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Music Doechii Wins Best Female Hip-Hop Artist At The BET Awards, Makes Powerful Anti-Trump Speech Doechii was given the award for Best Female Hip-Hop Artist at the BET Awards, and her speech is absolutely going to resonate with people. By Alexander Cole June 09, 2025
Music Cassie’s Husband Alex Fine Shares Moving Statement After Her Testimony In Diddy Trial Cassie took the stand for the final time today amid her ex-boyfriend Diddy's long-awaited sex trafficking trial. By Caroline Fisher May 16, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy Announces First-Ever Headlining Tour & Tickets Are Going On Sale Soon NBA YoungBoy will be hitting the road to perform new music fresh off of his release from prison, earlier this year. By Cole Blake May 15, 2025
Music Kehlani Is Not Alone As Vic Mensa Comes To Her Aid In Protest Backlash Kehlani was removed from Cornell University's upcoming concert over her anti-genocide comments. She supported Gaza during Tiny Desk. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 09, 2025
Music Kanye West Brazenly Reacts To Streaming Services Removing His "Heil Hitler" Song Kanye West has had a lot to rant about when it comes to streaming services and recent releases like "DONDA 2" and the "CUCK" singles. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 08, 2025
Music Irv Gotti's Brother Believes Ashanti Should Give The Late Producer More Credit For "Making" Her Along with the rest of the hip-hop world, Ashanti deeply mourned the loss of Irv Gotti and revealed she wanted to make things right. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 08, 2025
Music Jim Jones Explains How Drake Has Done More For The Culture Than Anyone Else Jim Jones labeled Drake's "Nokia" the song of the summer during an interview on "Way Up With Angela Yee." By Cole Blake May 04, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA Shatter Record For Highest-Grossing Hip-Hop Show Kendrick Lamar and SZA's "Grand National" tour also has support from Mustard, and it didn't take long to make history. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 25, 2025
Original Content Lil Wayne’s History Of Not Knowing: From Black Lives Matter To “Not Like Us” By Erika Marie April 25, 2025
Politics Azealia Banks Explains Why She Regrets Voting For Donald Trump This is not the first time Azealia Banks flip-flopped on Donald Trump, as she initially supported Kamala Harris in the 2024 U.S. election. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 17, 2025
Music Drake Updates UMG Lawsuit Claiming Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl Was An Attempt To “Assassinate” His Character Drake's new amendment also makes note of the Grammys, where "Not Like Us" helped Kendrick Lamar win several awards. By Cole Blake April 17, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA Are Still On Top As "luther" Officially Enjoys Seventh No. 1 Billboard Week The home of Kendrick Lamar and SZA's "luther," "GNX," recently became eligible for double platinum status after selling 2 million U.S. units. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 07, 2025