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Music Kendrick Lamar Shouts Out Young Fan In Crowd, Gives Him Handwritten Note Kendrick Lamar gave a young audience member words of advice. By Rex Provost August 15, 2022
Music Erica Banks Defends Her Decision To Twerk For High School Students Erica Banks says her twerking at a pep rally was all in good fun. By Rex Provost August 21, 2022
Pop Culture Chris Brown Defends His Art: "R&B Ain't Dead... Y'all N*ggas Just Ugly" Breezy is the latest artist to chime in on the often heated debate. By Hayley Hynes August 20, 2022
Music Royce Da 5'9" & Black Thought May Release Joint Album In The Future The Detroit emcee revealed that they were working on a collaborative project "at one point," but busy schedules got the best of them. By Erika Marie August 19, 2022
Music Lil Uzi Vert's "Red + White" EP Has A Release Date, According To JT The City Girls rapper revealed that Lil Uzi Vert's "Red & White" EP will be dropping tonight. By Aron A. July 21, 2022
Music Chris Brown's "Breezy" Album Receives Immense Praise From Twitter Critics Chris Brown's new album seems to be pleasing his fanbase. By Alexander Cole June 24, 2022
Music Diddy & Timbaland Argue Whether R&B Is "Dead" Diddy and Timbaland got into a heated debate on Instagram Live as to whether R&B is officially "dead." By Cole Blake August 18, 2022
Relationships Swizz Beatz Calls Out Joe Budden For Agreeing With Alicia Keys Slander On Twitter The podcast host didn't deny that Keys "got cooked" on her 2003 song, "Diary." By Hayley Hynes May 27, 2022
Music Birdman's New Artist Buys Audi While Lil Wayne Still Waiting To Get Paid By Cash Money Birdman's protege BTY Young'N buys a brand new car with cash. By hnhh December 30, 2016
Music Kanye West's Cousin Confirms "Real Friends" Story About Stolen Sex Tape Kanye West really did shell out $250,000 to a cousin who discovered a sex tape of his on a laptop he had given away. The incident, as explained by another cousin, is believed to have played a major role in Kanye's recent breakdown. By Angus Walker December 20, 2016
Music DJ Cipha Sounds Reveals How Cam'ron Connected With Biggie Smalls Before The Diplomats DJ Cipha Sounds also recalled his early interactions with Lil Kim. By Rex Provost June 19, 2022
Music Latto Teases "P*ssy" Single That Addresses Roe V. Wade, Claps Back At Critics "Y’all complain about female rap lacking substance but then say I’m 'capitalizing' when I speak on sh*t," she wrote. By Erika Marie July 14, 2022