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Music Jermaine Dupri Thinks "Hip Hop Is Hurting & Needs Reviving" He added that rap "became a little stale," but he's working on a record with this Louisiana artist. By Erika Marie January 11, 2023
Music Meek Mill Apologizes For Filming Music Video At Jubilee House In Ghana "I’m just not here for no separation of anything black," said the rapper after facing backlash. By Erika Marie January 09, 2023
TV 50 Cent Confirms Three New Spinoff Shows From "Black Mafia Family" It's been a big week for 50, as he also announced the development of an "8 Mile" series based off Eminem's hit film of the same name. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 07, 2023
Music Shawnna Uses Her "Gettin' Some" Hit To Troll Keith Murray Keith Murray had quite a bit to say about Shawnna and she's not letting him off the hook. By Erika Marie January 06, 2023
TV The First Look At Third Season Of Hulu Series "Wu-Tang: An American Saga" Is Here The final season will premiere on February 15. By Isaac Fontes January 05, 2023
Music Jay-Z Shares How He Came Up With Irv Gotti's Nickname In a rare interview, Hov sat down for BET's Murder Inc docuseries and spoke about his relationship with the label head. By Erika Marie August 15, 2022
Music Chance The Rapper Invites Chief Keef On Ghana Trip Chance The Rapper told Chief Keef to tag along with him on a trip to Ghana and Chief Keef responded on Twitter. By Cole Blake June 20, 2022
Music Boosie BadAzz Shares Warning For Rappers In L.A. After PnB Rock's Death Boosie BadAzz is advising any rappers traveling to L.A. to keep a gun on themselves for protection. By Cole Blake September 13, 2022
Music Too Short Recalls Refusing To Listen To Kanye West's Beats Decades Ago “I’ve done some dumb sh*t in my life, but that’s up there at the top of the list of dumb sh*t," Short Dog admitted. By Erika Marie April 27, 2022
Pop Culture Machine Gun Kelly Plots His Return To The Rap Game MGK cited Young Thug as one of his inspirations when he's in the studio. By Hayley Hynes April 26, 2022
TV AJ Calloway Remembers 106 & Park On Its 22nd Anniversary A.J. Calloway might have hinted at the show's reboot. By Lawrencia Grose September 11, 2022
Viral Billie Eilish Faceplants & Sings With Hayley Williams While Headlining Coachella Weekend 2 The "bad guy" vocalist surprised the crowd with an appearance from Paramore's Hayley Williams. By Hayley Hynes April 25, 2022