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Music Kanye West Tributes Irv Gotti Following Murder Inc Co-Founder's Death The rapper tipped his cap. By Elias Andrews February 05, 2025
Music Kanye West Flaunts Bianca Censori's Popularity After Grammy Scandal The rapper considered it a W. By Elias Andrews February 04, 2025
Music Lil Wayne Was Considered For Super Bowl Halftime Show Before Kendrick Lamar Was Chosen During a recent interview, Roc Nation CEO Desiree Perez revealed why Kendrick Lamar was picked to headline the upcoming Super Bowl Halftime Show. By Caroline Fisher January 30, 2025
Music Lil Kim Gets Showered In Thankful Messages After Her Rain Prayers For L.A. Fires Came True Thankfully, this was not the monsoon that Kim had asked for. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 27, 2025
Music 2 Chainz Looks Back On Dealing Drugs For His Mother As A Young Boy 2 Chainz spoke on his upbringing and his familial relationships during his recent conversation with Shannon Sharpe on "Club Shay Shay." By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 05, 2025
Music Rick Ross & French Montana Link Up After Fueling Drake & Kendrick Lamar Feud According to French Montana, he and his cars will be at Rick Ross' upcoming car show, which takes place on June 7. By Caroline Fisher June 05, 2025
Music Diddy’s Defense Asks Cassie’s Friend If She’s Lying During Intense Testimony Today, Cassie's friend fashion designer Bryana "Bana" Bongolan took the stand during Diddy's federal trial. By Caroline Fisher June 04, 2025
Music Steven Victor Admits It Took An "Insane" Amount Of Money For Pusha T & Clipse To Leave Def Jam Pusha T recently revealed that he and No Malice are no longer signed to Def Jam ahead of their new album release. By Cole Blake June 03, 2025
Music E-40 Celebrates 30th Anniversary Of "In A Major Way" On NPR's "Tiny Desk" E-40 released his classic sophomore album, "In A Major Way," as a critical and commercial success back in March 1995. By Cole Blake June 02, 2025
Music Playboi Carti, Young Thug, & Lil Baby Snippet Surfaces Amid Album Hype For All Three Artists Young Thug has "UY SCUTI," Playboi Carti is working on "BABY BOI," and Lil Baby possesses "DOMINIQUE." Who will drop first? By Zachary Horvath May 31, 2025
Politics Chance The Rapper Calls Larry Hoover A "Political Prisoner" While Addressing Commutation Chance The Rapper and Larry Hoover both rep the city of Chicago, and the former took to social media to address the latter's commutation. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 29, 2025
Music Joyner Lucas Reacts To Skepta’s “Friendly Fire” With War-Ready Response Joyner Lucas was one of the first American rappers to respond to Skepta’s rap battle challenge. Then came "Friendly Fire." By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 13, 2025