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Original Content Kendrick Lamar’s “We Cry Together” Feels Familiar Kendrick Lamar's "We Cry Together" is a love song gone awry, not so unlike Eminem's "Kim" or Atmosphere's "Fuck You Lucy." By Rose Lilah May 13, 2022
Music Lil Wayne's Daughter Raps Along To Vintage "Carter III" Songs Reginae Carter always puts on for her dad. By Alex Zidel May 28, 2019
Music Logic Shows Off His Insane Gains In New Photo Logic looks ready to walk into an MMA match. By Alex Zidel May 29, 2018
Music Symba Plans To Respond To J. Cole's Alleged Diss On New Freestyle Many J. Cole fans dismissed the theory that he dissed Symba on "Birthday Blizzard '26," but the Bay Area MC still felt slighted. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 31, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Receives Solid Second-Week Sales Projections For “Don’t Be Dumb” A$AP Rocky's long-awaited fourth studio album, "Don't Be Dumb," moved roughly 123K album-equivalent units in its first week. By Caroline Fisher January 28, 2026
Music 50 Cent Receives Unsavory Co-Sign From Donald Trump Jr. 50 Cent has been known to be one of the biggest haters ever, and now, that reputation has caught the eye of Donald Trump Jr. By Alexander Cole December 24, 2025
Music The Weeknd Sparks Suspicion Of Name Change Again With Nationwide Billboards Is The Weeknd over? By Bryson "Boom" Paul December 28, 2024
Pop Culture Sabrina Carpenter Participates In Usher's Seductive Cherry Feeding Tradition At The Met Gala The Met Gala this year was not as classy with several attendees breaking rules such as Usher and Sabrina Carpenter. By Zachary Horvath May 07, 2025
Music Top5 & J. Prince Jr. Kick It On IG Live In The Ultimate Drake-Affiliate Meetup Hip-hop fans don't want to hear from two of Drake's partisans. By Zachary Horvath December 04, 2024
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 Pras Michel's Emergency Colon Cancer Surgery Delays Federal Conspiracy Sentencing To October Pras Michel was set to be sentenced on August 29, but an emergency surgery has pushed that back by about a month. By Devin Morton September 02, 2025
Music Tory Lanez's Appeal Motion In Court Gets Crucial Clarifying Update Many folks misinterpreted this court development online. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 26, 2024