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Music Jaden Smith Calls Kid Cudi His "Mentor In Life" & "Big Bro Forever" Jaden Amith and Kid Cudi have not only created magic in the studio, but they have an admiration for one another as both people and artists. By Erika Marie April 30, 2020
Music Pooh Shiesty Posts His Prison Address Online For Fan Mail It seems like the rapper is looking for a pen pal. By Madusa S. June 22, 2021
Music Mike Dean Explains "Grueling" Sessions For Kanye's "DONDA" Mike Dean opens up about his role on "DONDA," explaining how the listening parties impacted the album. By Mitch Findlay September 07, 2021
Music Cheryl "Salt" James Shares Tupac Shakur Poem He Wrote Her While In Prison The unreleased poem showed a hurting, yet hopeful, Tupac. By Erika Marie August 21, 2020
Music Ruff Ryders Roster Stand Up For DMX Over the weekend, DMX recieved thoughts, prayers, and positive vibes from many former Ruff Ryders members. By Mitch Findlay April 05, 2021
Music Jennifer Lopez Gets Backlash For "Black Girl From The Bronx" Lyric A line from her track "Lonely" with Maluma where she calls herself "Negrita" has caused debate. By Erika Marie October 19, 2020
Music Joe Budden Thinks Kendrick Lamar Could Do The “Funniest Thing In Hip-Hop History” On “ICEMAN” Release Date With "ICEMAN" just a few days away, the Joe Budden Podcast wonders what would happen if Kendrick Lamar dropped on the same day. By Aron A. May 13, 2026
Music GloRilla's Sister Blasts Drake, Latto & Soulja Boy Over "GOMF" Diss Track Drake and Soulja Boy both showed love to GloRilla and Latto's "GOMF" track, which Glo's sister Victoria Woods was not happy with at all. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 01, 2026
Music Dame Dash Claims Jay-Z's "Reasonable Doubt" Is Irrelevant: "Nobody Cares" Dame Dash and Jay-Z have clashed over the rights to "Reasonable Doubt" before, which makes this hot take very interesting. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 01, 2026
Music Pooh Shiesty Reacts With Disbelief To Gucci Mane's Alleged Police Statement Pooh Shiesty recently had a court hearing over his alleged kidnapping and robbery of Gucci Mane in Dallas earlier this year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 10, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Gushes Over Fatherhood: “I’m All Smiles” ASAP Rocky opened up to Complex about being a family man and more. By Lamar Banks December 05, 2022
Pop Culture Atlantic Records Accused Of Bot Engagement On Lil Uzi Vert, Don Toliver & Other Videos After a huge spike in music video views and many Twitter reactions, more and more people are raising eyebrows at the label. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 27, 2022