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Music Did YNW Melly Reveal His Jail Release Date? YNW Melly shared a cryptic post with Friday's date, leading many of his fans to believe he's getting out of jail. By Alex Zidel March 10, 2020
Music Nas Calls Mary J. Blige's "My Life" The Soundtrack To His Own Life Nas makes it clear that he's got nothing but love for Mary J. By Mitch Findlay November 29, 2019
Music Tupac Shakur Statue Gets Roasted On Twitter For Lack Of Resemblance But it's an old statue! And it's not in Dallas! By Noah C January 20, 2020
Music DaBaby Launches Hilarious "Blame It On Baby" Informercial DaBaby gears up to release his new album "Blame It On Baby" with an accompanying infomercial, one that's sure to draw a chuckle. By Mitch Findlay April 15, 2020
Music Royce Da 5'9" Reflects On A Possible Slaughterhouse Album Royce Da 5'9" provides a major update on the current state of Slaughterhouse, Joe Budden and Eminem's relationship, and more. By Mitch Findlay April 15, 2020
Music Mariah Carey Has Motion Shut Down In Extortion Lawsuit Against Ex-Assistant Mariah Carey sought for a subpoena to be blocked that granted access to her medical records. By Noah C February 19, 2020
Music 6ix9ine Challenges Akon To A Hit Battle On IG Live, Akon Accepts Akon accepted 6ix9ine challenge to go hit-for-hit with him in an Instagram live battle, but it's likely that the latter is just trolling. By Lynn S. May 17, 2020
Music Cardi B Delivers NSFW Response When Asked About New Album We've always known that Cardi B has no filter. By Alexander Cole January 21, 2021
Music Jay-Z Ties For Most GRAMMY Nominations Of All Time Jay-Z ties Quincy Jones as the artist with the most GRAMMY nominations in history with 80. By Alex Zidel November 24, 2020
Music J. Cole Is The First Artist To Have Solo Feature On The Cover Of Slam J. Cole discusses the inspiration behind "The Off-Season" in his historical new cover story with SLAM. By Aron A. May 11, 2021
Music Meek Mill Evokes Anger From Internet Over Kobe Bryant Lyric In Lil Baby Collab A snippet of a song surfaced online and once the public heard his lyric about Kobe, people unleashed their ire on the rapper. By Erika Marie February 17, 2021
Music Troy Ave Seems To Suggest Jeezy Should Have Killed Gucci Mane: Report Without specifically mentioning names, it's believed he was speaking about Gucci killing Jeezy's friend 15 years ago. By Erika Marie November 24, 2020