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Politics Kamala Harris Uses Kendrick Lamar Lyrics In Epigraph Of Forthcoming Memoir Kamala Harris is readying her memoir "107 Days" next week and it will detail "the shortest presidential campaign in modern history." By Zachary Horvath September 20, 2025
Music Roberta Flack, R&B Legend Behind "Killing Me Softly," Passes Away At 88 The tragic news of R&B icon Roberta Flack's passing was confirmed by her publicist in a statement on Monday morning. By Cole Blake February 24, 2025
Music Snoop Dogg Among Stars Honoring Willie Nelson Snoop and many others showed out to celebrate Willie Nelson turning 90 By Ben Mock April 30, 2023
Music Rod Wave Teases Stadium Tour With NBA YoungBoy While NBA YoungBoy is living overseas right now, fans hope Rod Wave can convince him for a massive trek for their fans. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 27, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj's Husband Kenneth Petty Hilariously Nails Her Lyric Challenge: Watch Kenneth Petty might be the biggest Barb after all. By Caroline Fisher March 07, 2024
Music Beyonce's "CUFF IT" Was Written For Raphael Saadiq's Group, He Claims The Tony! Toni! Toné! member shared that he wrote the song for his group, but realized it was too big for Queen Bey to pass up on. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 23, 2023
Music Mariah The Scientist Reposts Critique Of Pitchfork Calling Andre 3000's Album "Rap" Before you go to the publication's social media to flame them for this seemingly blasphemous categorization, there's a reason for it. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 20, 2023
Music Salt-N-Pepa Call Out UMG As Fiery Legal Battle Continues Salt-N-Pepa have filed a lawsuit against Universal Music Group in an effort to regain control of their master recordings. By Cole Blake August 04, 2025
Music 911 Caller In Young Scooter’s Death Gets Bond After Allegedly Causing Fatal Police Chase Young Scooter died after suffering a serious leg injury while fleeing from police officers in Atlanta, last month. By Cole Blake April 03, 2025
Music The Apollo Theater Issues Statement After Fan Falls From Balcony During Drake Show The Apollo is launching an investigation after a fan fell from the balcony during Drake's Sunday night concert. By Aron A. January 23, 2023
Pop Culture Lil Baby Gets Asked What He Does For A Living By Instagram Fashion Page Lil Baby had some fun with a cameraman who didn't recognize him. By Lavender Alexandria September 19, 2023
Music Travis Scott Files Motion To Dismiss Trespassing Charge After Miami Arrest Travis Scott is trying to put his Miami arrest behind him. By Caroline Fisher August 21, 2024