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Music DJ Quik Says He Was Nearly Killed Over A 2Pac Bootleg DJ Quik says he once had a gun pointed in his face after letting a bootleg copy of 2Pac's "All Eyez On Me" fall into the wrong hands. By Cole Blake August 30, 2022
Streetwear Rihanna Confirms Super Bowl Halftime Show After Attending A$AP Rocky Afterparty BadGal RiRi is coming back in full force. By Hayley Hynes September 25, 2022
Music Fizz, J-Boog, & Raz-B Are Telling All About B2K & Omarion On "Drink Champs" The episode arrives this week and a new teaser shows the B2K artists addressing controversies—especially those about former groupmate Omarion. By Erika Marie August 29, 2022
Sports Rihanna In Talks To Headline NFL's Next Super Bowl Halftime Show: Report Last year's show – headlined by Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent, Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar, and Eminem – will be hard to top. By Hayley Hynes September 25, 2022
Pop Culture Azealia Banks Asks Lil Nas X To Collab: "The Gworlz Are Actually Going To Shit Themselves" "You must be on this song so we can feast on these hoe ass n*ggas," Banks wrote to the "Old Town Road" artist on her Instagram Story. By Hayley Hynes July 31, 2022
Relationships Jhené Aiko Shows Off Her Belly Bump With Big Sean At Lollapalooza The couple received an abundance of love as Jhené's belly was out for everyone to see. By Lawrencia Grose July 31, 2022
Music The Weeknd Displays His Tongue Skills, Audience Goes Wild: Watch The Weeknd showed off during his After Hours Til Dawn Tour. By Rex Provost July 31, 2022
Music Fat Joe Receives Backlash For Saying Hip-Hop Was Created By Both Blacks & Latinos Fat Joe says anyone who thinks otherwise is "f*cking delusional." By Lawrencia Grose August 28, 2022
Pop Culture Tiffany Haddish Bumps & Grinds With Usher Onstage At His Las Vegas Residency: Watch The comedian simply dropped by the show as a patron, but her famous friend didn't hesitate to bring her out and turn up the heat. By Hayley Hynes August 27, 2022
Pop Culture First Week Sales Projections For J.I.D's "The Forever Story" & DJ Khaled's "GOD DID" Are In Both artists nabbed a seriously impressive roster of features for their respective projects, but only one can take the No. 1 spot. By Hayley Hynes August 27, 2022
Music Tony Yayo Praises 50 Cent For Keeping His Artists Out Of Trouble Fif was dishing out good advice so that G-Unit wouldn't get caught up. By Erika Marie August 27, 2022
Music Biggie Smalls Mural Defaced In His Hometown, Residents Outraged Artist Vincent Ballentine created the mural in 2019 and surveillance footage shows the moment someone disrespected the memory of the late Rap icon. By Erika Marie August 26, 2022