Under God" References In Young Thug's Music A co-founder of YSL says that Young Thug has referenced his "Truly Humble Under God" acronym in a number of his songs. By Cole Blake January 23, 2024
Music Young Dolph Murder Trial's Jury Has Been Selected Amid Suspect Controversy The trial for Young Dolph's murder begins on Monday, September 23. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 21, 2024
Music Victoria Monet Pours Her Heart Out To Janet Jackson In Heartfelt Instagram Post "The inspiration you’ve gifted is oceans deep and generations long!" By Tallie Spencer November 14, 2023
Music Chuck D Only Wants To Talk About Kanye's Art, Not His Scandals The Hip Hop pioneer says, "I’m not in the business of making Black people or Black art look bad." By Erika Marie February 01, 2023
Music Ja Rule's "Venni Vetti Vecci" Turns 24 Ja Rule's career got started with highly successful debut "Venni Vetti Vecci." By Caleb Hardy June 13, 2023
Music Playboi Carti Turns It "ALL RED" On Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update: Stream Other "Fire Emoji"-worthy releases this week came from Eminem, Juice WRLD, The Alchemist, Ferg, and Joey Bada$$. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 14, 2024