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Music Rubi Rose's Rise: From "Bad & Boujee" To Hip-Hop's IT Girl Dive into Rubi Rose’s rise to fame, exploring her dramatic relationships, bold controversies, and dynamic impact on hip-hop. By Rain Adams June 17, 2024
Pop Culture Who Are The Mothers Of Ne-Yo's 7 Kids? The R&B icon co-parents seven children with three women. By Demi Phillips October 18, 2023
Original Content Top 25 Best Ty Dolla $ign Songs Of All Time Counting down the best tracks in Ty Dolla $ign's catalogue. By Danny Schwartz October 19, 2017
Music Stephen A Smith Mistakenly Refers To Christian Kirk As "Charlie Kirk" Stephen A Smith was discussing Christian Kirk's performance in the Houston Texans' 30-6 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. By Cole Blake January 13, 2026
Music Mero To Replace "Ebro In The Morning" On Hot 97 Mero described Hot 97 as "the voice of NYC hip-hop and culture" in a press release along with the announcement. By Cole Blake January 12, 2026
Music YNW Bortlen Accepts Plea Deal: Everything We Know YNW Bortlen recently agreed to a shocking plea deal that shortened his prison sentence by decades. What does it mean for him and YNW Melly? By Devin Morton September 12, 2025
Music Akon Recalls "Making So Much" Money From Ringtone Sales Akon recently detailed just how much money he was making off of ringtone sales in the 2000s. By Cole Blake July 18, 2023
Music Sean Paul: 7 Of The Singer's Biggest Hits Did your favorite Sean Paul banger make it on our list? By Wyatt Westlake July 07, 2023
Music 7 R&B Singers Who Are Libras These Libra singers know a thing or two about love. Celebrate their special days by diving into their catalogs. By Demi Phillips September 19, 2023
Music Ash Riser’s Mom & Manager Call Out "No Jumper" For Allegations That Doja Cat & Drugs "Derailed" His Career Ash Riser's mom and manager both called "BS" on the claims made by "No Jumper" podcast host Housephone, and admonished him for claiming he was friends with Ash Riser in the first place. By Lawrencia Grose March 01, 2022
Music Memphis Rapper EBG Ejizzle Locked Up On Murder Charges Rapper, EBG Ejizzle, was charged and arrested with murder, again. By Balen Mautone September 14, 2022
Music Vince Staples' Best Twitter Moments Vince Staples has one of the best Twitter accounts in the game. By Benjamin Salkind June 22, 2017