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Music Kandi Burruss Wrote "Bills, Bills, Bills" About An Ex Who Was Dating A Member Of Destiny's Child Burruss co-wrote the Destiny's Child hit but didn't tell the ladies that her ex, who was dating one of the singers, was the inspiration behind the single. By Erika Marie July 08, 2021
Pop Culture Darius Rucker Calls Post Malone's Hootie & The Blowfish Cover "Awesome" He says his smile “will not leave for a long time.” By hnhh February 27, 2021
Music Jhené Aiko Rocks A Unicorn Onesie During Hypnotizing "Born Tired" Performance The songbird also spoke about her Album of the Year Grammy nomination for "Chilombo." By Erika Marie January 30, 2021
Music BRS Kash Is "Really Heavy Into" Law Of Attraction, Explains How It Helped His Career A decade ago he took the first step into attracting a record deal & the rapper explains how it worked out for him. By Erika Marie February 26, 2021
Music Wale Says He's "Extremely Sick" & Announces Social Media Hiatus Wale takes a break from social media as he deals with an illness. By Alex Zidel July 08, 2021
Music Talib Kweli & Mos Def Are Clearing Black Star Samples Good news -- Talib Kweli and Mos Def's Madlib-produced Black Star album is currently in the midst of the sample clearance process. By Mitch Findlay March 25, 2021
Music Jim Jones Talks Dipset "Verzuz" G-Unit: "We Want All The Smoke Wit Who Ever" The rapper responded to a meme that placed the two rap collectives in a potential "Verzuz" match-up. By Erika Marie January 23, 2021
Pop Culture Pop Smoke's Parents Debut Anti-Gun Violence PSA His parents also cited a list of things the late rapper will never be able to do due to gun violence. By Madusa S. January 22, 2021
Music Megan Thee Stallion Tells Her Haters "Don't Mention Me If You Not A Hottie" The Grammy winner told her critics if they don't want to see her posts, don't follow her. By Erika Marie March 17, 2021
Music Kenny Mason Explains Why He Went Vegan During The Pandemic Kenny Mason names his favorite vegan restaurants in Atlanta and explains why he went plant-based during the pandemic. By Alex Zidel July 02, 2021
Music Megan Thee Stallion Wants Collab With Rihanna, Says Tory Lanez Is On Her Album Megan Thee Stallion chatted about wanting to link with Rihanna in the studio and revealed her friend Tory Lanez will be on her forthcoming record. By Erika Marie June 30, 2020
Pop Culture Drake Cops Two Tupac Shakur-Inspired Jesus Piece Chains Drake tapped Jason of Beverly Hills to create two Jesus piece chains that don Tupac Shakur's likeness. By Erika Marie July 30, 2020