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Relationships Who Is Whitney Alford? Kendrick Lamar's High School Sweetheart Kendrick Lamar's long-time fiancé Whitney Alford has avoided the spotlight for much of her relationship with the rap megastar. By TeeJay Small May 08, 2024
Music NBA YoungBoy Reportedly Faces 10 Years In Prison For Federal Gun Charge YB is expected to enter a guilty plea. By Caroline Fisher August 17, 2024
Music Nikki D Blasts Ice Spice For Betty Boop Performance, Calls This The "Prostitution Era" Of Female Rap Nikki D was no impressed. By Alexander Cole October 30, 2023
Music Yeat Blesses Fans With Song And Music Video Preview: Watch Yeat is working on a new project. By Alexander Cole January 04, 2024
Music SWV Was Initially Named TLC, Says Group's Singer Coko Clemons She laughed as she revealed they got hit was a cease and desist "real fast." By Erika Marie July 20, 2021
Music Eminem Geeks Out For Redman's Bars With "Till I Collapse" Throwback Eminem came through to celebrate Redman's mastery of bars, sharing a nostalgic callback to his longtime classic "Till I Collapse." By Mitch Findlay April 22, 2021
Music Kehlani Responds To Plastic Surgery Rumors: "I Look Different Because I'm Healthy" Kehlani quickly shuts down the whispers of her getting plastic surgery on her face. By Kevin Goddard September 14, 2018
Music Tiny Harris Recalls Biggie Smalls Apologizing For Xscape Diss Line In "Just Playin (Dreams)" Xscape were among a laundry list of R&B singers that The Notorious B.I.G. raps about messing with on Ready To Die. Another was Mariah Carey. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 01, 2025
Pop Culture Quavo Threatened With Lawsuit After Allegedly Scamming Vitaly Out Of $50K The Migos star pulled a no-show. By Elias Andrews August 02, 2024
Pop Culture Joe Budden Criticizes Co-Hosts For Defending Andrew Schulz Over Kendrick Lamar Controversy Joe Budden disagreed with his podcast co-hosts when it came to dismissing certain comments as just "jokes." By Elias Andrews March 14, 2025
Music Drake's "Scary Hours" Mixtapes, Ranked In light of his latest release, we are ranking the "Scary Hours" projects. By Wyatt Westlake November 24, 2023
Music Young Guru Breaks Down The Layers To Jay-Z's Show-Stopping "God Did" Verse Young Guru dissects Jay-Z's bars on DJ Khaled's "God Did." By Aron A. August 29, 2022