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Music T-Pain Introduced Auto-Tune To The 2000s But Credits Snoop Dogg For Making It Acceptable To Use In Hip-Hop After T-Pain reached the top of the charts with "I'm Sprung" in 2005, Snoop Dogg joined the trend with "Sexual Eruption" in 2007. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 08, 2025
Music Mariah Carey Pays Respects To Muni Long & Tori Kelly Amid Viral iHeartRadio Tribute Backlash Mariah Carey's iHeartRadio attendance has sparked rumors about her possible romance with recording artist Anderson. Paak. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 22, 2025
Music Chingy Has "Zero Sympathy" For Sidney Starr Following Arrest Chingy says "that had nothing to do with me." By Tallie Spencer September 10, 2026
Music Juvenile & Mannie Fresh Treat "Drink Champs" To Cash Money Tales & More: Watch The New Orleans rap legends also discussed- among a lot more- the city's bounce genre and competition with No Limit Records. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 21, 2023
Music Ray J Opens Up About Suicidal Thoughts And Wearing A Bulletproof Vest Ray J got vulnerable during a recent podcast appearance. By Caroline Fisher November 15, 2024
Music Meek Mill Offers To Leak Rick Ross Collaboration Ahead Of Release Meek Mill and Rick Ross' new song, "Shaq & Kobe," is dropping on Friday. By Cole Blake September 26, 2023
Music Meek Mill Says He's Too Rich For Beef Meek Mill isn't concerned about picking sides. By Cole Blake January 06, 2024
Music R. Kelly Pleads Not Guilty To All Charges Of Aggravated Sexual Abuse The singer officially entered his plea this morning. By Zaynab February 25, 2019
Music Saweetie Partly Blames Her Zodiac Sign For Album Delay While she mentioned other reasons as well, it seems like her being a Cancer makes a big difference in her mind when it comes to the album's long-awaited and postponed drop. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 20, 2023
Music YBN Almighty Jay Has Songs On The Way With Lil Yachty & Zaytoven YBN Almighty Jay is cooking up in the studio. By Alex Zidel July 12, 2018
Music Will.i.am Argues Black Thought Is Better Than Jay-Z But Wants To See Them Battle Will.i.am also shared his picks for the five best rappers of all time, including Big Daddy Kane, Nas, and more. By Cole Blake July 31, 2025
Politics The White House Turns Drake's "ICEMAN" Into TikTok Promo For ICE The White House already used Drake's "ICEMAN" cover art as an ad for United States President Donald Trump's MAGA movement on social media. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 18, 2026