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Music Grime Icon Dot Rotten Passes Away At 37 Several notable voices in hip-hop have been sharing tributes for Dot Rotten on social media, including Wiley. By Cole Blake March 09, 2026
Pop Culture Queen Latifah Tapped For Lifetime Achievement Award At 2021 BET Awards The Hip Hop legend will be honored at the 2021 BET Awards on June 27. By EJ Panaligan June 15, 2021
Music Jack Harlow Leads The Way On Our "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update With Tracks From "Jackman" We're also spotlighting new arrivals from Conway the Machine, Lola Brooke, and more. By Hayley Hynes April 29, 2023
Music Prince Estate Shares Handwritten Note On Intolerance & New "Baltimore" Video Prince's 2015 track "Baltimore" receives a new music video on the artist's birthday. By Cole Blake June 07, 2020
Music Tay-K Claims New Music Is Dropping Tomorrow As Internet Rumors Run Rampant Tay-K has been subjected to a plethora of internet rumors concerning his prison release, and now, he is playing into it. By Alexander Cole June 10, 2026
Music Vince Staples Frustrated After YouTube Age-Restricts His Video Vince Staples has something to say. By Tallie Spencer April 30, 2026
Music Lil Nas X Says He Paused Concert To Take "A Mean Sh*t" Backstage Lil Nas X says that he interrupted a recent performance in order to use the bathroom backstage. By Cole Blake October 01, 2022
Music Eminem Was The Most Viewed Rapper On YouTube In March Eminem was the most viewed rapper on YouTbe last month. By Randy Mitchell April 05, 2023
Music Diddy's Alleged Victims Express Concern For Their Safety As He Attempts To Get Out Of Jail An attorney for the alleged victims has spoken out. By Cole Blake November 25, 2024
Music Montreal's Concordia University Is Offering A Drake Course Next Fall Concordia University Professor Yassin "Narcy" Alsalman will teach "Drake: Media, Myth, and Manhood" next fall. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 01, 2026
Music Playboi Carti Shouts Out The Weeknd For Promoting His Rollout: "U Got Family" The "Pull Up" rager is firing off on all cylinders, and Abel Tesfaye is one of many stars that he shouted out in the past few days. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 09, 2023
Music The Game Isn't Rocking With Lil Pump's New Manicure Lil Pump's manicure had The Game asking questions. By Lavender Alexandria October 26, 2023