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Music Ladies First: Queen Naija Talks "After The Butterflies," Rough Patches, & Finding Joy In Herself EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Queen Naiija is back with her incredible new mixtape, "After the Butterflies." Queen sat down with us to talk about her putting her relationship in her music, becoming comfortable in her solitude, her fire collaborations, and why she's always been a "regular-degular-schmegular girl." By Erika Marie November 28, 2023
Music Nicki Minaj Once Again Declines To Reveal Her Son's Name Nicki turned down yet another chance to reveal her son's real name. By Lavender Alexandria November 09, 2023
Music Nicki Minaj Sparks Rumors Of Reconciliation With Remy Ma In Cryptic Instagram Post Could Remy Ma be appearing on the new album? By Tallie Spencer November 07, 2023
Politics Macklemore Speaks At "Free Palestine" Rally In D.C.: "This Is A Genocide" Macklemore voiced his support for Palestine at a rally in D.C. on Saturday. By Cole Blake November 05, 2023
Tech Spotify To Remove Royalties From Majority Of Music On The Platform: Report Songs will have to reach a certain number of streams before they begin earning royalties. By Ben Mock November 04, 2023
Pop Culture DJ Vlad Defends DJ Akademiks Amid Misogyny Accusations According to DJ Vlad, DJ Akademiks goes after all genders equally. By Caroline Fisher November 03, 2023
Music Lady Leshurr Found Not Guilty Of Attacking Ex, Is Relieved But Fears Her Career Is Over Lady Leshurr thinks too much damage has still been done. By Zachary Horvath November 02, 2023
Music Kodak Black Shows Off Fitness Journey Amid Health Concerns Kodak is determined to show people he is okay. By Alexander Cole November 01, 2023
Music JELEEL! Reveals Extent Of His Injuries After Horrifying Nitro Circus Incident JELEEL! seems to be okay. By Alexander Cole October 30, 2023
Music DJ Akademiks Waited 10 Hours & Slept In The Studio For Bobby Shmurda Interview This was back when the New York rapper had just gotten out of jail, and Ak had to prove that he was really serious about talking to him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 09, 2023
Pop Culture Teddy Pendergrass' Widow Responds To Tyrese's Lawsuit Joan Pendergrass alleges that Tyrese sold his rights to her late husband's story to Warner Bros. By Caroline Fisher November 22, 2023
Music Former Bad Boy Executive Faces Sexual Assault Accusation In New Lawsuit Just days after Cassie's lawsuit against Diddy, another Bad Boy executive is facing a sexual assault lawsuit. By Cole Blake November 22, 2023