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Music Cardi B Encounters Giant Rat While Roaming NYC Subway To Promote "AM I THE DRAMA?" Cardi B also popped out to the Alexander Wang New York Fashion Week show with her daughter Kulture earlier this week. By Zachary Horvath September 13, 2025
Music Lil Tjay On How Music Kept Him Out Of Jail: "I Didn't Have Nothing To Live For" The rapper opened up about how being behind bars motivated him to be successful and stay out of trouble. By Madusa S. April 03, 2021
Pop Culture Kanye West's Most Shocking Altercations With Paparazzi The saga of Kanye West vs. the paparazzi continues. By Aron A. January 30, 2024
Music Tony Yayo On Shannon Sharpe: "Everybody Could Make Mistakes Over Some Good C**chie" Tony Yayo became famous after serving a jail sentence while his friend 50 Cent became the biggest rapper in hip-hop. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 03, 2025
Music The Joe Budden Podcast Debates Whether Megan Thee Stallion's Restraining Order Against Tory Lanez Is "Overkill" It's a divisive topic for sure... By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 11, 2025
Music Cassie Alleges Diddy Rushed Out Of A Freak-Off To Confront Suge Knight Cassie has been testifying about her ex-boyfriend, Diddy, in his ongoing criminal trial throughout the day on Tuesday. By Cole Blake May 13, 2025
Music Jadakiss Names His Top 5 Rappers Dead Or Alive Jadakiss says Biggie, DMX, Nas, and JAY-Z are with him in the top five rappers of all time. By Cole Blake May 27, 2023
Music Lizzo Acknowledges Weight-Loss Progress With Progressive Appreciation IG Post Lizzo has addressed body-shaming her entire career. She has shown moments of defeat and triumph over the issue on various occasions. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 19, 2025
Relationships Who Is Sexyy Red's Baby Daddy? She Points To Chief Keef Amid Bricc Baby Rumors Social media sleuths have plenty of theories about who the father of Sexyy Red's unborn child could be. By Caroline Fisher January 12, 2024
Music Big Freedia: All About The New Orleans Bounce Icon Big Freedia’s signature Bounce sound served to introduce the Hip Hop subgenre to the mainstream. By Demi Phillips June 05, 2023
Music Method Man Breaks Down How "M.E.T.H.O.D. Man" Was Made Method Man opens up about the creation of his iconic Wu-Tang classic "M.E.T.H.O.D. Man," which changed the way we spell his name forever. By Mitch Findlay June 26, 2020
Music Kodak Black Is Eligible To Be Nominated For Nine GRAMMY Awards Kodak Black is eligible to be nominated for several GRAMMY awards. By Cole Blake October 25, 2021