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Music Chris Brown & Usher Launch Countdown For Joint Tour: What Does It Mean? Chris Brown and Usher announced their joint tour, last week, but they have yet to confirm any further details. By Cole Blake April 13, 2026
Pop Culture Hip-Hop & R&B Artists With Their Own Beauty Brands Hip-hop stars create inclusive, innovative beauty brands while catering to their fans' diverse needs and values. By Ashley Turner June 07, 2024
Music 11 Times Rappers Apologized—J. Cole, Soulja Boy, Cam'ron & More From J. Cole regretting a Kendrick diss to Soulja Boy's apology to the military, we explore 11 times rappers apologized. By Ashley Turner May 13, 2024
Music Cardi B Shows Off Baby Bump During Global Citizen Festival Performance Cardi B stepped in on short notice as a Global Citizen Festival headliner and showed off her baby bump to the hometown crowd. By Devin Morton September 28, 2025
Music Drake Has No Idea Who Leaked His "Iceman" Track, He Tells Adin Ross In this recently leaked and previously teased "Iceman" track, Drake seems to take shows at former Toronto Raptor DeMar DeRozan. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 14, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Kendrick Lamar "Has Some Things Up His Sleeve” For 2026 During a recent livestream, DJ Akademiks said he's "under good authority" to speculate that Kendrick Lamar will drop this year. By Caroline Fisher February 19, 2026
Music IFPI Crowns Drake The Best-Selling Rapper Of 2025 For the eleventh year in a row, Drake has been named the best-selling rapper of the year by the IFPI, surpassing Kendrick Lamar and more. By Caroline Fisher February 18, 2026
Profiles Behind The Beat: Vinylz Vinylz is staying ahead of his peers by never repeating himself. By Trevor Smith February 24, 2016
Pop Culture Eminem Surprise Drops Shady Con Action Figures & Mom's Spaghetti Merch Eminem brings three of his Shady Con NFTs to life with a surprise merch drop. By Joshua Robinson November 25, 2021
Music Kendrick Lamar Rolls Out Physical Copy Pre-Orders For "GNX" These are sure to sell out fairly quickly. By Zachary Horvath November 25, 2024
Viral XXXTENTACION's Son Gekyume Shares A Message For His Dad In New Interview Content creator Brandon Sloane ran into six-year-old Gekyume at a Target and asked him about XXXTENTACION for a video. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 19, 2025
Music Lil Baby Seemingly Hides Gunna Comments In His Twitter Replies Despite some fans holding out hope, everything we see from these two is further proof that they probably won't drip hard again. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 16, 2024