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Music Flavor Flav Hopes Kendrick Lamar Opens With His Favorite Song In Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show Flavor Flav request Kendrick Lamar perform this DAMN hit. By Bryson "Boom" Paul February 08, 2025
Music Vince Staples Still Isn't Feeling Rap Beef: "Until Somebody Dies, I Don’t Care" Vince Staples seems to prefer his rap beefs with a side of fatality. By Mitch Findlay June 01, 2018
Music Wu-Tang Clan’s “The Saga Continues” Debuts #1 On Independent Charts The Wu-Tang Clan's latest album, "The Saga Continues," has landed the #1 spot on the Independent charts. By Kevin Goddard October 23, 2017
Pop Culture Future & Jay-Z Were Happy To See Each Other During Beyonce's Paris "RENAISSANCE" Performance Plenty of celebs have already been spotted at Bey's tour, and she hasn't even hit North America yet. By Hayley Hynes May 29, 2023
Music DJ Akademiks Vows To Stop Discussing Jay-Z After Joking About Black Vans Outside His Home According to DJ Akademiks, he's officially waving a "white flag" after years of publicly criticizing Jay-Z and Roc Nation. By Caroline Fisher October 14, 2025
Music 2 Chainz Reveals Lebron James A&R'd "Rap & Go To The League," Release Date 2 Chainz recruits the GOAT for A&R duties. By Aron A. February 19, 2019
Music Apple No Longer Accepting iTunes LP Submissions Apple is making changes to its musical offerings. By Chantilly Post March 06, 2018
Music Keyshia Cole & Ashanti Confirmed For "Verzuz" Face-Off Next Week After much speculation, it's going down. Who you got? By Erika Marie December 04, 2020
Music Kanye West Rallies The Troops To Get "Donda 2" Released On Streaming As Quickly As Possible Kanye West is an artist who is constantly working, however, his methods of getting things done don't always work out for his collaborators. By Alexander Cole April 29, 2025
Sports Joey Bada$$ Just Met Kobe Bryant At A Soccer Game Joey took a photo with a "really cool guy" he came across in London. By Trevor Smith October 22, 2017
Music Nicki Minaj Crowns North West After Ye/Kim’s Daughter Admits She’s A Barb North West dressed up as Nicki Minaj when she was a child, sporting the Barbie chain and emblem with sparkling dress. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 06, 2025
Music Jim Jones Rips Into BET For Not Letting Him Attend Hip Hop Awards Jim Jones wasn't hearing BET's COVID excuse. By Rex Provost October 01, 2022