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Music Chance The Rapper Previews "Star Line" With New Writing Exercise, "The Lion" Via this recent writing exercise, Chance The Rapper recalled an important conversation with his father that still resonates to this day. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 07, 2025
Music ScHoolboy Q To Join Kendrick Lamar For Australia “Grand National” Tour Dates Kendrick Lamar plans to bring his record-breaking "Grand National" tour to Sydney and Melbourne in December of this year. By Caroline Fisher August 01, 2025
Music Sean Kingston Prosecutors Seek 6.5-Year Sentence In Federal Fraud Case Earlier this year, Sean Kingston was found guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and four counts of wire fraud. By Caroline Fisher July 25, 2025
Pop Culture Ice Cube Reacts To Selena Gomez’s Crush On Him With An Admission Of His Own Ice Cube revealed that he had celebrity crushes of his own growing up during an episode of the "3’s and Ones" podcast. By Cole Blake July 10, 2025
Music 50 Cent Clowns Diddy Over New Lawsuit Alleging He Masturbated Into The Notorious B.I.G.’s Shirt Diddy is facing yet another new lawsuit by a man seeking damages for alleged sexual battery, emotional distress, and more. By Caroline Fisher July 08, 2025
Music Essence Festival Organizers Take Blame For Lauryn Hill's Late Set While serving as a headliner for Essence Festival over the weekend, Lauryn Hill didn't take the stage until late into the night. By Cole Blake July 08, 2025
Music Offset Takes A Personal Turn On Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update "Fire Emoji" has big albums for you from Offset, Earl Sweatshirt, and Ghostface Killah, plus another killer Joey Bada$$ single. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 23, 2025
Music GloRilla's Sister Gets Dragged Into 50 Cent & Young Buck's Beef 50 Cent has been beefing with Young Buck, T.I., Maino, and several more celebrities on social media in recent weeks. By Cole Blake March 17, 2026
Music Lauryn Hill Honors John Forté With Emotional Tribute Following His Passing Lauryn Hill writes a heartfelt message to her friend. By Tallie Spencer January 15, 2026
Music Marc Lamont Hill Goes Off On Brian McKnight For Claiming He Could "Destroy" Him Marc Lamont Hill labeled Brian McKnight an "asshole" and explained his reasoning in lengthy detail on "The Joe Budden Podcast." By Cole Blake November 26, 2025
Music Lil Uzi Vert Hints At Having Even More Music Coming Lil Uzi Vert just released two singles titled "Chanel Boy" and "Relevant," but already might have more music on the way. By Cole Blake November 26, 2025
Music Juvenile & B.G. Were The Only Cash Money Artists At NYC Reunion Show Considering various internal issues seemingly affecting Cash Money, Juvenile and B.G.'s performance might point to something big. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 23, 2025