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Music Davido Makes His First Appearance Following Son’s Death Fans noticed new activity on the singer's Instagram page. By Lamar Banks November 09, 2022
Music Young Thug Trial: Lil Wayne No Longer On Witness List, Birdman, Rich Homie Quan, & YFN Lucci Remain The witness list is being narrowed down. By Cole Blake April 10, 2024
Original Content Auto-Tune: Hip-Hop's Rejuvenation An editorial offering up the stance that Auto-Tune did not kill hip-hop, rather, it brought new life into the genre. By Matt Aceto March 12, 2014
Music NBA YoungBoy’s New Prison Release Date Has Fans Overjoyed In November, NBA YoungBoy pleaded guilty to ten counts in connection to an alleged prescription drug fraud scheme. By Caroline Fisher March 20, 2025
Music Young Thug's Sister Unfollows Gunna As Trial Begins Young Thug's sister has unfollowed Gunna on Instagram. By Cole Blake January 11, 2023
Music Here's What Twitter Is Saying About The 2017 BET Soul Train Awards The top highlights from this year's show. By Milca P. November 27, 2017
Music T-Pain Caught With Loaded Gun At Atlanta Airport: Report T-Pain was stopped by TSA for allegedly having a gun in his carry-on luggage. By Aron A. August 31, 2018
Original Content The Intoxicating YNW Melly Cocktail: Juxtaposition And Pain There's much to be gleaned from the music of an artist whose breakout hit reads like the criminal charges he now faces. By Luke Hinz August 13, 2019
Original Content Beast Coast: The Essential Albums With their long-awaited collab project on its way, it's time to highlight the essential work of Pro Era, Flatbush Zombies, and The Underachievers. By Robert Blair March 27, 2019
Music SAINt JHN Confirms New Album "WTWWB" Release Date Basking in the glory of his runaway hit "Roses," SAINt JHN confirms that his next project will be landing in the middle of October. By Mitch Findlay September 18, 2020
Music Rick Ross Shares His Thoughts On The Tesla Cybertruck Rick Ross wants to have a candid conversation with Elon Musk. By Joshua Robinson May 23, 2022
TV 50 Cent Confirms Three New Spinoff Shows From "Black Mafia Family" It's been a big week for 50, as he also announced the development of an "8 Mile" series based off Eminem's hit film of the same name. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 07, 2023