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Music Lizzo To Receive Humanitarian Award At Black Music Action Coalition Gala Despite her ongoing lawsuit Lizzo is set to receive a major honor. By Lavender Alexandria September 07, 2023
Music Taraji P Henson To Return As BET Awards Host In 2024 Taraji P Henson is "thrilled" to host the BET Awards again. By Cole Blake June 03, 2024
Music Tracy Chapman Shatters the Glass Ceiling As The First Black Songwriter To Win CMA Song Of The Year Congratulations are in order! By Tallie Spencer November 09, 2023
Music DJ Drama & Don Cannon Respond To Lil Uzi Vert Criticism Don Cannon and DJ Drama breakdown Lil Uzi Vert's criticism. By Jonathan Carey May 23, 2017
Pop Culture "Hip-Hop & The White House" Documentary Narrated By Jeezy Gets Hulu Release Date The first release in Andscape's "&360" series drops April 22. By Ben Mock March 20, 2024
Music Lil Uzi Vert Fans Throw Their Phones At Him During Concert Lil Uzi Vert was wanted for his Snapchat prowess. By Matt F August 15, 2017
Music Taz Taylor Threatens Artists With Legal Action For Not Paying His Producers "It's just disrespectful to have people waiting for almost a year while y'all collect money off songs," the Internet Money boss expressed. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 30, 2023
Politics Pras Claims His Former Lawyer Used A.I. To Craft Closing Arguments, Wants New Trial Pras says his last attorney wrote his closing arguments with A.I. By Cole Blake October 17, 2023
Music LL Cool J's "Mama Said Knock You Out" LP Turns 33 LL Cool J ushered in the '90s with a timeless album. By Demi Phillips October 18, 2023
Music Drake Wants 500 Weeks On The Billboard Hot 100 Drake's trying to level up himself. By Aron A. August 18, 2017
Pop Culture Glastonbury Festival Headliners: SZA, Coldplay, And Dua Lipa To Perform In June Kendrick Lamar took the stage at the UK-based festival last year. Other hip-hop icons who've performed include Stormzy, Kanye West, and The Carters. By Hayley Hynes March 14, 2024
Pop Culture Ivanna Ortiz Could Lose Speech Pathology License Over Alleged Rihanna Attack Ivanna Ortiz, the 35-year-old Orlando woman accused of trying to kill Rihanna, is at risk of losing her job and much more. By Zachary Horvath March 26, 2026