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Music Meek Mill Laments The Decline Of Music Festival Lineups He didn't call out any particular festivals in the tweet. By Lavender Alexandria February 23, 2024
Music Chloe Bailey Says Most Haters Were Never True Fans To Begin With Chloe Bailey has been the brunt of vicious social media critique since embarking on her solo career. By Precious Gibson April 05, 2023
Pop Culture Krayzie Bone Hints At Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Doing "Tiny Desk" Bone Thugs-N-Harmony might make a comeback on NPR's "Tiny Desk." By Jake Lyda July 07, 2023
Music SZA Says She's Recorded 100 Songs Ahead Of New Album SZA says she's sitting on at least 100 songs ahead of the release of her second studio album. By Cole Blake October 17, 2022
Music LL Cool J Says Dr. Dre Was Initially Going To Produce His New Album LL Cool J says Dr. Dre was going to produce his new album before he chose to go with Q-Tip. By Cole Blake May 30, 2023
Music Boosie Badazz Gifts His Daughter A Puppy Boosie went all out for his daughter's birthday. By Caroline Fisher June 03, 2023
Music Joey Bada$$ Wanted To Sign To Young Money When asked whether he preferred Young Money or Cash Money-era Lil Wayne, the Brooklyn MC shared his childhood aspirations. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 06, 2023
Music Nicki Minaj Issues High Stakes Challenge To Female Fans Some fans will get an incredible opportunity with the rapper. By Lavender Alexandria August 31, 2023
Music Megan Thee Stallion Accuses 1501 Of Draining Funds The Houston MC claimed that Carl Crawford is getting a far more substantive cut of the label's budget than what he deserves- while leaving artists like her out of the equation. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 13, 2023
Music Swizz Beatz Denies $7 Million Fraud Allegations Linked To 1MDB Scandal Last year, Swizz Beatz was sued by British Virgin Islands liquidators, who allege that he knowingly received “fraudulent transfers." By Caroline Fisher November 13, 2025
Music Black Music Month: Revisiting 2 Live Crew's Controversies 2 Live Crew's inability to have their wild verbal lyricism quelled signified a new era of creative expression in hip-hop and music as a whole. By Caleb Hardy June 12, 2023
Music Gunna Promises His Next Album Will Be A Chart Topper He's no stranger to the top of the charts. By Lavender Alexandria May 01, 2024