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Pop Culture Tina Knowles Reveals Jay-Z's Social Media Advice To Her After Liking Post About His Rape Allegation "That’s what happens to 70-year-olds on social media," she admitted. By Zachary Horvath December 31, 2024
Music Kendrick Lamar To Become Only The Second Artist With A Double-Diamond Song Can you guess who else has a record of this magnitude? By Zachary Horvath February 10, 2025
Music Usher Has One Piece Of Advice For Kendrick Lamar And His Super Bowl Halftime Show Usher says Kendrick Lamar needs to play the hits. By Cole Blake September 14, 2024
Music Brian McKnight Slammed For Celebrating His Stepson With Moving Tribute As Biological Son Battles Cancer Brian McKnight is coming under fire for this post. By Cole Blake September 07, 2024
Music Jay-Z Seen Supporting Beyonce Backstage At NFL Christmas Halftime Show Amid Legal Bout Jay's case is currently not in his favor at the moment, but that didn't stop him from supporting his wife. By Zachary Horvath December 27, 2024
Music U.S. Government Seeks $64 Million From Fugees' Pras Over Financial Crimes Conviction Is Pras on the hook for millions? By Bryson "Boom" Paul December 21, 2024
Music Prison Expert Shares Chilling Theory About Diddy’s Reported Weight Loss In Prison A reporter recently saw Diddy in court, and said he looked "astonishingly thinner" than he did before his arrest. By Caroline Fisher December 20, 2024
Music Cardi B Accuses Tasha K Of Hiding Money To Evade $3.4M Judgment Cardi B is determined to get her money one way or another. By Caroline Fisher December 13, 2024
Profiles Young Thug Engineer Alex Tumay Tells Us What It Takes To Make It In His Field The most famous audio engineer in the game gained Young Metro's trust, and now he's looking to share his knowledge. By Patrick Lyons October 20, 2017
Music Hip-Hop Albums That Grew On Us The Most In 2024 This was a massive year for rap, which means that some of 2024's most compelling releases flew right under our radar. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 20, 2024
Music Gary Owen Reacts To Kendrick Lamar's "White Comedian" Lyric Gary Owen seizes the moment. By Bryson "Boom" Paul November 23, 2024
Music Reason & Hitta J3 Go At It Over Kendrick Lamar's "GNX" Reason loves Kendrick Lamar's "GNX" but thinks its featured West Coast artists didn't live up to the moment, which Hitta J3 took issue with. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 21, 2026