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Music Kendrick Lamar Sets Another Impressive Milestone With "GNX" Album Sales The Kendrick Lamar and SZA collab "luther" is leading these staggering "GNX" album sales, as it remains number one on the Billboard Hot 100. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 05, 2025
Music Lila Mae Star, Kim Porter’s Grandmother & Beloved Restaurant Owner, Dead At 93 Quincy is the oldest of Kim Porter’s four children. His birth father is 90s singer Al B. Sure, but was acknowledged as a child of Diddy. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 03, 2025
Streetwear Drake Shows Off His Aaliyah Hat After Surprising Crowd At WWE Elimination Chamber Drake is back in Toronto after canceling his "Anita Max Win" tour dates, popping out for a WWE event and repping Aaliyah. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 02, 2025
Music 50 Cent Agrees With Charleston White’s Take On His Feud With Big Meech Recently, 50 Cent took to Instagram to promote his new show by referencing Charleston White's remarks about his beef with Big Meech. By Caroline Fisher March 02, 2025
Music "Life Is Beautiful": LeBron James Vibes Out To 2 Chainz, Larry June & The Alchemist Collab Album As much as LeBron James gets clowned sometimes for shouting out his music taste, this 2 Chainz, Larry June, and The Alchemist LP is worth it. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 24, 2025
Music Drake Praised By Kanye West After Addressing Kendrick Lamar Feud On New Album It looks like Ye spent his Valentine's Day bumping "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U." By Caroline Fisher February 15, 2025
Music Kanye West Blasts Lyor Cohen For Weighing In On His Antisemitism Kanye West is furious with Lyor Cohen. By Cole Blake February 13, 2025
Music ASAP Rocky Performs From A Helicopter At Rolling Loud LA With Rihanna & Blue Ivy's Support ASAP Rocky previewed various unreleased tracks from his highly anticipated upcoming album, "Don't Be Dumb." By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 16, 2025
Music Wendy Williams Addressed Last Summer's Drug Relapse & Current Health Issues With The View Wendy Williams had a trendsetting career in hip-hop that spans decades before enduring serious health issues. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 15, 2025
Music Diddy's Former Bodyguard Speculates On Who Was Responsible For 50 Cent's 2000 Shooting 50 Cent got shot nine times back in 2000, and a couple of years later, he joined superstars like Diddy in hip-hop's limelight. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 14, 2025
Music Angie Stone Funerals Set For Atlanta & South Carolina With Tyler Perry, Kirk Franklin & Anthony Hamilton As Guests Angie Stone had a mezzo-soprano voice; she had an extraordinarily high range for mezzo-soprano singers. She was a game-changer in R&B. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 08, 2025
Music Jim Jones Reveals If He’d Squash Cam’ron Beef Privately Jim Jones and Cam'ron's feud has been heating up ever since 50 Cent appeared on "Talk With Flee" in December. By Caroline Fisher March 08, 2025