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Music JAY-Z Could Get His Own Day In New York City After Council Proposal The New York City Council may honor JAY-Z with his own day on December 4th. By Cole Blake December 26, 2023
Music Black Thought To Star In Musical "Black No More" This January, Black Thought is about to take the stage in an Off-Broadway musical called "Black No More." By Mitch Findlay October 07, 2021
Music PnB Meen Teases Tribute Track To Brother PnB Rock Meen's track comes out tomorrow, March 3rd, and contains some cutting lyrics reflecting on his brother's passing. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 02, 2023
Music Kanye West Italy Concert "Very Unlikely" To Happen: Report The concert stage is reportedly being dismantled and Kanye appears to be back in the US. By Ben Mock October 22, 2023
Music Chrisean Rock Makes Her Hot 100 Debut And Shares An Update On Motherhood Chrisean Rock scored her first hit on the legendary singles chart. By Lavender Alexandria November 07, 2023
Music DJ Khaled & Lil Baby Link Up In The Studio For "Special" Collaboration DJ Khaled says he's in "album mode" while collaborating with Lil Baby in the studio. By Cole Blake May 31, 2022
Music Kanye West Reportedly Owes $1 Million In Taxes, Catches Break In Separate Lawsuit West owes more than $5 million combined between the taxes and lawsuit. By Lavender Alexandria January 03, 2024
Music I-Octane's "God & I" Album Secures #1 Spot On Apple Music's Reggae/Dancehall Charts I-Octane's lyrics often speak to the struggles of everyday people. He balances that realism with messages of hope, faith, and resilience. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 05, 2025
Music Lil Durk & Fivio Foreign Link Up At Coachella The two superstar MCs met up at the Marc Jacobs party at the desert festival, where they both seem to have performed, as well. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 17, 2023
Music USHER Discloses Longing Desire To Work With Justin Timberlake On New Music USHER called Justin "an amazing performer." By Zachary Horvath February 15, 2024
Streetwear Fat Joe's Past Feud With Jay-Z Left Him Out Of A Reebok Sneaker Deal Hov's where the money's at, and if you mess with him, those paychecks aren't coming your way. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 28, 2023
Music Andre 3000 Thinks "Idlewild" Could Have Been A "Slip" For Outkast "Sometimes you build character or you build something by failure," Andre 3000 says. By Caroline Fisher November 17, 2023