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Music J. Cole Says Gang Starr's "Family & Loyalty" Is The Last Feature Verse He'll Ever Do It was fun when it lasted. By Aron A. September 20, 2019
Numbers Nicki Minaj's "LLC" Skyrockets To #1, CupcakKe Celebrates With Cash Giveaways The unexpected success of Nicki's track has the rapper in the giving spirit. By Madusa S. May 08, 2021
Music Tekashi 6ix9ine Denied Bail, Locked Up Until July 20th Tekashi assessed a flight risk by NY court of law. By Devin Ch July 12, 2018
Music Ciara Twerks Onstage While Pregnant: Watch Ciara twerked onstage during her performance at a New York Fashion Week event, less than two weeks after announcing her pregnancy. By Lynn S. February 08, 2020
Music Did Snoop Dogg Shade 2Pac In His "Red Table Talk" Discussion? During Snoop Dogg's highly-anticipated appearance on "Red Table Talk" recently, many felt like he unnecessarily brought up 2Pac while explaining his own use of misogynistic lyricism. By Keenan Higgins February 26, 2020
Music Royce Da 5'9" Is Against Lupe Fiasco Replacing Joe Budden In Slaughterhouse Royce Da 5'9" praised Lupe Fiasco, but he also addressed the rapper's tweet saying he'd gladly take Joe Budden's spot in Slaughterhouse. By Erika Marie March 03, 2020
Original Content XXXTENTACION's 5 Most Controversial Moments So Far Highlighting some of X's biggest controversies. By Aron A. August 24, 2017
Music Pusha T Was Prepared To Square Up When Wale Surprised Him On Stage That could've been bad. By Noah C October 14, 2019
Music Eminem's "The Death Of Slim Shady" First Week Sales Projections Revealed Eminem still manages to pull in big numbers. By Zachary Horvath July 15, 2024
Music Drake Narrowly Beats Kendrick Lamar To Impressive Streaming Milestone 2025 is off to a good start for Drake. By Caroline Fisher January 30, 2025
Sports Lonzo Ball Releases New Song “Melo Ball 1” Featuring Kenneth Paige Lonzo Ball drops off a new song inspired by his little brother's new signature shoe "Melo Ball 1." By Kevin Goddard September 07, 2017
Music Mac Miller Was Motivated To Become A Star Without Jay-Z's Help Mac Miller didn't want people to think that he was only successful because of one man. By Alexander Cole October 16, 2021