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Music Jay-Z, Diddy, Saweetie, The Game & More Show Out For 4th Of July The stars were most definitely outside for Fourth of July. By Taya Coates July 05, 2021
Music YG Previews Video For “Sign Language,” Hitting Streamers At Midnight YG is back with more music for the streets. By Hayley Hynes October 28, 2021
Music Hit-Boy Teases "King's Disease III" With Nas Nas and Hit-Boy's "King's Disease" album series will soon become a trilogy. By Joshua Robinson December 24, 2021
Music Kelly Rowland Gives Birth To Second Child: "We Are Truly Grateful" Destiny's Child member Kelly Rowland just had another child of her own, a "7lbs., 8 oz,, 19in" baby boy by the name of Noah Jon Weatherspoon. By Keenan Higgins January 30, 2021
Numbers Kanye West's "DONDA" Reaches Gold Eligibility In an unsurprising turn of events, Kanye West's new "DONDA" album has officially reached gold status. By Mitch Findlay September 15, 2021
Relationships Rihanna Gets New Ink Over Her Matching Shark Tattoo With Drake Following A$AP Rocky and Rihanna's cute night out, Eagle-eyed fans have noticed that Rihanna's infamous camo shark tattoo has been covered up. By Joshua Robinson June 24, 2021
Music Bobby Shmurda Addresses Wack 100 Criticism: "What He Do? He Do Podcasts?" Shmurda added that he isn't going to let anyone stop him from dancing. By Erika Marie February 02, 2022
Music Moneybagg Yo Wants To Work With Tems Moneybagg Yo praised Tems for being "too raw." By Thomas Galindo November 03, 2021
Music Mariah Carey Celebrates 50th Birthday By Recording New Song Mariah Carey is spending her 50th birthday—or, as she calls it, "anniversary"—in quarantine, recording a new song at her home studio. By Lynn S. March 27, 2020
Music Benny The Butcher Flexes Griselda's Grimy Hip-Hop Revival Benny The Butcher takes a moment to reflect on the pros and cons that come with Griselda's rap game dominance. By Mitch Findlay November 09, 2020
Music Young Buck Says After Signing Solo Deal With 50 Cent, Their Relationship Went Sour The two former friends and collaborators have been at each other's necks in recent years, and Buck attempts to explain why. By Erika Marie January 06, 2021
Music Mariah Carey Has Motion Shut Down In Extortion Lawsuit Against Ex-Assistant Mariah Carey sought for a subpoena to be blocked that granted access to her medical records. By Noah C February 19, 2020