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Music Soul Train Awards Returns In November From World Famous Apollo Theater Get ready for a night celebrating Soul, R&B, and Hip Hop—and the 50th anniversary of "Soul Train." By Erika Marie October 18, 2021
Music DJ Jazzy Jeff Applauds Will Smith For New "Bel-Air" TV Show In a recent interview, DJ Jazzy Jeff claims that the Will Smith-produced "Bel-Air" might be his favorite show ever. By Brianna Lawson February 24, 2022
Music Rick Rubin: "I Know Nothing About Music" The legendary producer isn't fooling anyone, but he had some insightful thoughts on his status in the music industry. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 20, 2023
Music Lil Wayne Takes Major Loss In $20M Legal Battle With Ex-Manager: Report An appeals court rejected four major claims in Lil Wayne's filing. By Aron A. January 18, 2023
Pop Culture "Her Loss" Surpasses One Billion Streams On Spotify The streaming platform made the announcement on Monday (December 26). By Isaac Fontes December 28, 2022
Music Van Lathan Calls Akon A "Clown" For Comparing African & Black American Performers Akon didn't have nice things to say about Black American performers but praised artists from Africa. By Erika Marie December 28, 2022
Music 50 Cent Calls Off His Beef With Rotimi After Getting Paid Rotimi ended up giving 50 Cent $100K to stop slandering him. By Alex Zidel May 30, 2019
Original Content Instagram Gallery: Summer Walker's Baddest Pics Summer Walker isn't shy when she's on the 'Gram. By E Gadsby November 16, 2019
Music OMB Peezy Addresses Alleged Chain Snatching: "A N---a Know What It Is With Me" A masked individual claimed responsibility for the alleged chain snatching of OMB Peezy in OKC. By Devin Ch June 30, 2019
Music Lil Uzi Vert Confesses He Still Has No Idea When He's Dropping His Album Please sir, give us the slightest clue. By Noah C October 06, 2019
Music Rich The Kid Teases "The World Is Yours 2" Follow-Up For His Birthday Could we be getting "The World Is Yours 3" in July? By Alex Zidel March 22, 2019
Music Rita Ora Was "Scared" Of Losing Career During Legal Battle With Roc Nation The singer sued the label back in 2015. By Erika Marie September 09, 2019