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Music Cash Money Records: The Rise Of A Hip-Hop Empire The label behind Lil Wayne, Drake and Nicki Minaj enjoyed two stellar decades that ensured legacy status. By Demi Phillips July 24, 2023
Music CeeLo Green "Failed" At Wearing A Dress Because People Thought Young Thug Was The First Over a decade ago, CeeLo posed in a wedding dress for a Gnarls Barkley shoot & he recently discussed not receiving enough backlash or attention for it. By Erika Marie February 16, 2021
Music Chris Brown Issues A New Fan Dress Code Advisement For His Upcoming Breezy Bowl XX Tour Chris Brown's Breezy Bowl XX Tour will include the singer's friends Jhene Aiko, Bryson Tiller, and Summer Walker. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 05, 2025
Music Jadakiss Refuses To Discuss Cam’ron Or Styles P During Jim Jones Interview According to Jadakiss, he didn't want to talk about beef with Jim Jones because there's "a lot more beautiful sh*t going on." By Caroline Fisher June 19, 2025
Music MAF Teeski Arrested For Battery In Alleged Domestic Violence Incident Police are charging MAF Teeski with domestic battery by bodily waste committed in the presence of a child less than 16 years old. By Cole Blake November 26, 2025
Music Joey Bada$$ Feels "Lonely At The Top" On Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update In addition to Joey Bada$$' long-awaited new album "Lonely At The Top," we got a new (technically old) track from Eminem. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 30, 2025
Music Prosecutors Double Down On Keeping AllStar JR Behind Bars The legal fight over AllStar JR's pretrial release continues as prosecutors argue he should remain in custody. By Erika Marie July 08, 2026
Music JT's First Week Numbers For "City Cinderella" Stirs Up A Back-And-Forth Debate For context, her last album, the City Girls' "RAW", sold just 6,000 copies. By Zachary Horvath July 31, 2024
Original Content Missy Elliott & Timbaland's Best Hits Missy Elliott and Timbaland have a close chemistry that is unmatched. Here is a list of their best hits. By Wyatt Westlake May 15, 2023
Music Kodak Black Claims He’ll Never Sign Another Artist During Heated Rant Recently, Kodak Black hopped online to vent about some of the issues he's run into since launching his Sniper Gang label. By Caroline Fisher July 23, 2025
Music The East Versus West Rap Battle Of 2025 Boasts A Whopping 93 Diss Tracks On Its Timeline Justin Hunte summed up all the main tracks and offshoots from the rap battle between Joey Bada$$, Ray Vaughn, Daylyt, and many more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 23, 2025
Music Kehlani Explains Bryson Tiller Comments: "That's Just Me" Kehlani explains why she shared such a passionate, lengthy message about Bryson Tiller. By Alex Zidel October 22, 2020