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Music The Weeknd Welcomes Young Cancer Patient Backstage The Weeknd fulfilled a young cancer patient's dream of meeting him backstage at one of his recent shows. By Cole Blake September 06, 2022
Music Kendrick Lamar Reveals The Name Of His Newborn Son On "Worldwide Steppers" Kendrick Lamar refers to his son by name in a song off his new album. By Rex Provost May 13, 2022
Pop Culture Jhené Aiko Shares #StopAsianHate Posts After Atlanta Spa Shootings Jhené Aiko reflects on her grandfather's legacy while encouraging her followers to #StopAsianHate. By Joshua Robinson March 18, 2021
Music Kota The Friend Faces Accusations Of Physical & Sexual Abuse A woman who claims she dated the rapper shared her story online with allegations that he "strangled" her and "forced himself on me sexually." By Erika Marie July 01, 2021
Music Eminem Confirms "Higher" Video Release Date Eminem has shared a new promo for his upcoming music video "Higher," which appears to feature footage of both Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier. By Mitch Findlay January 22, 2021
Numbers Pop Smoke Earns Six Posthumous Platinum Certifications The late rapper earned certifications for several of his hits like "The Woo" and "What You Know Bout Love." By Madusa S. March 14, 2021
Music Young Thug Gets Back To Country-Rap With New Preview Young Thug previews a Gunna-featured song that could have fit on his 2017 mixtape "Beautiful Thugger Girls". By Alex Zidel March 26, 2021
Music Doja Cat Threatens To Delay Next Album If 'Best Friend' Lyrics Typo Isn't Fixed The "Say So" singer is threatening to withhold 'Planet Her' because of a typo in the lyrics of her "Best Friends" verse. By Madusa S. January 27, 2021
Music Rod Wave Explains His Song "Nirvana" & Says He's Not Suicidal Rod Wave says that "Nirvana" is not a suicide letter. By Cole Blake December 11, 2021
Music Tyler, The Creator Apologizes To Selena Gomez Over Past Offensive Tweets He dropped a line about his decade-old messages to the singer, mentioning it was "back when [he] was tryna f*ck Bieber." By Erika Marie June 25, 2021
Music Fat Joe Recalls Bringing Biggie & Bone Thugs Together For Classic "Notorious Thugs" Collab Later, Layzie Bone also shared a memory from the studio session and joked that Big tried pocketing his weed. By Erika Marie March 10, 2022
Music NBA YoungBoy's "Sincerely, Kentrell" Release Date Revealed DJ Akademiks reveals that NBA YoungBoy's next album "Sincerely, Kentrell" will finally be arriving later this month. By Joshua Robinson September 10, 2021