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Music Kid Buu Claims He's A "Clone" Like Gucci Mane & Michael Jackson: Watch "I believe in a new norm." By Zaynab September 10, 2018
Music Nia Long Names Her Top 5 Rappers Of All Time It seems the actress is a huge fan of east coast artists. By Erika Marie January 20, 2023
Pop Culture Sexyy Red Twerks Like There's No Tomorrow To Celebrate "Hottest Hood Princess (Deluxe)" Release: Watch "Hottest Hood Princess (Deluxe)" had Red turned all the way up. By Ben Mock December 02, 2023
Music KXNG Crooked Confirms That Dr. Dre Writes Verses KXNG Crooked confirms that Dr. Dre actually writes some of his own verses, despite many believing him to exclusively use writers. By Mitch Findlay April 15, 2021
Music Here's Every Rihanna Song To Go Platinum So Far Rihanna just turned 29, and she still has more platinum plaques than candles on her birthday cake. By Trevor Smith February 20, 2017
Pop Culture OJ Simpson's Lawyer Commends Diddy's Wildly Similar Court Tactics Following Verdict The ways in which Diddy and OJ Simpson's trials played out are so insane that you'll just have to read about them yourself. By Zachary Horvath July 05, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Alleges That Clipse Purposely Let Kendrick Lamar's Verse Surface A lot has been said about how Clipse (more so Pusha T) have handled rolling out "Let God Sort Em Out," and DJ Akademiks is calling them out. By Zachary Horvath June 24, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky Previews New Song In Latest Trailer For Spike Lee's "Highest 2 Lowest" A$AP Rocky will be starring alongside Denzel Washington in Spike Lee's newest film, "Highest 2 Lowest," which hits theaters this month. By Cole Blake August 04, 2025
Music Lauryn Hill Thanks Drake For Special Wireless Festival Show This is not the first time Drake and Lauryn Hill have shown each other love, but their Wireless Festival link-up felt particularly sweet. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 18, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Surprises Atlanta Fans With Playboi Carti During “Grand National” Tour Kendrick Lamar smashed the record for highest-grossing rap concert just days into his tour with SZA, surpassing Eminem. By Caroline Fisher April 30, 2025
Music Dame Dash Loses Legal Team As He Prepares To File For Bankruptcy Amid Crippling Lawsuit Dame Dash is in a world of financial ruin and things aren't getting any better as his stubbornness is getting in the way. By Zachary Horvath April 29, 2025
Music Young Thug Eager To Inspire Kanye West To Reunite With Jay-Z After "Money On Money" Track Young Thug and Future collaborated on the first release for Thugger's upcoming album, UY SCUTI. Its the first album since jail release. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 27, 2025