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Music DMX In A Coma, Will Undergo "Battery Of Tests" This Week Despite misinformation about the rapper's status, his manager claims DMX "is currently on life support and in a coma." By Erika Marie April 06, 2021
Music Jermaine Dupri Calls Da Brat Debut "Difficult," Questioned If His Career Was "Luck" It took him two years to create Da Brat's "Funkdafied" because, at the time, Dupri said men didn't want to be caught "riding around listening to a female rapper." By Erika Marie December 16, 2020
Music Polo G Marvels At Jay-Z's Bars At 50 JAY-Z's "Sorry Not Sorry" verse has resonated with Polo G, who took a moment to marvel at Hov's musical longevity. By Mitch Findlay May 03, 2021
Music B.o.B. Feared For His Life After Revealing Flat Earth Theories He was sure that once he shared his thoughts on celebrity cloning and the earth being flat that someone was going to take him out. By Erika Marie October 22, 2020
Music Asian Doll Debuts Flashy New Diamond-Encrusted Grill The rapper showed off her new pearly-diamond smile in an Instagram video. By Madusa S. February 09, 2021
Music Akademiks & Wayno Discuss Tekashi 6ix9ine's Billboard Antics Akademiks and Wayno believe that 6ix9ine has lost the ability to play the sympathy card, and instead must contend with his new reality. By Mitch Findlay May 19, 2020
Music Bow Wow Confirms He'll Be Retiring From Music Bow Wow's swapping the microphone to focus on fatherhood full-time. By Aron A. May 19, 2020
Music Dr. Dre Honoured By Grammys, Highlights "Crucial Role" Of Producers In Speech The Doc was ever so humble at the special Grammys Week ceremony. By Lynn S. January 23, 2020
Music Steven Victor Speaks On Pop Smoke's Death Steven Victor helped develop Pop Smoke's career once he moved to Republic Records, sticking with him until his death. By Alex Zidel February 20, 2020
Music Alicia Keys & John Legend Partaking In Special Juneteenth "Verzuz" Battle Alicia Keys and John Legend will be going hit-for-hit on the piano in a special Juneteenth edition of "Verzuz" next week. By Lynn S. June 13, 2020
Music Drake Responds To Nicki Minaj's Playdate Request Nicki Minaj pitched Drake a playdate for their kids on the remix to Sada Baby's "Whole Lotta Choppas", which Drake accepted. By Alex Zidel October 16, 2020
Music Uncle Murda Explains Being "Mad" At Pharrell For Saying Snitching Is Acceptable The "Rap Up" artist said he has "no personal beef" with the megaproducer, he's just tired of snitching being promoted as something acceptable. By Erika Marie February 01, 2021