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Music Bow Wow's Tiny Desk Concert Garners Fans' Praise Bow Wow ran through some of his best hits for his NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert, and fans lamented how he didn't perform even more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 29, 2026
Relationships Kanye West & A Bikini-Clad Bianca Censori Bring Back The Mannequin Challenge While the Mannequin Challenge has been out of style for years, Kanye West and Bianca Censori have decided to bring it back. By Alexander Cole June 22, 2026
Music Kehlani Reflects On Meeting Jamie Foxx As A Teen Following BET Awards Performance At the 2026 BET Awards, Kehlani was joined by Foxx and his daughter, Anelise, for an epic performance of "Folded." By Erika Marie June 29, 2026
Politics 50 Cent Mocks Jussie Smollett As Legendary Rapper Takes Heat Over Upcoming MAGA Club Performance 50 Cent is set to perform for MAGA this weekend, but first, he is going after Jussie Smollett, who took to the stage this weekend. By Alexander Cole June 29, 2026
Music JT Mourns The Death Of DreamDollBri The content creator died at the age of 21 over the weekend. By Aron A. July 06, 2026
Music Judge Allows Keefe D's Book To Be Used As Evidence In Tupac Murder Trial Keefe D's legal team recently argued Tupac's murder trial should not admit "Compton Street Legend" and LAPD interviews as evidence. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 01, 2026
Music Feds Unveil The Contract Pooh Shiesty Allegedly Forced Gucci Mane To Sign Pooh Shiesty is facing this Gucci Mane kidnapping and robbery trial alongside his father, fellow Memphis rapper Big30, and six others. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 26, 2026
Music Lupe Fiasco's Latest Comments Have Fans Thinking He's Jealous Of Kendrick Lamar Lupe Fiasco has a long history of speaking critically about Kendrick Lamar, which he attributes to the media always bringing K.Dot up to him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 29, 2026
Music Pleasure P Speaks On Slick'em Hound's Absence From Pretty Ricky Verzuz B2K B2K's Omarion clarified his comments about Slick'em Hound at the Pretty Ricky Verzuz, and Pleasure P addressed Slick'em's absence. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 27, 2026
Music Fans Believe GloRilla Took Aim At Megan Thee Stallion On "MANE" Online speculation is heating up after listeners pointed to several lyrics on GloRilla & Pooh Shiesty's "MANE" that they believe reference Megan. By Erika Marie June 26, 2026
Music Pretty Ricky Dominates B2K During Verzuz Battle And Wins Every Round Pretty Ricky and B2K had been building up to this Verzuz battle for about five years, and the results did not disappoint. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 26, 2026
Music Mother Of NLE Choppa's Child Said Kid Thinks Another Rapper Is His Father Marissa went as far as to say that her son calls EKT40 "daddy." By Tallie Spencer January 15, 2026