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Music Young Thug Explains Paying Lil Baby To Start Rap Career: "I Was Scared For Him" Thugger and Baby grew up together and after seeing him go off to prison, Young Thug paid his friend to stay out of the streets and in the studio. By Erika Marie October 20, 2021
Music Cardi B Slams People Cyberbullying Lil Kim: "It's Heartbreaking" The two New York rappers go way back and Cardi defended Kim against people who have been harshly criticizing the Rap legend online. By Erika Marie December 22, 2021
Music Southside Slams Russ For His Comments About Producers Southside isn't here for Russ' or his opinion. By Aron A. April 23, 2018
Music April Fool's Day: 10 Hilarious Musician Pranks Including the two years of prank calls Russell Crowe received from Michael Jackson. By Karlton Jahmal April 01, 2018
Music Roddy Ricch Disses 6ix9ine, Name Drops Kendrick Lamar & Baby Keem On "No Way" Roddy had some hot takes on his new album. By Thomas Galindo December 18, 2021
Music Travis Scott & Drake's "Sicko Mode" Makes Hip-Hop History "Sicko Mode" will go down in the history books! By Alex Zidel March 12, 2019
Pop Culture Lil Durk Reacts On Stage As Fan Pees Herself: Watch The "What Happened To Virgil" rapper was baffled by what happened in the crowd. By Lawrencia Grose April 15, 2022
Music Lil Wayne Sues Former Lawyer For $20M For Overcharging Him: Report Lil Wayne claims the former lawyer hit him with some hefty fees over the years. By Aron A. January 30, 2019
Music SZA's Album Will Finally Arrive In 2017, TDE CEO Suggests After threatening to quit music earlier this year, it seems SZA may finally be releasing her debut album. By Trevor Smith January 01, 2017
Music R. Kelly Won't Survive Charges, Alleged Victims Lawyer Michael Avenatti Claims Michael Avenatti says he'd be shocked if R. Kelly walks away. By Aron A. February 22, 2019
Society Nick Cannon Calls Out Jimmy Fallon & Jimmy Kimmel For Blackface Acts Cannon tends to side with comedians, but he still wants to talk. By Zaynab February 12, 2019
Music Offset Possibly Targeted In Drive-By Studio Shooting In Atlanta Offset is reportedly safe after the drive-by shooting. By Alex Zidel May 09, 2019