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Music Soft White Summer: Clipse, Freddie Gibbs & Raekwon Lead Coke Rap’s 2025 Resurgence Coke rap brings back a feeling long missing, as raw narratives from Freddie Gibbs, Raekwon, and Clipse keep the blueprint of survival and ambition alive. By Aron A. August 08, 2025
Music Snoop Dogg Honors 2Pac By Releasing A New Limited-Edition Wine Snoop Dogg also starred in a promotional video for the wine release, which features new and archival footage. By Cole Blake March 10, 2026
Music Quavo Hopes To Become The Greatest Rapper-Turned-Actor Of All Time It's unclear if Quavo means to leave his rapper role behind for a full actor transformation, as unlikely as that sounds. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 24, 2025
Music Ice Spice Reveals The Actual Reason Behind Her Weight Loss Ice Spice caused a stir amongst her fans and admirers for her rapid weight loss in 2024 that had some accusing her of being on Ozempic. By Zachary Horvath February 26, 2026
Music Meek Mill Issues Fiery Response To Charlamagne Tha God’s Career Criticism During a recent episode of his podcast, Charlamagne Tha God claimed that Meek Mill never fully recovered from his feud with Drake. By Caroline Fisher April 02, 2026
Relationships Nelly & Ashanti Celebrate Their Son KK's First Birthday With Wholesome Family Photos Nelly and Ashanti welcomed Kareem Kenkaide Haynes as their first son, last year, after tying the knot in 2023. By Cole Blake July 30, 2025
Music Kimora Lee Demands Russell Simmons Answer His Sexual Assault Accusers Kimora Lee Simmons recently admitted that she no longer has much of a relationship with her ex Russell, prompting him to fire back. By Caroline Fisher December 16, 2025
Politics Lizzo Calls Out Donald Trump's Parade For "About Damn Time" Performance Lizzo endorsed Kamala Harris for United States President last year, and she has made her distaste for Donald Trump very clear. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 16, 2025
Music Ebro Responds To The Idea That He Ruined New York Hip-Hop Ebro Darden doesn't believe that the cancelation of his talk show on Hot 97 will lead to better coverage of hip-hop in New York. By Cole Blake December 30, 2025
Music 1090 Jake Breaks Down Why Young Thug Didn't Actually Snitch On Peewee Roscoe 1090 Jake's video on Young Thug comes as the rapper is gearing up to release his new album, "UY Scuti," on Friday. By Cole Blake September 25, 2025
Music Cassie Accused Of Dodging Male Sex Worker's Lawsuit Over Diddy's Alleged Freak Offs Cassie previously testified that Diddy allegedly subjected her to a "cycle of abuse, violence and sex trafficking." By Cole Blake November 11, 2025
TV "SNL" Addresses Reports Of Cardi B's Alleged Rehearsal Tantrum Cardi B allegedly wasn't too happy with a joke regarding Nicki Minaj being made during the "Weekend Update" segment. By Zachary Horvath February 26, 2026