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Original Content Roberta Flack Samples: A Lasting Legacy In Hip Hop This week, music took a significant hit with the loss of our legend, Ms. Roberta Flack. We're honoring her legacy by revisiting how her music influenced Hip Hop. Rest in Power to an icon. By Erika Marie February 27, 2025
Music Meek Mill Warns Of American “Mental Health Crisis” After Deadly Philadelphia Shooting Meek Mill recently compared the fatal shooting of Lauren Jardine to the murder of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska. By Caroline Fisher September 11, 2025
Music Monica Lived In A Hotel After Shannon Brown Split, Says "Respect Is Key" In Divorce The singer believed that living in close quarters with her family made them become "in tune with each other." By Erika Marie January 29, 2021
Original Content Cypress Hill's Biggest Hits Pass the chronic and nod your head to the five biggest Cypress Hill hits from their illustrious career. All bangers. No filler. By Mike Fugere May 15, 2023
Music Megan Thee Stallion's Defamation Lawsuit Has Milagro Gramz Desperate To Settle Megan Thee Stallion's defamation lawsuit could be coming to an end. By Cole Blake January 30, 2025
Music LAPD Officer Testifies About Kid Cudi Police Call At Diddy Trial Following Kid Cudi and Capricorn Clark's bombshell testimonies, an LAPD officer is sharing his insights on Diddy's alleged break in. By Zachary Horvath May 28, 2025
Music Doja Cat Divides Fans With "Diamonds Are Forever" Cover During James Bond Oscars Tribute RAYE and LISA also joined Doja Cat for this James Bond Oscars segment, likely to promote their new single "Born Again." By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 03, 2025
Music Boosie Badazz Celebrates Avoiding Jail Time In Federal Gun Case Boosie Badazz received a time served sentence in his federal gun case, and must pay a $50K fine and complete 300 hours of community service. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 10, 2026
Music Tyler The Creator Calls Out Accounts Sharing His Old Interview Clips Out Of Context Fans have been resurfacing old clips of Tyler, The Creator in the wake of his new album, "Don't Tap The Glass." By Cole Blake July 24, 2025
Original Content Metro Boomin's 11 Most Iconic Beats Of The 2020s... So Far Metro Boomin has long been one of hip-hop's most in-demand producers. These are some of the most iconic beats he's made so far this decade. By Devin Morton August 15, 2025
Music Kanye West Makes Rare Appearance On "The Kardashians" To Support North West Kim Kardashian spoke on her ex husband's pride concerning their daughter. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 20, 2025
Music Dess Dior's Father Pleads Guilty To Sexual Assault Allegedly, the rapper tried to evict her father's former girlfriend and her daughter, whom he sexually assaulted, from their shared home. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 23, 2024