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Original Content From Opener To Headliner: Rap Stars With Humble Beginnings Before they became headliners, some of hip-hop's biggest names were holding it down as opening acts. By Mitch Findlay September 10, 2021
Music Kanye West's "Donda" Album Cover May Have Been Leaked The rumored cover artwork for Kanye West's tenth studio album has arrived. By Alex Zidel July 19, 2021
Music Nicki Minaj & Polo G Show Love For Coi Leray After Viral Crowd Reaction Video Minaj and Polo to the rescue. By Karlton Jahmal May 30, 2021
Music Rick Ross Shares Tracklist For New Album "Richer Than I Ever Been" Rick Ross' upcoming album "Richer Than I Ever Been" reportedly features Future, 21 Savage, Wale, DreamDoll, and more. By Alex Zidel December 03, 2021
Music Conway The Machine Reflects On Charity Work Following a heartfelt message form his son, Conway The Machine pens a lengthy reflection on humility and his charity work. By Mitch Findlay June 21, 2021
Music Brandy & Eve Face Off In Rap Battle On "Queens" Their characters go at it as they spit bars over Black Rob's "Woah," Cam'Ron and Juelz's "Oh Boy," and Mobb Deep and Lil Kim's "Quiet Storm." By Erika Marie November 03, 2021
Pop Culture Usher Applies Pressure With Launch Of Las Vegas Residency Opening night of Usher's Las Vegas residency saw him performing his endless amounts of hits. By Kevin Quinitchett July 18, 2021
Music Nicki Minaj Pulls Out Of MTV VMA Performance: "I'll Explain Why Another Day" This announcement comes amid the news that her husband Kenneth Petty pleaded guilty to failing to register as a sex offender. By Erika Marie September 10, 2021
Music Pop Smoke Runs This Week's "Fire Emoji" Playlist Another weekly update of our "Fire Emoji" playlist including three new cuts from Pop Smoke's second posthumous album, "Faith." By Aron A. July 17, 2021
TV Muni Long Performs "Hrs And Hrs" On "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" The 33-year-old made her TV debut, and needless to say, fans loved it... By Hayley Hynes February 22, 2022
Music Boosie Badazz Denies Fan's Request After Learning They Bootlegged "My Struggle" The rapper had no time to take pictures with the fan after they revealed they didn't purchase Boosie's biopic. By Erika Marie September 28, 2021
Music Megan Thee Stallion Defends Dark Imagery Used In Dua Lipa Collab's Visual Some have complained about the symbolism used in the music video to "Sweetest Pie." By Erika Marie March 11, 2022