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Music Meek Mill Reflects On His Tragic First Rap Battle: "I Started Crying" "My whole hood was laughing at me," Meek Mill recalls. By Caroline Fisher November 24, 2023
Music Missy Elliott Confides In Fans After The Death Of Her Dog Hoodie Hoodie was 17 years old. By Lavender Alexandria November 23, 2023
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA Celebrate Another Exciting Milestone Thanks To “Luther” Kendrick Lamar also recently teamed up with Playboi Carti on the performer's anxiously awaited new album, "MUSIC." By Caroline Fisher March 17, 2025
Music PARTYNEXTDOOR Tops Rhythmic Airplay Chart For First Time While Drake Extends His Record Drake and PARTYNEXTDOOR's "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U" may have not landed with everyone, but it's clearly sticking with more than enough people. By Zachary Horvath July 02, 2025
Music Detroit Police Arrest Suspect In Skilla Baby Shooting After Searching Their Home Skilla Baby popped out to perform with 42 Dugg in their home city of Detroit just days after a bullet grazed his head in a drive-by shooting. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 06, 2025
Music LL Cool J Questions Rap Legacies In Upcoming Documentary "Hip Hop Was Born Here" LL Cool J is one of hip hop's first superstars. He was selling out arenas by the time he was in High School. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 29, 2025
Sports Doja Cat, Tems & J Balvin Headlining 2025 FIFA Club World Cup Final Halftime Show Doja Cat, Tems, and J Balvin will hit the stage at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup Final halftime show in July. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 09, 2025
Music Andre 3000 & Big Boi Get Emotional At Outkast's Rock & Roll HOF Induction Andre 3000 and Big Boi's speeches preceded a star-studded Outkast medley for their Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 09, 2025
Music "Big Cap:" Drake Responds To Gracie Bon's Allegations After Gracie Bon made all sorts of allegations about Drake, the megastar has officially clapped back with help from Adin Ross. By Alexander Cole November 03, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Gets Up Close To Chrisean Rock And Fans Can't Believe It DJ Akademiks added fuel to the fire by making reference to Blueface amid this seemingly cozy Chrisean Rock link-up. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 29, 2025
Music B.G. & Turk To Put Their Beef Aside Thanks To Lil Wayne In A Surprising Turn Of Events No one saw this coming. By Zachary Horvath September 03, 2024
Music Playboi Carti Gives Hopeful Progress Update On His Eagerly Awaited "I Am Music" Album All will be right in the world for Carti's fans when this drops. By Zachary Horvath September 03, 2024