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Music DMX In A Coma, Will Undergo "Battery Of Tests" This Week Despite misinformation about the rapper's status, his manager claims DMX "is currently on life support and in a coma." By Erika Marie April 06, 2021
Music B.o.B. Feared For His Life After Revealing Flat Earth Theories He was sure that once he shared his thoughts on celebrity cloning and the earth being flat that someone was going to take him out. By Erika Marie October 22, 2020
Music Bryson Tiller, Swae Lee & Alicia Keys Hold Down Our "R&B Season" Playlist Kick off the fall with our "R&B Season" playlist ft. The Weeknd, Blood Orange, Alicia Keys & more. By Aron A. September 27, 2020
Music Jack Harlow's New Song "Tyler Herro" Has Twitter Singing His Praises Jack Harlow recently released his highly-anticipated new single, "Tyler Herro." By Alexander Cole October 22, 2020
Music Giveon Peforms Stellar Tiny Desk (Home) Concert The singer featured on Drake's "Chicago Freestyle" makes his NPR Tiny Desk debut. By Joshua Robinson February 09, 2021
Music Keyshia Cole & Ashanti's "Verzuz" Gets Date: "Rain, Sleet... Let's Go" In just a few weeks, the R&B singers will finally appear on the hit virtual series. By Erika Marie January 12, 2021
Music Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods Member & "Internet Rapper" Sentenced To 15 Years Louis Daniel Morales was labeled an "internet rapper" in the Department of Justice's press release stating his sentencing. By Deja Goode April 06, 2021
Music Moneybagg Yo Flexes Huge Winnings From Super Bowl LV A video shows Moneybagg Yo thumbing through a massive pile of money that, according to DJ Akademiks, consists entirely of his Super Bowl winnings. By Joshua Robinson February 09, 2021
Music Xzibit Responds To "Napalm Cannabis" Name Controversy After his Napalm Cannabis company faced controversy over its name, Xzibit took a moment to address the situation. By Mitch Findlay April 06, 2021
Music Joe Budden Reponds To Eminem's Leaked "Bang" Verse Following the release of Eminem's original "Bang" verse, Joe Budden addressed some of the disses against him on The Joe Budden Podcast. By Mitch Findlay June 24, 2020
Music Chris Brown Shuts Down "Verzuz" Rumors: "Not In Competition With Nobody But Myself" Chris Brown may not be participating in a "Verzuz" anytime soon. By Erika Marie July 24, 2020
Numbers Rihanna's "ANTI" Continues Gargantuan Chart Run Following its release in January 2016, Rihanna's eighth studio album "ANTI" remains a Billboard staple four years straight. By Mitch Findlay June 24, 2020