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Pop Culture Lil Tjay Performs For Massive Crowd In Paris After Shooting Recovery On the night he was hit last June, the New York rapper was supposed to fly overseas to France, but obviously never got the chance. By Hayley Hynes April 17, 2023
Music Saweetie Seemingly Reacts To Lil Baby Rumors Fans believe she's calling out the "Heyy" rapper in her latest single. By Lamar Banks November 18, 2022
Music Dame Dash Says It's "Painful To Watch" Kanye's Recent Behavior Dame Dash says that it's been "painful" to see the way Kanye's acted over the last month. By Cole Blake November 12, 2022
Pop Culture Aaron Carter Missed Rehab Session, Was Working On New Music Ahead Of Tragic Death The late 34-year-old was putting together "Love 2" – a sequel to his 2018 album – in the weeks leading up to his passing. By Hayley Hynes November 08, 2022
Music Iranian Rapper Allegedly Tortured By Government Over Protest Song Toomaj Salehi urged Iranian's to protest a wrongful death. By Lamar Banks November 08, 2022
TV Fat Joe Revisits Moment His "Heart Turned Black" After Best Friend Betrayed Him The Rap icon shares the story on "Origins of Hip Hop" and recalled the moment his childhood best friend joined his bullies and jumped him. By Erika Marie May 28, 2022
Music Jay-Z Recalls Hearing Biggie's "Who Shot Ya" For The 1st Time Jay-Z says he was so inspired by Biggie's "Who Shot Ya," that he wrote four songs the same night he heard it. By Cole Blake May 23, 2022
Pop Culture Megan Thee Stallion Makes Fan "Drive The Boat" At Coachella After Party Megan got the crowd hype after she poured liquor in a fan's mouth. By Lawrencia Grose April 24, 2022
Music J. Cole Talks Persistence & Being Nervous Around Jay-Z With Kid Reporter Jazzy In an adorable exchange at Governors Ball, Jazzy and Cole found out that they both sought out Jay-Z's attention in similar ways. By Erika Marie June 16, 2022
Music Fivio Foreign Says That "City Of Gods" Is Like "Empire State Of Mind 2" Fivio explains how the track "City Of Gods" came to be. By Taiyo Coates February 12, 2022
Pop Culture Fans React To J. Cole Rapping Over Drake Beat On "Heaven's EP" J. Cole hopped on a Drake beat and fans had something to say. By Taylor McCloud September 22, 2021
Music Benzino Claims Person Who Sold Him Racist Eminem Tapes Committed Suicide Many years ago, Benzino purchased tapes that reportedly revealed Eminem calling Black women "dumb" and "gold diggers." By Erika Marie October 19, 2021