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Reviews Jay-Z's "4:44" Tour Puts His Legacy In Perspective Last night, Jay-Z brought Brooklyn to Canada, killing the stage with a veteran's poise. By Mitch Findlay November 22, 2017
Music Chance The Rapper Endorses His Extremely Popular Fake Twitter Account A tweet from the fake Chance has earned more retweets than any post from the rapper himself. By Trevor Smith September 09, 2017
Music Wack 100 Checked By Pooh Shiesty's Lawyer After He Claims The Rapper Snitched Bradford Cohen calls Wack's allegations "a straight up mistruth" while detailing Shiesty's guilty plea. By Erika Marie February 25, 2022
Society 'Love & Hip Hop' Star Yandy Pepper Sprayed By Guards During Prison Protest The reality television star was at the forefront of a public demonstration. By Zaynab February 04, 2019
Music Kevin Gates Trends As Raunchy Show Attracts Unlikely Fan The rapper's made headlines once again for his racy concert. By hnhh September 14, 2022
Music Nicki Minaj Tells Lil Wayne That Marriage To Kenneth Petty Is "Refreshing & Calming" Lil Wayne & Nicki Minaj linked up on Young Money radio where they spoke about her career, nabbing a No. 1 song with Doja Cat, why social media distancing is important, and what married life has been like for Mrs. Petty. By Erika Marie June 13, 2020
Original Content Nelly Vs. T.I.: Who Had The Better Debut Album? This week, Nelly's "Country Grammar" squares off against T.I.'s "I'm Serious." By Mitch Findlay October 25, 2017
Music NBA YoungBoy Has Alleged Footage Of Him Surface Following Transfer To Federal Alabama Prison YB is in a new "home" and potentially not for long. By Zachary Horvath February 12, 2025
Music Baltimore Rapper Nick Breed Who Campaigned For Nonviolence, Dead At 24 Nick Breed was fatally shot in his hometown at the tender age of 24. By Devin Ch October 24, 2018
Music Kelly Rowland Gets Giant Hand Tattoo To Show Love To Demi Lovato The lion tattoo appears to be temporary. By Alex Zidel July 26, 2018
Music Young Thug Dubs Himself "Drip God:" I Made Y’all Tighten Y’all Jeans" Young Thug wants you to put some respect on his name. By Mitch Findlay July 16, 2018
Music Kendrick Lamar Scores First-Career Number One On The R&B Charts Kendrick Lamar continues to stack up accolades. By Alexander Cole May 27, 2022