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Music Ashanti Initially Didn't Like Her Hit Song "Baby": "I Remember Fighting With Everybody" The R&B icon explained why she argued with everyone in the studio about the track, but now, she's in love with the record. By Erika Marie July 19, 2022
Music 2KBABY Gets An Aggressively Large Forehead Tattoo Kentucky rapper 2KBABY appeared on Instagram with a new face tattoo. By Brianna Lawson May 26, 2022
Music Snoop Dogg Fainted When He Saw Tupac On His Deathbed Snoop said Suge Knight told him Pac would be fine, but it was Pac's mother, Afeni Shakur, who helped him find the strength to say goodbye to his friend. By Erika Marie May 26, 2022
Music Tank Recalls Being "Kind Of Homeless" & Jamie Foxx Inviting Him To Move In Tanks shared the story and said that Foxx told him, "You're gonna use my studio and you're going to live in my house until you figure it out." By Erika Marie May 26, 2022
Music Fat Joe Hits Back At Critics Over BET Hip Hop Awards Hosting: "This Black & Brown Unity" Naysayers complained about a non-Black host, but Fat Joe emphasized that throughout his career, he's always been about "Black and Brown together." By Erika Marie September 14, 2022
Music Boosie Badazz Believes The Industry Is Moving Away From Gangbanging Rappers He says "you're gonna have to be a fake rapper" who doesn't gangbang or else "they're gonna stop you." By Erika Marie July 18, 2022
Music R. Kelly Found Guilty For 6 Of 13 Charges In Federal Child Pornography Trial R. Kelly has been found guilty of several charges faced at his federal trial in Chicago. By Cole Blake September 14, 2022
Pop Culture Stunna 4 Vegas Claims DaBaby Made $350K From Dua Lipa For "Levitating (Remix)" Verse The "VIBEZ" rapper and the English songstress are no longer on good terms. By Hayley Hynes July 18, 2022
Music Usher Says That Justin Bieber Is "Doing Great" After Ramsay Hunt Diagnosis Usher provided fans with an update on Justin Bieber's health after his recent Ramsay Hunt diagnosis. By Cole Blake July 18, 2022
Music Young Guru Defends Young Producers Sampling Early 2000s Hits Young Guru puts things into perspective. By Aron A. May 25, 2022
Music Drake Links Up With Black Coffee In Ibiza To Jam Out To "Honestly, Nevermind" Drake's polarizing new album came to life during Black Coffee's recent DJ set in Ibiza. By Joshua Robinson July 18, 2022
Music Dreezy Praises Kodak Black's Pen Game: "He's A Real Poet & He's Smart" She collaborated years ago with Kodak and 6LACK on a Donald Trump diss track of sorts titled "Spar." By Erika Marie April 29, 2022