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Music Ja Rule Sells Fyre Festival Painting For NFT Worth $122,000 Ja Rule's official Fyre Festival painting has made serious waves after being auctioned for an NFT worth $122,000. By Mitch Findlay March 25, 2021
Original Content 6 New Artists You Should Hear Following all the submissions we received this past week, we're highlighting a few new music discoveries on the site today. By Rose Lilah April 23, 2021
Pop Culture Young Dolph Murder Suspect Attacked In Jail: Report Justin Johnson, one of the men accused of murdering Young Dolph, was reportedly attacked in jail. By Alex Zidel March 22, 2022
Music Kanye West Officially Announces "DONDA EXPERIENCE PERFORMANCE" "Donda 2" will be performed in concert. By Taiyo Coates February 15, 2022
Music Jeezy Details Upbringing & Reveals His Street Hustle: "I Was Always The Man" In a clip from "Uncensored," Jeezy talked about stealing from the military base where his father was stationed and being sent to live with his grandmother. By Erika Marie October 21, 2021
Music Dr. Dre Talks Eminem Taking A Knee, NFL Telling Kendrick Lamar To Take Out Gang References The Aftermath icon also discussed how "everybody really felt the magnitude of what this thing was and what we were gonna be able to accomplish." By Erika Marie February 15, 2022
Music Kanye West Has Another Tracklist For "Donda 2," Seen In Studio With Alternative Artists Beach House There is still plenty of work to be done on "Donda 2." By Taiyo Coates February 26, 2022
Music 50 Cent Invited DaBaby To Join Him On Rolling Loud New York Stage Promoters reportedly approved the appearance but it has been shared that DaBaby's performance wasn't included in the Livestream. By Erika Marie October 28, 2021
Music Kandi Burruss Chooses Xscape Over Destiny's Child In Hypothetical "Verzuz" That doesn't come as a surprise, but check out who she and Lil Jon choose between Mariah v. Ariana, Jay v. Ye, Nicki v. Eminem, Megan v. Cardi, and more. By Erika Marie May 24, 2022
Pop Culture Kodak Black Loves KFC But Russell Simmons Objects: "Poisoning Our People" Simmons made sure to show love to Kodak but he's not a fan of the rapper shouting out the chicken chain. By Erika Marie May 23, 2022
Music Lil Nas X Tells Critics That He Only Represents Himself While Laughing About Backlash His "pregnancy" announcement has people up in arms, including "Chappelle's Show" comedian Donell Rawlings. By Erika Marie September 02, 2021
Music Soulja Boy Signs Chet Hanks To His Label: "We 'Bout To Make History" Hanks is the latest artist to sign on the dotted line to SODMG. Skinnyfromthe9 inked a deal last month. By Erika Marie August 18, 2021