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Music Lil Uzi Vert Reveals The First Person To Visit Them After Rehab Lil Uzi developed a mentor like relationship with Yeat while in rehab. By Lavender Alexandria August 04, 2023
Music Suge Knight Intimidated 50 Cent On Set Of "In Da Club" Video Shoot, Says D12's Bizarre Bizarre recalled that after Fif joined the Shady/Aftermath roster all those years ago, things took a turn. By Erika Marie June 17, 2022
Music JID Responds To Denzel Curry's Viral Request To Make A Collab Album Could be joint album of the decade. By Elias Andrews August 05, 2024
Music Chris Brown Passionately Kisses Fan During "Breezy Bowl" Tour Stop Chris Brown already drives fans wild with his viral meet and greets, although this onstage kiss probably has more context to it. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 12, 2025
Music Joe Budden Believes J. Cole Is Better Than Kendrick Lamar & Drake Right Now While he didn't close the door on this "Big Three" debate for the future, the Slaughterhouse MC thinks Cole's currently leading the race. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 29, 2024
Music Who Is YBC Dul? The Notorious Philly Rapper Who Was Fatally Shot In Broad Day YBC Dul was shot and killed last week in Philadelphia. By Axl Banks August 28, 2024
Music Playboi Carti Won't Stop Teasing Another New Album Despite Grueling Wait For "MUSIC" Playboi Carti is coming off of another Billboard No. 1 debut for his new album "MUSIC," which pushed almost 300K units in its first week. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 24, 2025
Music LL Cool J Reaffirms He Created The Hip-Hop Acronym “G.O.A.T” During Late-Night Conversation With Seth Meyers LL Cool J released his debut album, Radio, in 1985. It includes classic songs such as “I Can’t Live Without My Radio,” “Rock The Bells." By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 24, 2025
Music Drake Gets Clowned For Wearing A "Certified Lover Boy" Bonnet Drake took to his Instagram Story with a selfie in a "Certified Lover Boy" bonnet and commenters had some jokes for The Boy. By Devin Morton September 21, 2025
Music Elliott Wilson: Evolution from Journalist To Media Mogul Elliott Wilson recently got into it with Drake but he's got a place in the culture that validates his perspective. By Paul Barnes July 27, 2023
Politics Larry Hoover Jr. Reaches Out To Kanye West Following His Father's Presidential Commutation Larry Hoover received a commutation of his sentence from President Donald Trump, and it has sparked a ton of reactions online. By Alexander Cole May 29, 2025
Music PlaqueBoyMax Reveals He’s Launching His Own Record Label Earlier this week, PlaqueBoyMax took to Twitter/X to invite fans to submit their music in hopes of being picked to join him on stream. By Caroline Fisher August 21, 2025