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Music Tupac Was Killed By A South Side Crip, Former Death Row Bodyguard Says 2Pac was shot after stomping a Crip at the MGM Grand in Vegas following a Tyson fight. By hnhh April 26, 2017
Music Don Cheadle Was "Kung-Fu Kenny" Long Before Kendrick Lamar Don Cheadle confirms that the "Kung-Fu Kenny" moniker derives from Rush Hour 2. By Mitch Findlay April 20, 2017
Original Content On "HNDRXX," Future Finally Reveals His Wounds After Ciara Turmoil Future bares it all, revealing the love he still has for Ciara, as well as all the pain he's left with. By Carl Lamarre February 25, 2017
Music Lil Dicky Defends Chris Brown, Explains Why He's "Not Proud" Of "White Dude" Song The rapper-actor tackled some heavy backlash topics in a recent interview. By Erika Marie June 14, 2021
Original Content Nas Reflects On Tupac's Death & Suge Knight's Takeover On "Death Row East" Nas tackles the subject of his complex relationship with 2Pac and Suge Knight's looming shadow on the "King's Disease II" storytelling highlight "Death Row East." By Mitch Findlay August 06, 2021
Music The Game Talks Eminem Asking Him What He Thought Of His "We Ain't" Verse He would have told him it was a classic even if he hated it. By Erika Marie December 21, 2019
Music Keri Hilson Mourns The Loss Of Her Father: "I Wasn’t Ready" Love to the Hilson family. By Chantilly Post January 08, 2020
Music Tank Talks His Bedroom Preferences & Enjoyment Of "Salad Tossing" Just to be clear: we're not talking about cooking. By Erika Marie November 16, 2019
Original Content Future & Drake Perfected Menacing Luxury Raps On "Life Is Good" What makes Future and Drake such an interesting duo? By Mitch Findlay January 10, 2020
Music DJ Khaled Gets New Tattoo To Honor His Newborn Son DJ Khaled completes the set. By Mitch Findlay January 21, 2020
Music Westside Gunn Welcomes A New Daughter Westside Gunn has officially welcomed his new daughter "AJ," aka "Westside Jr," into the world. By Mitch Findlay February 25, 2021
Music Michael Jackson's Nephew Becomes Guardian Of Michael's Son, Blanket The King of Pop's youngest son has a new guardian. By Noah C August 10, 2019