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Music Uncle Luke Shares More Stories About 2 Live Crew & Creating Southern Hip Hop Uncle Luke was the originator of the raunchy, rump-shaking, rap style in the 1980s. His success would pit him against the U.S. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 29, 2025
Pop Culture Nicki Minaj Brings Out Kai Cenat And Fanum At Concert Minaj repaid the favor for her stream cameo earlier this week. By Ben Mock December 15, 2023
Music Diddy's Family Is All Smiles While Leaving Court Following Not Guilty Verdict After a lengthy process, Diddy was found not guilty of the most severe charges against him, and his family is ecstatic. By Devin Morton July 02, 2025
Music Gunna's "fukumean" Goes Platinum It's no surprise that the 30-year-old's biggest hit of the year achieved this, as fans look forward to an upcoming new direction. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 05, 2023
Music DJ Drama Confirms Snoop Dogg Has A "Gangsta Grillz" Mixtape On The Way Snoop Dogg and DJ Drama set an October release date for "I Still Got It." By Aron A. September 27, 2022
Music Taylor Swift Announces "Speak Now (Taylor's Version)" The pop star is releasing a re-recorded version of her fan favorite album. By Noah Grant May 06, 2023
Music How Lil Uzi Vert's "XO Tour Llif3" Ushered Emo Rap Into The Mainstream Many fans have this song to thank for a wider appreciation of emo rap. By Demi Phillips February 29, 2024
Music Pop Smoke’s Family To Honor His Legacy With Brooklyn Coffee Shop Pop Smoke's family is opening up a new coffee shop called Pop's Place, and they're currently looking for baristas. By Caroline Fisher March 25, 2026
Music Lil Durk Dives Into "Deep Thoughts" On Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update This week's "Fire Emoji" playlist update is brought to you by Lil Durk, NAV, Wiz Khalifa, Icewear Vezzo, Anycia, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 29, 2025
Music Latto Speaks On Uplifting Other Female Artists: "Let Me Do My Part" Latto says it's her "duty" to help other women in hip-hop. By Cole Blake August 12, 2023
Music Nicki Minaj Has A Warning For Lyor Cohen And YouTube Nicki believes the multi-company music executive is part of a scheme within the media and the Internet to sabotage her work. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 01, 2024
Music SZA To Release "Shirt" Music Video On Friday SZA has shared a teaser for her upcoming music video, "Shirt." By Cole Blake October 26, 2022