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Relationships Kim Burrell Details Phone Call With Jay-Z When Beyoncé Was "Going Through It" Jay-Z reportedly told the gospel singer that Beyoncé had her music on repeat for 11 hours during a difficult time in her life. By Aron A. March 30, 2023
Music Wu-Tang Clan's "Wu-Tang Forever": The Best Verses From Each Member Celebrating 20 years of the landmark album. By Daniel Q June 03, 2017
Music Kanye West (Ye) Returns To Shanghai After 16 Years To Headline Summer Concert, Fans Ecstatic Kanye West's 2008 Glow In The Dark Tour supported the mogul's third album, Graduation, which beat 50 Cent's Curtis on the charts. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 28, 2025
Music Kanye West Has Been Effectively Blacklisted From Performing In Europe Kanye West has given a couple of recent performances in Asia and previewed other planned concerts in Central Europe. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 10, 2025
Music Dr. Dre, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar & More Unite For Super Bowl Halftime Show Dr. Dre, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, and Mary J. Blige are uniting for a Halftime show for the ages. By Mitch Findlay September 30, 2021
Music Who Is Mase? Bad Boy Hitmaker & Hip Hop Minister From a multi-decade long beef with Diddy to becoming a minister, we're looking back on the career on rapper Mase. By Caleb Hardy June 03, 2023
Music Kendrick Lamar "GNX" First Week Sales Are Officially In Were the projections accurate? By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 30, 2024
Music Kendrick Lamar Reveals If He's Playing "Not Like Us" During Halftime Show The legal ramifications are still be sorted out. By Elias Andrews February 05, 2025
Music Eminem Reacts To DMX News Eminem says a prayer for DMX following news of the rapper's hospitalization. By Alex Zidel April 05, 2021
Music CeeLo Green Plans To Transform Rico Wade’s Former “White House” Into An Atlanta Hip-Hop Landmark He's taking steps to preserve the culture on all fronts. By Tallie Spencer April 17, 2024
Music Hit-Boy Recalls Surprising Text From Kendrick Lamar The Day "Not Like Us" Dropped This text message from Kendrick Lamar is when Hit-Boy really knew that the Drake battle was "light work" for the Compton lyricist. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 19, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Puts Desiree Perez On Blast Amid Reports Of Potential Home Seizure It was recently reported that Nicki Minaj could lose her home as a result of a $500K unpaid default judgment. By Caroline Fisher October 15, 2025