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Politics Amanda Seales Dubs Nelly An "Idiot" For Playing At Trump Inauguration Ball The rapper has caught a lot of flack. By Elias Andrews January 20, 2025
Politics Soulja Boy Defends Performing At Crypto Ball Ahead Of Donald Trump's Inauguration Soulja Boy says he needed the money. By Cole Blake January 20, 2025
Tech Kanye West Is Looking For "Wizards Only" While Recruiting For Yeezy AI Team Ye-I has been very controversial and panned so far... By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 20, 2025
Music Freddie Gibbs Calls Cap On Claim That He & Madlib Lost Their Collab Album To L.A. Fires Fans feared for "Montana." By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 20, 2025
Music Drake's Lawsuit Against UMG Over "Not Like Us" Blasted For Putting Artistic Freedom At Risk If successful, could this actually set a dangerous precedent? By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 20, 2025
Music The Roots Celebrate "Do You Want More?!" Album's 30th Anniversary With NYC Residency The Roots celebrate their second turning 30. By Bryson "Boom" Paul January 19, 2025
Music Azealia Banks Scrutinizes Alleged Footage Of Megan Thee Stallion Stepping On Bottle The Night Of Her Arrest Azealia doesn't know what to believe. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 19, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Names Rihanna & Taylor Swift Among Her Favorite Girls In The Music Industry Nicki Minaj honors her favorites of all time. By Bryson "Boom" Paul January 19, 2025
Music Slim Thug Reveals Why He's So Adamant That Tory Lanez Did Shoot Megan Thee Stallion It's safe to say that Slim Thug doesn't like Tory... at all. By Zachary Horvath January 18, 2025
Music Wallo Attempts To Dampen The Tension Between Jim Jones & Cam'ron With Passionate Message The podcast host is hurting seeing these two New York icons beefing. By Zachary Horvath January 18, 2025
Politics Snoop Dogg, Rick Ross, Nelly & Soulja Boy Under Fire For Participation In Donald Trump Inaugural Festivities Various hip-hop artists are getting called out for seemingly celebrating Trump's return to the White House. By Caroline Fisher January 18, 2025
Music The Weeknd Makes $1 Million Donation To L.A. Wildfire Relief The singer continues to send aid. By Elias Andrews January 17, 2025