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Music Ariana Grande Paid 2x More Than Beyoncé For Coachella Performance: Report Beyoncé is the first black woman and Ariana is the youngest person to ever headline the festival. By Erika Marie April 18, 2019
Pop Culture Kodak Black Honored With His Own Day In Florida June 11th will now be known as Kodak Black Day. By Madusa S. June 12, 2021
Music Ice-T Calls Memoir "Split Decisions: Life Stories" A "Cautionary Tale" For Gangsters The memoir is a joint effort with the rapper's lifelong friend Spike who caught a life sentence and was released after doing a 26-year bid. By Erika Marie July 20, 2022
Sports Jamal Crawford Reveals Jay-Z Put Him On To Rick Ross' "Hustlin'" Jamal Crawford says that Jay-Z couldn't get enough of Rick Ross' debut single "Hustlin'." By Joshua Robinson November 17, 2021
Music Latto Adds Mariah Carey To "Big Energy" Remix, Shares Cover Art The track samples Tom Tom Club's 1981 single "Genius of Love" (which was also sampled in Carey's classic hit "Fantasy"). By Erika Marie March 25, 2022
Music LL Cool J Tells Kanye West To "Piss In A Yeezy" Instead Of On Grammy Award The rap legend was angered at West's recent Twitter video. By Erika Marie October 02, 2020
Music Rico Nasty Fans Believe She's Shading Coi Leray With XXXTentacion Lyric People have compared their "XXL" Freshman freestyles and cyphers after Leray's performances were scrutinized by Hip Hop fans. By Erika Marie July 15, 2021
Music Ice-T Makes His Pick For Greatest Rap Album Of All Time Ice-T reveals the top 3 rap albums of all time. By Aron A. April 22, 2022
Music Charlamagne Tha God Laughs At Gen-Z's Failed Attempt To Cancel Eminem As far as Charlamagne Tha God is concerned, outraged Gen-Z Hip-Hop fans should give up on trying to cancel Eminem. By Joshua Robinson March 11, 2021
Music Fat Joe Admires Saweetie & Latto's Hustle: "Another Level" He also explained why DJ Khaled will forever be the top hustler in the industry. By Erika Marie October 12, 2021
Music Lil Bibby Details Awkward Moment When He Knew Juice WRLD Was A Star Lil Bibby recalls Juice WRLD walking into a meeting with no shirt on. By Aron A. February 02, 2021
Music Diddy Goes On Long-Winded Twitter Spree About Jay-Z & The NFL Diddy says that Jay-Z is one of the greatest to ever do it and should not be vilified for his NFL deal. By Alex Zidel August 26, 2019