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Music Akon Claims Plies Jacked "I Wanna Love You" From Trick Daddy He sent the track via email & it was intercepted by Plies, who dropped his version. The official release featured Snoop. By Erika Marie October 21, 2022
Music Lil Baby Reflects On Being In A "Dark Spot" Earlier In His Career Lil Baby recently spoke candidly about the impact his early success had on his mental health. By Cole Blake October 15, 2022
Pop Culture DMX's "Know What I Am" Posthumous Single Reportedly A "Fake" Matthew "M80" Markoff claims that XRay Records took vocals that "were never intended to be released" to create the single. By Hayley Hynes June 26, 2022
Music 50 Cent Speaks Out On Plastic Surgeon Who Used His Pic To Promote Penis Enhancement 50 Cent isn't happy with a plastic surgeon who used a picture of him to promote a penis enhancement procedure. By Cole Blake September 19, 2022
Music Ice T Says L.A. Rappers Don't Flex Their Jewelry: "Me, Snoop, Cube, Dre, Game, Kendrick" Still, people tried to prove him wrong, but he stood firm and added that Tupac's death was related to a chain-snatching incident. By Erika Marie September 14, 2022
Music Nicki Minaj Corrects Fan Over "Lie" About Karol G "Tusa" Collab Someone suggested that another artist passed on the track before it landed on Minaj's desk, revisiting an age-old Cardi B rumor. By Erika Marie September 14, 2022
Relationships Chrisean Rock Sparks Pregnancy Rumors With Blueface She also showed pictures of two black eyes she gave Blueface on his Instagram live. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 03, 2022
Music Takeoff's Murder Suspect Tried To Get Emergency Passport: Report When Patrick Clark, or DJ Pat, was arrested, he reportedly had a large sum of cash and was prepared to flee to Mexico. By Erika Marie December 02, 2022
Pop Culture Lizzo Says "Racist" History Of Music Genres Kept Black Artists From Reaching Mainstream The singer-rapper discusses her music sound, career beginnings and more in new HBO doc, “Love, Lizzo.” By Jada Ojii November 29, 2022
Music Pusha T Breaks Silence On Ye's Anti-Semitic Remarks: "Very Disappointing" Pusha T says there's "no room for bigotry or hate speech" following Ye's anti-Semitism controversy. By Aron A. November 28, 2022
Music Cardi B Claps Back Over Criticism About Her New Collab With Kay Flock Cardi B shuts down the false narrative surrounding her upcoming collaboration with Kay Flock. By Aron A. March 31, 2022
Reviews Coi Leray "Trendsetter" Review Coi Leray takes advantage of her moment on "Trendsetter," but the album's title is a major misnomer. By Joshua Robinson April 20, 2022