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Music Dr. Dre Lost $200M After Leaking Apple-Beats Deal With Tyrese: Report Jimmy Iovine was "anxious and afraid" that Tim Cook was going to kill Apple's multi-billion dollar acquisition of Beats after Dr. Dre called himself "hip-hop's first billionaire." By Aron A. May 05, 2022
Music Gunna Jokes About "RiRi Effect" After Rihanna Dressed As Him For Halloween Rihanna sported Gunna's exact New York Fashion Week look and the rapper says his phone was ringing off the hook. By Erika Marie January 19, 2022
Music Nick Cannon's Kids Questioned Him Over "Alone" Song About Mariah Carey As Cannon readies the release of "Raw N B: The Explicit Tape" this week, he speaks about Carey's reaction and penning lyrics about the women in his life. By Erika Marie May 18, 2022
Music Megan Thee Stallion Slams Blogs For Pushing Negative Narrative: "It Gets Frustrating" The Houston hottie was not pleased about her body positive message being twisted. By Lamar Banks September 27, 2022
Music Kendrick Lamar's "Good Kid, M.A.A.D City" Sets Impressive Billboard 200 Chart Record Kendrick Lamar’s "Good Kid, M.A.A.D City" has spent 500 weeks on the Billboard 200 chart, something only Eminem has done in hip-hop. By Cole Blake May 31, 2022
Pop Culture Nas & Hit-Boy's "King Disease III" First-Week Sales Projections Are In The critical darling is expected to debut at No. 9 on the charts alongside, GloRilla, Taylor Swift, Drake, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 20, 2022
Music Zack De La Rocha Suffered Torn Achilles, Close Friend Confirms A close friend of Zack de la Rocha says that the Rage Against The Machine singer has torn his achilles. By Cole Blake August 14, 2022
Music Nicki Minaj Turned Down Record Deal After Label Wanted Ghostwriter Nicki Minaj prides herself on penning her own rhymes, and three Full Force members recently shared she shut down a record label that tried to force her to have a ghostwriter. By Erika Marie March 13, 2020
Music Taj Jackson Rejects Beyoncé Being "King Of Pop," Says Title "Is Not Up For Grabs" Someone stated that Beyoncé is the new King of Pop and Taj wasn't having it. By Erika Marie December 24, 2019
Sports Eminem Is The Kobe Bryant Of Rap, Says Big Daddy Kane Big Daddy Kane spoke about the death of Kobe Bryant and how he believes Eminem is his equivalent in hip-hop. By Alex Zidel February 14, 2020
Music Janelle Monae On Misogyny In Hip Hop: “I Really Only Ever Wanna Hear Women Rapping" Janelle Monae called out the prevalent misogyny in hip hop, admitting that she "really only ever [wants to] hear women rapping." By Lynn S. July 04, 2020
Reviews Smokepurpp's "Deadstar" Review With his first full-length project, "Deadstar," Smokepurpp defines ignorance. By Vince Rick October 03, 2017