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Music Kanye West Added Syleena Johnson To Song After Lauryn Hill Sample Didn't Clear Chance encounters. By Erika Marie February 08, 2020
Music Snoop Dogg Drops Off New “Gifts” Track In Collaboration With Telegram Snoop Dogg is one of the most influential rap artists in hip hop history. He has sold everything from fireplaces to marijuana. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 10, 2025
Music DJ Mike T Of Compton's Most Wanted Passes Away MC Eiht of Compton's Most Wanted confirmed the tragic news of DJ Mike T's death on social media, leading to a flurry of tributes. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 23, 2026
Music Kanye West Explains To Sneako How He Plans To Bring Lauryn Hill Back To The Music Industry Kanye West also confirmed the release date of his "Bully" album and tied its title to his view of the music industry. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 24, 2025
Music 7 No. 1 Rap Songs From 2012 Drake's reign as Billboard's Artist Of The Decade began to really take shape in 2012. By Demi Phillips September 11, 2023
Music Kodak Black Continues To Worry Fans After Performing In His Underwear Kodak Black's bizarre antics in public have led fans to worry about his health for several years by this point. By Cole Blake October 28, 2025
Original Content Did Diddy Beat The Case? Everything To Know About His Conviction & Sentencing Sean "Diddy" Combs was acquitted of trafficking charges but convicted of transporting women for prostitution. What's next for him? By Aron A. July 03, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Flashes Trump Gold Card, Suggests She Fast-Tracked U.S. Citizenship An old post in which Nicki Minaj admitted to being an illegal immigrant recently resurfaced amid backlash for her support for Donald Trump. By Caroline Fisher January 29, 2026
Music J. Cole Details His Creative Process Behind "Disc 2 Track 2" From "The Fall-Off" J. Cole will finally be releasing his highly anticipated project, "The Fall-Off," as his seventh studio album, next month. By Cole Blake January 21, 2026
Original Content What Happened To Kirko Bangz? The Houston rapper rose to fame following the success of his 2011 single "Drank In My Cup." What's he up to now? By Azure Johnson April 29, 2021
Music Kodak Black Gets Major Update In Super Bowl Shooting Lawsuit Kodak Black's lawyer has confirmed that there was no settlement in the case, which stems from an incident in 2022. By Cole Blake March 02, 2026
Music Kanye West And Kodak Black Song Leaks Ahead Of "BULLY" Kanye West is supposedly releasing "BULLY" once and for all this Friday, November 7, despite a past of numerous delays. By Zachary Horvath November 03, 2025