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Pop Culture Lil Nas X Tweets Excitement About Obama's Music List, Reveals COVID Diagnosis Obama included "Montero" on his list of music favorites of the year and while tweeting about it, Lil Nas X revealed he has tested positive. By Erika Marie December 17, 2021
Reviews Latto “777” Review Latto proves that luck has little to do with her success on her most versatile project to date, "777." By Aron A. April 01, 2022
Original Content Drakeo The Ruler Always Counted His Blessings: Our Final Interview With The West Coast Staple In one of the rapper's last interviews before his death, Drakeo the Ruler expressed his gratitude for being able to pursue a rap career, and was equally awestruck that he had managed to obtain such a position of power and influence within the west coast specifically. We conducted this interview with Drakeo for our "12 Days of Christmas" series on December 12, 2021, during Rolling Loud, California. By Angela Savage December 22, 2021
Sports Kawhi Leonard Announces First Annual Culture Jam Sports & Music Festival The inaugural festival will feature musical acts as well as multiple basketball games. By Taylor McCloud October 22, 2021
Music Coi Leray Concerns Fans: "I Don't Have It In Me To Keep Pushing" Leray didn't specify what has been plaguing her, but she did suggest she was taking a break. By Erika Marie February 15, 2022
Music Yo Gotti Announces New Double Album & Release Date The Memphis legend will be back soon. By Taylor McCloud November 16, 2021
Music Roddy Ricch Confesses That He Once Had Suicidal Thoughts On "LIVE LIFE FAST" Roddy Ricch reveals that he used to want to die on "LIVE LIFE FAST" standout track "crash the party." By Joshua Robinson December 17, 2021
Music Kanye West Is Reportedly Working On A Playlist Of Unreleased Music The "Donda" rapper might have some more heat on the way. By Taylor McCloud September 24, 2021
Music Woman Suing Nicki Minaj & Kenneth Petty Claims Barbz Have Been Threatening Her Jennifer Hough shares some of the hate messages that she has been receiving from Barbz since her appearance on "The Real" earlier this week. By Joshua Robinson September 24, 2021
Pop Culture Jack Harlow Shares Cover Art For New Single "Nail Tech" Dropping This Friday Jack Harlow announced that he had new music on the way in a comedic trailer last week. By Hayley Hynes February 15, 2022
Music Kodak Black Left The Hospital Using A Walker Following Friday's Shooting Kodak is making a recovery. By Taiyo Coates February 15, 2022
Music Drake Named No. 1 Most Streamed Artist Of 2021 Last year, 1 out of every 131 streams was a Drake song. By Thomas Galindo January 15, 2022