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Music Vic Mensa Has A Prince-Inspired "Slave" Tattoo Vic Mensa pays tribute to the Purple One with one of his tattoos. By Matt F January 11, 2018
Sports Manchester United's Jesse Lingard Channels Drake's "More Life" In Goal Celebration Someone's been listening to "Portland." By Trevor Smith March 20, 2017
Music Here's Every Rihanna Song To Go Platinum So Far Rihanna just turned 29, and she still has more platinum plaques than candles on her birthday cake. By Trevor Smith February 20, 2017
Original Content Kanye West Vs. Jay-Z: Who Had The Better Debut Album? Two friends turned rivals go head to head in this week's edition of "Who Had The Better Debut Album?" By Mitch Findlay November 14, 2017
Music Lil Peep's Death Confirmed To Be A Result Of Fentanyl & Xanax Overdose Lil Peep's toxicology report confirms of an overdose of several drugs. By Aron A. December 08, 2017
Music Kanye West's Cousin Suffers Death Of 1-Year-Old Son Avery, who was nearly 17 months old, died in his sleep. By Angus Walker March 14, 2017
Music The Game Crowns Himself The Best Rapper From Compton Fans were quick to bring up Kendrick Lamar in response to The Game's hot take on "Club Shay Shay" on Wednesday. By Cole Blake December 10, 2025
Original Content 10 Essential TM88 Productions 10 booming tracks from the phenomenal Southern producer TM88. By Devon Jefferson April 30, 2017
Music GloRilla Angrily Scraps St Louis Concert After Multiple Fights Break Out GloRilla could scarcely believe what she was seeing when two separate brawls broke out during her recent set. By Elias Andrews March 26, 2025
Music Kim Burrell Apologizes To The LGBTQ Community For Past Homophonic Remarks Kim Burrell says she's focused on "bridge-building." By Cole Blake July 22, 2024
Music Chinx's Widow Admits She's "Heartbroken" Over Manslaughter Charge For Late Rapper's Alleged Killer Chinx's widow isn't happy about the lesser charge. By Cole Blake July 17, 2024
Music Lil Yachty And James Blake Claim Young Thug Is Wildest Artist To Record With Thugger is in a league of his own. By Elias Andrews June 27, 2024