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Pop Culture Missy Elliot Clarifies The Real Meaning Behind "Oops (Oh My)" The rapper is shedding light on the less-raunchy real meaning behind the hit single. By Madusa S. January 06, 2021
Music Swizz Beatz Explains Airing Out Frustrations At Memorial For DMX On stage, Swizz took a moment to address people who were quick to post photos & videos of X but weren't around when he was struggling. By Erika Marie May 07, 2021
Music Scarface's "Cousin" Johnny Nash, "I Can See Clearly Now" Singer, Dies The rapper acknowledged Nash's death on Twitter. By Erika Marie October 07, 2020
Music Mary J. Blige Honored With Icon Award At Billboard Music Awards Mary J. Blige received a massive honor during the Billboard Music Awards ceremony on Sunday. By Cole Blake May 16, 2022
Music Coi Leray Tells Public To "Live A Little" After Being Teased Over Playful Cereal Freestyle She says people are so worried about "Birkin bags and scamming n*ggas" that they won't even let her have fun. By Erika Marie August 03, 2021
Music Lil Yachty Talks Being "So Close" With Drake & Explains New All Girl Band "At this point, I feel so close to him. I feel like whatever he does, I did it. If he wins something, I feel like I just won," says Yachty. By Erika Marie February 14, 2023
Numbers Pop Smoke's Streams Increase 392 Percent Following Death Pop Smoke's streaming numbers jumped from 5 million to 24.7 million on the day of his death, after he was tragically murdered in a fatal shooting in West Hollywood. By Lynn S. February 22, 2020
TV Joe Finally Reacts To 50 Cent Removing Him From "Power" Theme: "We Made A Classic!" Joe speaks out after he was removed from "Big Rich Town." By Alex Zidel August 28, 2019
Music IDK Reveals That He Had To Remove Frank Ocean Feature From "Is He Real?" Clearances, clearances. By Aron A. September 05, 2019
Music Cardi B & Bruno Mars' "Please Me" Goes No. 1 On Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart Another milestone for the duo. By Milca P. March 16, 2019
Music Megan Thee Stallion Wins Her First VMA, Performs "Big Ole' Freak" During Pre-Show It is a Hot Girl Summer indeed. By Aron A. August 26, 2019
Music Michael Jackson Said He'd "Slit His Wrists" Before Harming A Child In Interview Michael Jackson spoke about his love for children in a 1999 interview with Piers Morgan. By Alex Zidel March 05, 2019