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Music Best Luther Vandross Samples In Hip Hop Luther Vandross’s music continues to live on through samples, which have been used countless times by Hip Hop artists. By Demi Phillips February 28, 2024
Music Kendrick Lamar's "GNX" Reclaims Number One Spot By Narrowly Outselling Drake Kendrick Lamar backed up his claims of being the best of the "Big Three" on wax, and he did it again with album sales. By Elias Andrews March 10, 2025
Music Police Arrest One Of Two Suspects In G$ Lil Ronnie Murder Case In Texas Forrest Hills Police Chief David Hernandez characterized the two men suspected of shooting G$ Lil Ronnie as cowards. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 07, 2025
Wrestling Cardi B Excitedly Reveals Herself As The Host For Historic WWE SummerSlam Cardi B has been a fan of the WWE, and with her now being a host of one of the promoter's biggest events of the year, she has to be stoked. By Zachary Horvath April 21, 2025
Music Suge Knight Alleges That Dr. Dre Put Out A Hit On Him For $20K Beyond Dr. Dre, Suge Knight's other legal conspiracies, allegations, and statements these days concern Diddy's federal trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 30, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj & Kenneth Petty's Alleged Assault Settlement Reportedly Increases By $20K In Interest Nicki Minaj and her husband have allegedly yet to pay up. By Caroline Fisher October 09, 2024
Music 7 Horrorcore Rappers Who Will Spice Up Halloween Playlists Spook out the neighbors with these terrifying lyricists. By Demi Phillips October 04, 2023
Original Content Why Slug Is One Of The Greatest Of All Time An ode to Slug. By Rose Lilah February 07, 2020
Music Jeezy Recalls Being Name-Dropped By Kendrick Lamar On "Good Kid, M.A.A.D City" Jeezy recently reflected on his reaction to being mentioned on Kendrick Lamar's "good kid, m.A.A.d city." By Cole Blake October 05, 2022
Music Kanye West & Kid Cudi's “Kids See Ghosts” Turns 5: A Standalone Classic After years of collaborating, Kanye West and Kid Cudi finally did an album together in 2018. We revisit Kids See Ghosts for its 5th anniversary. By Wyatt Westlake June 09, 2023
Music 6ix9ine Talks "Trollz" Critics, Addresses Nicki Minaj Not Having Solo No. 1 Record He noted that he loves Nicki like a sister, but "Trollz" if his record, not hers. By Erika Marie September 04, 2020
Relationships Jada Pinkett-Smith & Tupac: A Rare Friendship The relationship between Jada Pinkett-Smith and Tupac continues to prompt much in the way of theorizing. By Samuel Allan August 07, 2019