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Music Frank Ocean Previews Unreleased Track Fans can only hope that this means Frank Ocean is dropping soon. By Caroline Fisher December 07, 2023
Music YG Breaks Down "Stay Dangerous" Lifestyle: "We Play Offense" YG talks his new album, "Stay Dangerous" mentality, A$AP Rocky & more. By Mitch Findlay August 06, 2018
Music Killer Mike Recovering From Surgery Prompted By Unconfirmed Injury Killer Mike joins the "#FuckBoySlapperHallOfFame." By hnhh September 28, 2018
Music ASAP Rocky Will Not Testify In His Assault Trial ASAP Rocky's assault trial should be wrapping up this week. By Cole Blake February 11, 2025
Original Content Rihanna’s ANTI Is Still Her Most Honest Work, 10 Years Later Rihanna’s boldest album, "ANTI," still feels like a turning point for her, R&B, and for how Black women move through Pop. By Erika Marie January 28, 2026
Music Spinabenz Claims Jail Guard In Duval County Beat Him To The Point Of Hospitalization The Jacksonville rapper took to instagram to share his testimony. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 23, 2023
Music The Weeknd Breaks His Own Spotify Record And Creates New Ones The only person who can beat The Weeknd is The Weeknd. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 13, 2024
Music 50 Cent Moves To Collect $50K Judgement From Teairra Mari 50 Cent won't back down. By Caroline Fisher January 24, 2024
Pop Culture Halle Bailey Reveals Whether Or Not She’s In The Illuminati Recently, Halle Bailey did a short Q&A during a livestream, answering some of fans' most burning questions. By Caroline Fisher August 19, 2025
Music Kai Cenat’s Ex Gigi Responds To Pregnancy Rumors Gabrielle "Gigi" Alayah sets the record straight after TikTokers theorized that she's pregnant with Kai Cenat's child. By Aron A. October 09, 2026
Music PARTYNEXTDOOR Is "4" The Fans On Our New "R&B Season" Playlist Update: Stream Tems, Chenayder, Normani, and more also brought us some great tracks from the R&B realm this week. Which one was your favorite? By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 28, 2024
Music JT Recalls A Fan Trying To Rap Battle Her At An Afterparty: “Y’all Getting Bold.” JT nearly got into a rap battle. By Cole Blake April 14, 2024