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Music Iggy Azalea Speaks Out On Abuse & Being Harassed During a time when her former mentor T.I. is facing serious abuse allegations, Iggy Azalea decided to speak out on what it's like for women to protect their abusers. By Keenan Higgins January 30, 2021
Music Raz B Accused Of Abuse, Sexual Assault By Ex-GF: "I Was Afraid Of Him" Kallee Brookes shared a video where she shows photos of her injuries & spoke about Raz's 2019 arrest for allegedly strangling her. By Erika Marie March 25, 2021
Music Young Thug Won't Say NBA Youngboy's Name But He Wants Him Free Young Thug wants Youngboy Never Broke Again to be free. By Alex Zidel March 24, 2021
Music Drake Jumps On Playboi Carti's Leak, "One Day" On "Sound 42" Radio Drake hopped on Playboi Carti's leaked track, "One Day," on "Sound 42" radio. By Cole Blake September 04, 2021
Music Asian Doll Clarifies Why She Didn't Attend The BET Awards The clarification comes after fans speculated she was purposely left out. By Madusa S. June 29, 2021
Music Kanye West Says He's Keeping Kid Cudi Off "Donda 2" Because He's "Friends With You Know Who" Kanye West says Kid Cudi's friendship with "you know who" is keeping him from appearing on his next album. By Cole Blake February 12, 2022
Music XXXTentacion & Lil Peep Sued Over 2018 Song "Falling Down" An artist is claiming that XXXTentacion and Lil Peep ripped off his guitar riff for their 2018 song "Falling Down." By Alex Zidel September 21, 2021
Pop Culture Sounwave Says Kendrick Lamar's "Alright" Was Nearly Left Off "To Pimp A Butterfly" Sounwave appeared on Spotify's "The Big Hit Show" and dished about the creation of one of Lamar's most recognizable tracks. By Hayley Hynes March 11, 2022
Music Ty Dolla $ign Launches EZMNY Records With Motown, Leon Thomas Signed As First Artist Ty Dolla $ign is making EZMNY moves. By Hayley Hynes May 02, 2022
Music Nas Reveals He Had COVID-19 & Details The "Mentally and Physically" Taxing Experience Nas tells Ebony Magazine that he caught COVID-19 a couple of months after releasing "King's Disease" last year. By Joshua Robinson September 16, 2021
TV James Gandolfini Was Hung Over During Classic "Sopranos" Fight Scene "The Sopranos" actor Robert Patrick says his big scene with James Gandolfini was shot in one take. By Joshua Robinson August 18, 2021
Music Grammys 2024: A Look At The Best Rap Performance There's some stiff competition in the Best Rap Performance category. By Aron A. November 15, 2023