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Music Gucci Mane Advocates Against Pooh Shiesty's "Unacceptable" Prison Conditions The Memphis rapper has been behind bars since 2021 and is currently serving a 63 month sentence. By Jada Ojii December 15, 2022
Music Mutulu Shakur, Activist And Stepfather Of 2Pac, Dead At 72 He passed away after battling an incurable form of blood cancer. By Caroline Fisher July 07, 2023
Music Chance The Rapper Taps Joey Bada$$ For BET Awards Performance Of "The Highs & The Lows" Chance The Rapper and Joey Bada$$ performed their new track, "The Highs & The Lows," at the BET Awards. By Cole Blake June 26, 2022
Music Benny The Butcher Shares Advice For Young Rappers Wanting To Work With Him Benny The Butcher says that talent doesn't matter, that it's about who works the hardest. By Cole Blake May 30, 2022
Relationships Jhené Aiko Dishes On New TWENTY88 Album, Shares Maternity Pic With Big Sean The "Chilombo" singer and her man have a lot to celebrate. By Hayley Hynes July 22, 2022
Music Dr. Dre Reveals Doctors Thought He Would Die From Aneurysm Dr. Dre opens up about his health scare. By Aron A. August 19, 2022
Music French Montana Speaks On Lil Tjay's Condition: "It's A Bad Situation" "We think that everybody love us but everybody don't love us," he said of being a rapper in today's culture. By Erika Marie June 23, 2022
Music Doechii Switches Between Flows On XXL Freshman Freestyle Doechii showed off her versatility in her latest freestyle for the XXL Freshman list. By Alexander Cole June 22, 2022
Music NBA Youngboy, Joyner Lucas & J. Cole Dominate This Week's "Fire Emoji" Playlist Plus, new additions from Baby Keem, Moneybagg Yo & Westside Gunn. By Aron A. September 25, 2021
Pop Culture LeVar Burton Warns Audience To "Remain In Your Seats" While Introducing Grammys Presenter LeVar Burton trolled Will Smith during the Grammy Awards on Sunday. By Cole Blake April 03, 2022
Music Too Short Runs Through His Classics During Tiny Desk Concert With a live band behind him, Short Dog revisited some fan favorites in this enjoyable performance. By Erika Marie February 17, 2022
Numbers Kanye West's "DONDA" Couldn't Quite Beat Drake's "Scorpion" Spotify Debut Kanye West’s 10th studio album is already setting major records. By Hayley Hynes August 30, 2021