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Music D’Angelo’s Daughter Imani Breaks Her Silence On His Death In Heartbreaking Tribute D'Angelo passed away at the age of 51 this week following a long and private battle with pancreatic cancer. By Caroline Fisher October 16, 2025
Music N.O.R.E. Reveals He Almost Had Cam’Ron Host Drink Champs N.O.R.E.'s Drink Champs is one of the most popular podcast ms in hip hop. Previous guests include Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent, and Mario. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 07, 2025
Music Megan Thee Stallion Calls Out Fans Fixated On Chart Performance According to Megan Thee Stallion, her music is more than its commercial performance, despite how competitive fans can get. By Caroline Fisher October 13, 2025
Music J. Cole Drops "Old Dog" Video In Repair Shop After "Trunk Sale" Car Broke Down J. Cole also spoke about ending his "Trunk Sale" tour and how much it meant to him amid his "The Fall-Off" rollout. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 28, 2026
TV Post Malone Wears A Camo Dress Backstage At "SNL," Debuts Emotional New Song With Fleet Foxes Posty's "twelve carat toothache" will debut on DSPs on June 3rd. By Hayley Hynes May 15, 2022
Relationships Cassie Had Visible Bruises During Film Premiere Days After Diddy's Alleged Hotel Attack: Report Cassie appeared to have bruises on her body just after the alleged incident. By Cole Blake May 18, 2024
Music Diddy's Ex-Assistant Capricorn Clark Alleges She Was Hit With A Death Threat Over Ties To Suge Knight Day 11 of Diddy's trial is already getting off to a wild start as his former assistant Capricorn Clark has a lot say about working under him. By Zachary Horvath May 27, 2025
Music Ray J Clowns Tyrese For Disappointing Verzuz Battle With Tank Ray J crowned Tank the winner in the Tyrese Gibson "Verzuz" battle, comparing Tyrese's performance to Ray's own meager showing in 2022. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 27, 2026
Original Content What Happened To Backpack Rap? We document the rise and fall of the subgenre known as backpack rap. By Robert Blair June 22, 2022
Music Future Confirms Plans For A New Album & Fans Can't Wait Future confirmed his plans for the project amid ongoing drama with Instagram model Gorgeous Doll on social media. By Cole Blake March 05, 2025
Sports Jay-Z's Roc Nation Addresses "Horrific" NYC Shooting In New Statement Four people were shot and killed at the office building where the NFL is headquartered on Monday in New York City. By Cole Blake July 30, 2025
Music Lil Yachty Unleashes New Batch Of Tracks Through "The Concrete Leak System" On SoundCloud Lil Yachty has been adding to his SoundCloud catalog over the last four years with the last updates coming in 2024. By Zachary Horvath May 13, 2025