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Original Content Who Are Tobe Nwigwe & His Wife Martica "Fat"? With the help of his wife, Fat, Tobe Nwigwe has set himself apart from his contemporaries with a unique sound and image. By Wyatt Westlake May 25, 2023
Music A Tribe Called Quest: Where Are They Now? A Tribe Called Quest's members have been quite busy outside of their disbanded group and we're checking out what they've been up to. By Paul Barnes January 10, 2024
TV R&B Singers Who Have Appeared On "Sesame Street" SZA’s the latest star to sing alongside the Muppets. By Demi Phillips March 08, 2024
Music Jim Jones Deletes Video With Busta Rhymes After “Pause” Jokes Go Too Far Jim Jones faces the wrath of "Pause" after sharing a video of himself and Busta Rhymes together at the Jay-Z concert. By Aron A. July 15, 2026
Music Nivea Opens Up About Leukemia Diagnosis Months of treatment have given the R&B singer a new outlook, with Nivea saying she's now finding her way back to music. By Erika Marie July 22, 2026
Music Playboi Carti Seemingly Responds To Assault Allegations Involving Gio Ramos Playboi Carti was allegedly cited for allegedly assaulting his limo driver after an alleged altercation with Giovanna Ramos in Utah. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 25, 2025
Music Bossman Dlow Responds After OnlyFans Model Posts His Naked Photo Online According to OnlyFans model Layla Red Cakes, she "really be putting these mfs to sleep," but BossMan Dlow begs to differ. By Caroline Fisher December 04, 2025
Music "XXL" Reveals The 2025 Freshman Class This "XXL" Freshman Class is headlined by newly turned rapper GELO (LiAngelo Ball), Ray Vaughn of TDE, and ian based in Dallas. By Zachary Horvath June 24, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Wishes Death On Rory While Crashing Out On Him & Mal Amid Rory's alleged racist old tweets controversy, DJ Akademiks posted pictures of him in public with his child. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 16, 2025
Music BIA Breaks Down Her Ethnicity After Fans Say She's "Not Black" BIA responded to a viral tweet suggesting she's "not Black" by specifying her ethnicity. By Alex Zidel July 14, 2021
Original Content The Rise And Fall Of D12: A Complete History D12's tale is riddled with triumph and tragedy. By Mitch Findlay September 13, 2018
Music D4vd Allegedly Admitted To Being Addicted To Gore Videos In Resurfaced Discord Messages Authorities discovered Celeste Rivas' body in a car registered to D4vd while he was performing on his "Withered" world tour. By Cole Blake November 24, 2025