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Original Content Tupac Shakur's Death 22 Years Later: "Makaveli" Unleashed His Cultural Power The anniversary of Tupac's death is a day of contemplation for his fans, young and old. By Devin Ch September 13, 2018
Music The Game Reflects On XXXTentacion In Emotional Message The Game has had XXXTentacion on his heart and mind. By Mitch Findlay June 28, 2018
Music Nicki Minaj Reaches Settlement With YouTuber Who Accused Her Of Cocaine Use Nicki Minaj sued YouTuber Marley Green, otherwise known as Nosey Heaux, in 2022. By Caroline Fisher August 17, 2024
Music Nicki Minaj & Cardi B Spotted Talking & Taking Selfie At Met Gala Their rumored beef looks to be over. By Kevin Goddard May 07, 2018
Music UK Rapper Ratlin Calls Top5 A "Police Bwoy" After Top's Stabbing Top5 was in London for his friend Drake's Wireless Festival takeover, and he narrowly escaped an attempt on his life. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 14, 2025
Music GoldLink Speaks On His Controversial Mac Miller IG Post Goldlink stands by his Mac Miller tribute. By Mitch Findlay November 28, 2019
Music Kelly Rowland's "Chasing Destiny" Group Says She Hasn't Been Involved In Their Career Rowland created the group on a docuseries but hasn't been involved with developing their career now that the show is over. By Erika Marie May 18, 2019
Music Snoop Dogg Campaigns For DNA Test To Prove If Prisoner Is Responsible For Murder Ice-T has previously come forward on behalf of the convicted murderer, but the victim's family thinks he's "misinformed." By Erika Marie May 14, 2019
Relationships Joe Budden Calls Out Saweetie For Alleged Quavo Bars Amid Takeoff's Death He thought it was "bad timing" for Saweetie to emerge with a track that seemingly addressed controversies with Quavo and Lil Baby. By Erika Marie November 21, 2022
Music 50 Cent Says His Next Move Will "Shock" His Fans 50 Cent has some big things planned. By Matt F October 23, 2017
Music Kevin Gates Explains Why He Pled Guilty Even Though He Was Innocent The first part of Kevin Gates' interview with Sway is out. By Alex Zidel October 01, 2018
Reviews Teyana Taylor "K.T.S.E." Review After a much anticipated return to music, Teyana Taylor’s electrifying sophomore experiment with Kanye West only proves that the best is yet to come. By Narsimha Chintaluri June 27, 2018