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Music Rappers Who Have Had Streets Named After Them These icons have become physically memorialized. By Demi Phillips March 13, 2024
Music Logic Says 6ix9ine Is A "Prime Example" Of A Rapper With A Fake Persona He made it clear that he wasn't trying to start a beef with 6ix9ine, but spoke about rappers who "are a mask" and not authentically themselves. By Erika Marie July 20, 2022
Music LeBron James Shows Love To Key Glock As Rapper Mourns Young Dolph Bron encouraged Glock to take his time during this grieving process. By Erika Marie April 06, 2022
TV Lizzo Performs "Truth Hurts" & "Good As Hell" For Eddie Murphy's "SNL" Episode Lizzo came through with two electric performances on "SNL." By Cole Blake December 22, 2019
Original Content Ja Rule’s Career: The Highs & Lows Ja Rule's career, unpacked. By E Gadsby January 31, 2019
Original Content Where & How Do We Draw The Line: Supporting Artists Who Are Inherently Problematic How do we go about making the difficult but necessary distinction between the artist and the individual? By Luke Hinz March 15, 2018
Pop Culture IShowSpeed Quotes Drake And Flexes Broken Planet Drip "My youngins richer than all you rappers, and they all stream." By Ben Mock October 07, 2023
Music Queen Latifah's "All Hail The Queen" Turns 34 Explore Queen Latifah's iconic debut All Hail the Queen, a pivotal album that reshaped hip hop's narrative. By Rain Adams November 29, 2023
Music Kendrick Lamar Rumored To Appear On New Clipse Album From Pusha T & No Malice We all know how amazing "Nosetalgia" is, so hopefully this turns out to be true. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 13, 2025
Music Top5 Asks Kanye West To Chime In On Jay-Z's Alleged Involvement In The Diddy Case Kanye West has blasted Jay-Z and defended Diddy on multiple occasions, so Top5 had no idea which side Ye would take here. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 01, 2025
Music J Cole, Lil Wayne, 21 Savage & More Join The Final Dreamville Festival's 2025 Lineup J Cole recently confused fans by allegedly teasing his retirement, but that won't happen before 21 Savage, Lil Wayne and more hit Dreamville. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 17, 2025
Music JELEEL! Reveals Extent Of His Injuries After Horrifying Nitro Circus Incident JELEEL! seems to be okay. By Alexander Cole October 30, 2023