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Music Lil Dicky Says "All-Time Great" Artists Have Called Him A "Rapper’s Rapper" Lil Dicky says that he's met many "all-time great" rappers who are fans of his. By Cole Blake April 18, 2023
Music Cardi B Shuts Down Rumors About Her Son’s Name During a livestream this week, Cardi B set the record straight after one fan referred to her baby boy as "Liem." By Caroline Fisher December 09, 2025
Pop Culture Cordae Teams Up With Disney To Fund HBCU Scholarships Cordae is set to appear on Disney's forthcoming Juneteenth EP, and he will reportedly be using his proceeds to help fund scholarships for HBCU hopefuls. By Joshua Robinson June 17, 2021
Music Wiley's "The Godfather 3" To Drop Under Spooky Inferences On Friday The 13th Wiley announces the 3rd installment of "The Godfather" series due in September. By Devin Ch May 01, 2019
Music 6ix9ine Immediately Records New Music After Getting Out Of Jail He's always capitalizing on both his wins and losses. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 14, 2024
Music Bad Bunny Concert Allegedly Targeted For Mass Shooting & "Race War," FBI Reveals Bad Bunny's Atlanta show was reportedly almost the target of a horrendous attack, but the feds apparently pulled the plug. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 14, 2024
Music Q-Tip To Lead Kennedy Center’s Hip-Hop Culture Council Q-Tip is now the artistic director for the new hip hop culture council at Kennedy Center. By Aron A. March 07, 2018
Music Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins Celebrates 30th Anniversary In Music With Heartfelt Message Happy 30th Anniversary to legendary producer of Brandy, Michael Jackson, Justin Bieber, & more. By Bryson "Boom" Paul January 26, 2025
Music Common Hypes Up New Album With Pete Rock: "It's In My Top" Common Sense is feeling good about his latest work. By Elias Andrews April 25, 2024
Music Mariah Carey Shatters Spotify's Single-Day Streaming Record It's the fourth year in a row that Carey has set a new record. By Ben Mock December 25, 2023
Music Swizz Beatz Hints At Possible Lil Kim & Nicki Minaj Verzuz The Verzuz everyone's been waiting for. By James Jones April 26, 2023
Music Blueface Claims Police Barred Him From Rolling Loud LA Performance While many sets at this weekend's festival were cut short, the California rapper's scheduled slot was canceled with little explanation. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 05, 2023