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Pop Culture Demi Lovato Calls Out DaBaby Over Harmful & Misleading HIV/AIDS Comments Demi Lovato also urges fans to hold off on Dua Lipa's DaBaby-assisted "Levitate (Remix)" and listen to the original instead. By Joshua Robinson July 28, 2021
Music Nelly Creates Ruckus In Idaho As Residents Call For Boycott Of Upcoming Concert He has a sold-out show at the State Fair but "traditional" citizens claim he glorifies "the pimp lifestyle." By Erika Marie July 28, 2021
Original Content Rise & Grind: Young Rog Breaks Down Why He Signed With Shelley FKA DRAM & LVRN Young Rog talks about his unqiue label situation with Shelley FKA DRAM's Waver and LVRN, his new project "Boy Next Door," and more in this new edition of "Rise & Grind." By Rose Lilah June 28, 2021
Music Bia's "Whole Lotta Money" Causes Store to Run Out Of Heels "Fendi on my body but my feet is in Bottega," she says on her hit track. By Erika Marie August 17, 2021
Music Hot 97's DJ Drewski Vows To Stop Playing "Diss/Gang Music" As there have been recent reports of violence among rappers and their associates, Drewski puts his foot down—and several other DJs have followed suit. By Erika Marie February 02, 2022
Pop Culture XXXTentacion Doc "Look At Me" To Premiere At SXSW, Will Arrive On Hulu: Report The late rapper's estate made the official announcement earlier today (February 2). By Erika Marie February 02, 2022
Music Alicia Keys Has "Two Or Three" Tracks With J. Cole: "It Was Fluid" They won't make an appearance on her forthcoming "Keys" release but she hopes to get them out in the future. By Erika Marie December 07, 2021
Music Curren$y & Jermaine Dupri Give Update On Upcoming Joint Project The ATL producer and New Orleans rapper have been in the lab. By Taylor McCloud October 12, 2021
Music Squeak, Pivot Gang Producer, Dies At 26 Squeak, a member of Saba's Pivot Gang, has passed away at the age of 26. By Alex Zidel August 17, 2021
Music Ebro Darden Says Akademiks Hides Out: "You're A Prisoner Of Your Own Lifestyle" Ebro and Peter Rosenberg had quite a bit to say about Akademiks, accusing him of having a "fetish" with "gangsterism and gangs." By Erika Marie August 17, 2021
TV Kate Bush Earns $2.3 Million In Streaming Royalties After "Stranger Things 4" Kate Bush made $2.3 million in streaming royalties alone from "Running Up That Hill" after it was featured in "Stranger Things." By Cole Blake July 04, 2022
Music Dreezy Praises Kodak Black's Pen Game: "He's A Real Poet & He's Smart" She collaborated years ago with Kodak and 6LACK on a Donald Trump diss track of sorts titled "Spar." By Erika Marie April 29, 2022