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Music "I Will Take A Death Row Chain": Nas' Brother Retells MTV Awards Altercation With Tupac When he was a teenager, Nas' brother Jungle attempted to snatch a chain from Tupac and the Outlawz. By Kyesha Jennings August 27, 2021
Original Content Rise & Grind: Smiley Explains "Buy Or Bye" Concept, Talks Drake Co-Sign, CLB, & More For this week's Rise & Grind, we caught up with Drake's favorite rapper, Smiley, to discuss "Buy Or Bye 2," performing at OVO Fest for his second-ever live show, and his recent health journey. By Aron A. November 16, 2021
Original Content Ladies First: Tinashe On Major Label Limitations, Not Being Respected Creatively As A Woman & More We're launching our "Ladies First" series with a compelling interview with Tinashe. The alternative multi-genre singer opens up about the obstacles she's faced, the importance of keeping women on her team, advice she received from Madonna, and why artists like Megan Thee Stallion, Doja Cat, Normani, and Chlöe x Halle deserve praise. By Erika Marie March 07, 2022
Pop Culture Travis Scott's Astroworld Festival Stage Finally Dismantled: Report 40 days after the disastrous events of the Astroworld Festival, the stage has been taken down. By Joshua Robinson December 15, 2021
Sports Drake Dedicates Poem To Odell Beckham Jr. Following Super Bowl Win After defeating the Bengals 23-20, Drake dedicated a poem to his long-time friend, Odell Beckham Jr. By Brianna Lawson February 14, 2022
Music Lil Baby Wishes James Harden A Happy 32nd Birthday Lil Baby shows love to the executive producer of "Voice of the Heores." By Joshua Robinson August 26, 2021
Sports Jamal Crawford Reveals Jay-Z Put Him On To Rick Ross' "Hustlin'" Jamal Crawford says that Jay-Z couldn't get enough of Rick Ross' debut single "Hustlin'." By Joshua Robinson November 17, 2021
Music Birdman Says He Accomplished More Than JAY-Z & Diddy Birdman says he's accomplished more than anybody else in the music business, including JAY-Z and Diddy. By Alex Zidel September 24, 2021
Relationships Gunna Posts & Deletes A Romantic Set-Up In Chloe Bailey's Apartment On V-Day The "good friends" dropped off their "you & me" music video yesterday. By Hayley Hynes February 15, 2022
Music Roddy Ricch Gets Nipsey Hussle Face Tattoo & Says Rapper Was His Only Co-Sign "He's the reason why I'm here today." By Alex Zidel April 15, 2019
Music Ice Cube Divulges His Top 5 Rappers Dead Or Alive Ice Cube is a mainstay on Top 5 lists. Here's his. By Alex Zidel August 13, 2019
Music Vince Herbert Accused Of Hiding Money To Avoid Paying Sony A $3.7 Mil Judgment Sony already won in court, and they want Herbert to pay up. By Erika Marie September 11, 2019