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Pop Culture Scooter Braun: Sources Say Music Exec Is "Imploding," Unsavoury Revelations Expected To Come "It's a different world since the pandemic. You just can't be an asshole like that anymore," an insider dished to "Variety" today. By Hayley Hynes August 22, 2023
Music Kanye West Won't Stop Hating On Kendrick Lamar And His Louis Vuitton Performance Whenever Kanye West decides to green-light that DJ Akademiks interview, we're sure he will have more hate to send Kendrick Lamar's way. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 29, 2025
Music Ice Cube Reveals Inspiration Behind Writing Eazy-E's "Boyz N The Hood" Ice Cube mastered the art of storytelling. By Dominiq R. January 31, 2020
Music Trippie Redd Removes Playboi Carti Song From "!" Album: Report Trippie Redd reportedly removed the song after fans said Carti had the only good verse on his album. By Alex Zidel August 15, 2019
Music Cardi B Shocks Fans By Revealing Location Of Her New Piercing The rapper continues to surprise. By Elias Andrews January 27, 2025
Music Clipse Clears Up Rumors That They Have Beef With Justin Timberlake All the Neptunes affiliates get along. By Elias Andrews June 19, 2024
Music Yung Baby Tate Announces New Name, New Label, & New Single Baby Tate drops the "Yung" from her name and announces a new single. By Alex Zidel October 19, 2021
Music Pepa Struggled With Sharing Alleged Abuse By Treach In "Salt-N-Pepa" Biopic As DJ Spinderella publicly states that she does not support the film, Pepa spoke about her ex-husband & the desire to depict the good side of their relationship. By Erika Marie January 23, 2021
Music Kanye West References Frank Ocean Drama On 2 Chainz Song Kanye West name-drops Frank Ocean and his drama with Apple executive Larry Jackson on 2 Chainz' new song "Feel A Way". By Alex Zidel November 13, 2020
Original Content What Was The Highest-Selling Hip Hop Album Of The '90s? The Golden Era of hip hop produced many masterful cuts—but this one stood out from the rest. By Jake Skudder May 26, 2023
Music Drake & PartyNextDoor’s “$ome $exy $ongs 4 U” Secures Biggest Streaming Week Yet Of 2025 Drake & PND can't be stopped. By Bryson "Boom" Paul February 23, 2025
Music J Cole Calls Kendrick Lamar's "To Pimp A Butterfly" Boring, Says "Mr. Morale" Was "Tragic" On "7 Minute Drill" J Cole had a lot to say this morning. By Alexander Cole April 05, 2024