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Music Kodak Black Admits Guilt & Apologizes To Victim In South Carolina Sexual Assault Case Kodak Black reportedly pleaded guilty in his sexual assault case in South Carolina, and instead of jail time, the artist was sentenced to 18 months of probation and court-ordered counseling. By Joshua Robinson April 28, 2021
Music Toosii Slut-Shames Rubi Rose & Calls Out DDG In Interview With DJ Akademiks Toosii airs out Rubi Rose and DDG during an interview with DJ Akademiks after finding out that they have smoke with him. By Joshua Robinson April 28, 2021
Music Drake Returns To Studio For Final "Certified Lover Boy" Touches Not long after confirming "Certified Lover Boy" was in the mixing stages, Drake has returned to the studio for the finishing touches. By Mitch Findlay July 13, 2021
Original Content 6ix9ine, From Profit To Pariah: Has Cancel Culture Finally Come For Him? As "cancel culture" becomes entrenched into our social media-fuelled world, we take a look at how it interacts with hip-hop, and specifically, 6ix9ine. By Robert Blair April 30, 2021
Music Lizzo Sued For Sampling Funeral Performance On "Coconut Oil": Report The 2016 track allegedly sampled a church elder's gospel hymn performance during a privately-held funeral for a "mutual relative." By Erika Marie March 30, 2021
Music Nivea Praised By Lil Wayne's Other BMs Lauren London & Toya Johnson The in-depth interview revealed much about the singer that the world doesn't know, including details about her relationships with Weezy & The-Dream. By Erika Marie July 13, 2021
Music Fredo Bang Calls Out "XXL" For Not Putting King Von On The Freshman Cover Fredo Bang thinks that King Von should have been named a 2021 XXL Freshman By Joshua Robinson June 17, 2021
Music Latto Questioned About DreamDoll's 21 Savage "Tryouts" Lyric DreamDoll mentioned both Latto and 21 in her bars. By Erika Marie July 13, 2021
Original Content What Happened To Obie Trice? Long before Westside Boogie and Grip, Obie Trice was Shady Records' leading protege. Here, we take a look at where the Detroit rapper's momentum dropped off, and what's happened to him since. By Robert Blair June 29, 2022
TV Megan Thee Stallion Wears Sexy "Sailor Moon" Outfit To Perform In Japan: Watch The Houston native showed love to one of anime's most iconic during her first time in Japan. By Hayley Hynes August 21, 2022
Music Kendrick Lamar Brings Kodak Black Out For "Silent Hill" At Rolling Loud Kodak Black graces the stage alongside Kendrick Lamar at Rolling Loud Miami. By Aron A. July 25, 2022
Music Anita Baker Thanks Chance The Rapper For Helping Acquire Her Masters Anita Baker gave Chance The Rapper a shout out at a recent concert for helping her gain ownership of her masters. By Aron A. May 30, 2022