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Music ASAP Rocky Thanks Jeffrey Wright For Giving Him Acting Advice While Shooting "Highest 2 Lowest" ASAP Rocky and Jeffrey Wright star alongside Denzel Washington and many more in Spike Lee's new film, "Highest 2 Lowest." By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 26, 2025
Music Feds Claim They Intercepted 20K Phone Calls In Big U's RICO Case The update comes as Big U's co-defendants in the case are hoping to push their trial date back a full year. By Cole Blake May 04, 2025
Music Fat Joe's Mother Passes Away At 77 Our condolences go out to Fat Joe and his loved ones as these last couple of months have been incredibly rough for the NY rapper. By Zachary Horvath May 03, 2025
Music Wallie The Sensei Capitalizes On Kendrick Lamar Hype By Signing To Travis Scott's Cactus Jack Imprint The signing comes as Travis Scott is gearing up for the release of his next collaborative project, "Jackboys 2." By Cole Blake May 01, 2025
Music Kanye West Celebrates Adolf Hitler's Birthday With Latest Antisemitic Antics Kanye West is still making headlines for posting constant offensive and controversial messages on social media. By Cole Blake April 21, 2025
Music Jermaine Dupri Reveals The Difficulty Of Breaking 90s R&B Group Xscape Because Of Looks Not Vocals Jermaine Dupri's So So Def record label has created several of the biggest names in music, including Bow Wow and Jagged Edge. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 20, 2025
Music Wiz Khalifa Admits It Took An Infinite Amount Of Weed To Create "Kush & OJ 2" Wiz Khalifa's Kush & OJ mixtape was his breakout moment in hip-hop as it earned him a spot on the XXL Freshmen Class of 2010. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 17, 2025
Music Kanye West Claims He Hates Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" In Vicious Rant Kanye West did not want the attention to stray from him for too long, and decided to target both Playboi Carti and K. Dot's biggest single. By Elias Andrews March 18, 2025
Pop Culture Cam'ron Sets The Record Straight On Long-Standing Mariah Carey Relationship Rumors Mariah Carey and Kill Cam have been linked since early 2000s thanks to past musical collaborations and frequent hang outs. By Zachary Horvath March 15, 2025
Music Tekashi 6ix9ine's Jewelry & Platinum Plaques Sell For Shocking Amounts After IRS Raid Tekashi 6ix9ine previously revealed that he hadn't reported his income to the IRS for four years before the raid. By Cole Blake March 11, 2025
Pop Culture Tory Lanez Fans Flood Kim Kardashian's Comment Section After Using His Music In Thirst Trap Post Kim Kardashian's steamy video has also sparked quite a battle between Tory Lanez and Megan Thee Stallion fans for obvious reasons. By Zachary Horvath March 05, 2025
Music Kanye West Claims He Has "Fake Streams" In Latest Twitter Outburst Kanye West is back on Twitter and mocking his own success by suggesting that he's got artificially inflated streams. By Elias Andrews March 01, 2025