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Random George Floyd Was Part Of A Legendary Houston Rap Group With DJ Screw George Floyd was a rapper and former member of the legendary Screwed Up Click, led by DJ Screw. By Alex Zidel May 27, 2020
Music Joe Budden Preps Pandemic Performance Of "Pump It Up" And to think, all it took was a pandemic to bring Joe Budden out of retirement with a potential performance of "Pump It Up." By Mitch Findlay March 23, 2020
Music Snoop Dogg Talks Gayle King On "Red Table Talk" Snoop Dogg sits down for a Red Table Talk conversation with Jada Pinkett-Smith, unpacking his controversial rant aimed at Gayle King. By Mitch Findlay February 26, 2020
Music Playboi Carti Gets An Assist From Kid Cudi On "Whole Lotta Red" Standout "M3tamorphosis" Playboi Carti finally dropped his album "Whole Lotta Red" today, and the highly-anticipated Kid Cudi collaborative track "M3tamorphosis" is by far one of the project's best. By Keenan Higgins December 25, 2020
Pop Culture Rita Ora Gets Banned By Radio Host For Breaking COVID-19 Lockdown Rules Rita Ora's songs have been banned by a radio host for breaking COVID-19 lockdown rules to celebrate her 30th birthday. By Ellie Spina December 03, 2020
Music Quavo's Quarantine Has Been "Culture III" & "Call Of Duty" Despite the coronavirus throwing the Migos' best-laid "Culture III" plans out of whack, Quavo has been finding ways to keep productive. By Mitch Findlay March 30, 2020
Music Beyoncé Releases New Visual Album "Black Is King" Beyoncé has officially released her new visual album and film "Black Is King," exclusive to Disney+. By Alex Zidel July 31, 2020
Music Cardi B Stuns On The Cover Of 2020's Billboard's Woman Of The Year Cardi B explains the "power of p***y" in her cover story for Billboard's Woman Of The Year issue. By Aron A. December 02, 2020
Music Wale Expresses Disappointment Over MTV VMA Snub: "I Failed Again" Wale is a celebrated artist in hip hop, but he took to Twitter to share that he's disappointed that he wasn't nominated for an MTV VMA. By Erika Marie July 30, 2020
Streetwear Drake Shares More Nike-Branded "Certified Lover Boy" Merch Drake shares more new pictures of his new "Certified Lover Boy" merch collaboration with Nike, which is rumored to release soon. By Alex Zidel August 27, 2020
Music T-Pain Addresses Career Criticism, Suggests He Was Held Back By Akon He also added that he isn't angry and has grown from his past mistakes. By Erika Marie August 26, 2020
Politics John Legend Implies Lil Wayne Is In "The Sunken Place" It's Election Day in the United States, and John Legend took a moment to call out Lil Wayne and fellow Trump-supporting rappers. By Mitch Findlay November 03, 2020