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Pop Culture Massive New York Celebrations Announced For Biggie's 50th Birthday The Empire State Building will light up for the Notorious B.I.G.'s 50th birthday. By Rex Provost May 17, 2022
Pop Culture Kehlani Unveils Cover Art For "Up At Night" Featuring Justin Bieber Kehlani and the Canadian crooner previously collaborated on "Get Me" in 2020. By Hayley Hynes March 28, 2022
Music Kirk Franklin On R. Kelly's Music: “It’s Hard To Separate The Artist From The Art” Kirk Franklin discusses the difficulty of continuing to listen to R. Kelly's music following his recent sentencing. By Joshua Robinson July 07, 2022
Streetwear Kanye West Reveals "Best Song In The History Of Music," Shares Unreleased Yeezy Designs Kanye shouted out Beyoncé, DJ Khaled, and more in his most recent IG posts. By Rex Provost September 04, 2022
Music Missy Elliott Drops Free Game About Sophomore Albums: "I Learned From The GREATS" The music icon says this is the type of advice that "people normally charge for," and artists are thanking her for dropping knowledge. By Erika Marie July 06, 2022
Pop Culture Fans Injured At Lovers & Friends Festival After Alleged Gunshots Were Heard The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is still searching for evidence of a shooting. By Lawrencia Grose May 15, 2022
Music Faizon Love Says Jay-Z's "Neck & Wrist" Verse Wasn't A Diss Faizon Love says that Jay-Z didn't diss him on "Neck & Wrist." By Cole Blake April 15, 2022
Music Bobby Shmurda Labeled "Class Act," "Most Humble" By "Shmoney" Video Director According to the director, Shmurda shook everyone's hand, "brought the best out of everyone," and "was by far the best artist" he's ever worked with. By Erika Marie December 20, 2021
Music Raekwon Details Complicated Relationship With RZA & Avoiding Wu-Tang Drama He spoke about letting the little things go when it came to tension but admitted that those small issues could make for big problems in the future. By Erika Marie December 20, 2021
Music Fetty Wap Speaks Out On Prison Sentence: "If It Ain't Life, It Ain't Forever" Fetty Wap reacts to facing life in prison in his latest post on Instagram. By Alex Zidel November 19, 2021
Music Coi Leray Shares Tracklist For "Trendsetter" Featuring Lil Durk, Nicki Minaj, & More Coi Leray shared the tracklist for "Trendsetter" on Monday. By Cole Blake April 04, 2022
Music Texts Between Chris Brown & Rape Accuser Revealed, Casting Doubt On Victim's Allegations In alleged text messages between Chris Brown and one his accusers, the woman sends Brown unprompted nudes and asks the artist for ecstasy. By Jordan Schenkman March 08, 2022