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Pop Culture Scooter Braun: Sources Say Music Exec Is "Imploding," Unsavoury Revelations Expected To Come "It's a different world since the pandemic. You just can't be an asshole like that anymore," an insider dished to "Variety" today. By Hayley Hynes August 22, 2023
Pop Culture Benzino & Eminem's Beef Held Slim Shady Back From Scoring 5-Mic Review From "The Source" "I was the top of a damn near $75 million company when ni**as wasn’t getting money like that," Benzino reflected of his time at the publication. By Hayley Hynes August 22, 2023
Original Content Drakeo The Ruler Always Counted His Blessings: Our Final Interview With The West Coast Staple In one of the rapper's last interviews before his death, Drakeo the Ruler expressed his gratitude for being able to pursue a rap career, and was equally awestruck that he had managed to obtain such a position of power and influence within the west coast specifically. We conducted this interview with Drakeo for our "12 Days of Christmas" series on December 12, 2021, during Rolling Loud, California. By Angela Savage December 22, 2021
Music YNW Melly Confirms New Album, Reveals Release Date & Tracklist YNW Melly's next album is set to be a star-studded effort. By Joshua Robinson August 06, 2021
Music Tyler, The Creator Says Lil Baby & 42 Dugg's "We Paid" Is The "Core Of Rap Music" Tyler, The Creator offers some major praise to Lil Baby and 42 Dugg. By Alex Zidel September 30, 2020
Pop Culture Billie Eilish Under Fire For Allegedly Using Anti-Asian Slurs & “Blaccent” Billie Eilish may get canceled right before her July album release. By Taya Coates June 17, 2021
Music Iggy Azalea's Back In The Studio With Her & Playboi Carti's Adorable Puppy Bam's providing cuteness and inspiration. By Chantilly Post August 27, 2019
Music Kid Trunks Reveals He Has Chest Cancer & COVID-19 Kid Trunks reveals he had a near-death experience after being diagnosed with chest cancer and testing positive for COVID-19. By Alex Zidel January 03, 2022
Music Alicia Keys Didn't Know Lil Mama Was On Stage During VMA Moment With Jay-Z In 2009, Hov and Keys were performing "Empire State of Mind" when Lil Mama surprised them both by crashing their set. By Erika Marie October 20, 2021
TV Drake Had A "Secret Deal" On "Degrassi," Says Show Creators Drake made a deal with security guards on set to ensure he would no longer be late, following complaints from the show's producers. By Madusa S. June 20, 2021
Music 50 Cent Still Can't Believe He Lost "Best New Artist" At 2004 Grammy Awards 50 Cent reacts to his recent Emmy Award snub by invoking one of the biggest snubs in award show history. By Mitch Findlay July 14, 2021
Music OMB Peezy Explains Why Rappers Should Avoid Signing To Other Artists He spoke about his deal with E-40's Sick Wid It Records & how rapper CEOs are often concerned with their own careers first. By Erika Marie March 16, 2021