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Music The Kid Mero Says "Desus & Mero" Split Was In The Works For A Year The Kid Mero explains that he and Desus "discussed pursuing separate interests over a year prior to the show coming to an end." By Aron A. August 04, 2022
Music Taxstone's DNA Found On Gun Discharged In Irving Plaza Shooting Taxstone was arrested Monday on a federal weapons possession charge in connection with the 2016 shooting that resulted in the death of Troy Ave's bodyguard. By Danny Schwartz January 17, 2017
Music Max B's Manager Reveals How His Sentence Was Reduced By 55 Years "That's my brother," Ty Black says. By Caroline Fisher October 28, 2023
Music City Girls' "RAW" First Week Sales Projections Are Here, Point To Disappointing Debut The Miami duo is set to sell less than 10K equivalent copies of their new LP, although it's certainly made a splash in media circles. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 23, 2023
Music Daz Dillinger's "DPG 4 Life" Book Is Out Now Daz Dillinger and Kurupt hype their new book "DPG 4 Life," a first-hand account of their experience on the legendary Death Row Records. By Mitch Findlay January 18, 2021
Music Lil Uzi Vert Gets 6 New Face Piercings Lil Uzi Vert has gotten six new piercings on his face. By Cole Blake January 17, 2023
Music Moneybagg Yo Ices Out GloRilla With Bread Gang Chain Memphis rap is leading the charge right now, and its artists are showing each other the proper respect. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 26, 2023
Viral Drake's "Toosie Slide" Challenge Conquered By Ugandan Orphans Drake helped these Ugandan kids' "Toosie Slide" challenge go viral. By Rose Lilah April 21, 2020
Music Lana Del Rey Discusses Kanye West Bar In "The Greatest" Lana Del Rey's lyric sparked a ton of speculation on whether she was team Kanye or nah. By Aron A. August 28, 2019
Music JT Explains The Parallel Between The Music Industry & Credit Card Fraud City Girls' JT compares her previous hustle to her full-time job. By Aron A. August 03, 2020
Music 6ix9ine Kidnapper Fails To Overturn His 24-Year Prison Sentence Again Anthony Ellison faced charges of kidnapping 6ix9ine, racketeering, and assault, and has tried to reduce his sentence to no avail. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 08, 2024
Pop Culture Justin Bieber's Dad Doubles Down On Homophobia Jeremy Bieber is not having a very good Pride Month. By Ben Mock June 10, 2023