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Music Jazze Pha's 7 Biggest Hits Jazze Pha was one of the best producers in the 2000s. Do you remember the hits he produced? By Brandon Simmons May 16, 2023
Music Kendrick Lamar, Jay-Z, Beyonce & More Among 2025 Emmy Nominees Kendrick Lamar is nominated for Outstanding Music Direction, Outstanding Variety Special (Live), and more at the 2025 Emmys. By Caroline Fisher July 15, 2025
Viral DDG Celebrates Surpassing One Million Twitch Followers Amid Halle Bailey Allegations DDG has grown his platform a lot through his music career and viral crossovers, although the Halle Bailey allegations are hanging over him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 18, 2025
Music Metro Boomin Addresses Sexual Assault Trial's Verdict & Young Thug's Visit Metro Boomin was cleared by a jury this week after a woman accused him of sexually assaulting and impregnating her in 2016. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 25, 2025
Music Woman Accuses Kodak Black Of Intimidating Her Stepfather After Car Crash While Kodak Black isn't in any legal trouble yet from this alleged incident, it still definitely doesn't help his reputation. By Zachary Horvath January 29, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Wants To Run For Mayor Of New York City It looks like A$AP Rocky could be eyeing a career pivot following the release of his new album, "Don't Be Dumb." By Caroline Fisher January 29, 2026
Music E-40 Reflects On His Impact On West Coast Hip-Hop: "They Call Me The Ambassador Of The Bay E-40 says he "put new life into" West Coast hip-hop. By Cole Blake July 23, 2023
Music Capricorn Clark Recalls Diddy Allegedly Wanting To Kill Kid Cudi Over His Relationship With Cassie Capricorn Clark has just offered some more insight into the Kid Cudi and Cassie drama that took place around 2011. By Zachary Horvath May 27, 2025
Music Afroman Claims He Was Worried Police Would "Epstein" Him After 2022 House Raid The officers raided Afroman's home back in 2022 with a probable cause warrant but found no evidence of criminal activity. By Cole Blake March 18, 2026
Pop Culture GloRilla Puts Her Foot Down Amid Pregnancy Rumors Over the last few years, GloRilla has constantly been involved in pregnancy rumors and now, she's looking to put a stop to them. By Zachary Horvath April 20, 2026
Music AllStar JR Targets J Prince Jr. On Vicious Diss Track “Mob Untied” AllStar JR continues to taunt both J Prince Jr. and NBA Ben10 after the latter was shot at a Houston restaurant. By Caroline Fisher April 16, 2026
Music Jill Scott Announces First Album In Over A Decade Soulful balladeer Jill Scott is making a full-fledged return to music sooner than you think. "To Whom It May Concern" will be LP number six. By Zachary Horvath January 02, 2026