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Music Afrika Bambaataa Cause Of Death Revealed Many folks are reacting to Afrika Bambaataa's passing, whether hip-hop fans at large or his sexual assault and child molestation accusers. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 10, 2026
Music Baby Keem Shares "Melodic Blue" Short Film Featuring Three New Songs The new tracks haven't been shared to streaming platforms yet. By Lavender Alexandria December 05, 2023
Music Hitta J3 Challenges Joey Bada$$ To Respond Once Again On "HEADSHOT" The Joey Bada$$ beef seems to be settling down finally, but HItta J3 is still looking to get active on the mic. By Zachary Horvath May 21, 2025
Music 21 Savage Donates $25K To Make Sure Detained Immigrants Get Legal Counsel 21 Savage donated to a nonprofit organization to ensure that detained immigrants can access legal counsel. By Aron A. June 14, 2019
Music Conway The Machine Refutes Claim That He "Left" Eminem's Label Conway stood up for Em and others from the label. By Lavender Alexandria February 08, 2024
Sports Stephen A Smith Believes Drake & Kendrick Lamar Are Taking Things Too Far Stpehen A. has had enough of this feud. By Jamil David May 08, 2024
Pop Culture The Weeknd Revealed As Co-Writer For Upcoming Film Project Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan are also set to star in the untitled film from Trey Edward Shults. By Ben Mock January 03, 2024
Music T-Pain Shares A Warning For The Hit-&-Run Culprit Who Smashed His Car T-Pain made it out unscathed. By Cole Blake April 22, 2024
Pop Culture Ariana Grande Replaces Nick Jonas As "The Voice" Coach The songstress will join the reality series as the latest coach. By Madusa S. March 30, 2021
Music Donald Glover Recalls Being Booed While Opening For Kid Cudi Donald Glover says he was once booed while opening for Kid Cudi in NYC. By Cole Blake April 04, 2023
Music Lawsuit Accusing Spotify Of Fabricating Drake's Streams Has Been Dismissed This is a separate lawsuit to the one from RBX, who also accused Spotify of boosting Drake's streams on the platform. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 01, 2026
Music Lyrical Lemonade's Cole Bennett Will Direct New Chief Keef Documentary A big deal for Bennett and Sosa. By Elias Andrews October 15, 2024