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Music Wyclef Jean Explains Why Will.i.am Is The Only Artist He Wants To Do A "Verzuz" With Wyclef said there are "multiple reasons" why Black Eyed Peas star will.i.am is the only artist he could see himself going up against on "Verzuz." By Erika Marie July 31, 2020
Music Travis Scott & Tyga's Alleged Cannes Fight: What Happened? It seems that all roads apparently lead to Alexander “A.E.” Edwards in the fight at Cannes. By Demi Phillips May 27, 2024
Music Stevie J Reveals Diddy Gave Him $6.5K In Cash The First Time They Met Stevie J and Diddy go way back, and the producer credits the Bad Boy founder for helping him early in his career. By Caroline Fisher March 05, 2025
Music Turk Finally Addresses Birdman Appearing To Fall Asleep On Stage In Viral Video The Hot Boys had been performing on a brief reunion tour together when the viral video of Birdman was taken. By Cole Blake March 06, 2025
Music Yung Mal Charged With Murder: Report Yung Mal and five others were reportedly charged with murder in connection to a deadly gas station shooting. By Alex Zidel July 13, 2021
Music Young Scooter Dead At 39 Horrible news is coming out of the hip-hop world tonight as it was reported that Young Scooter has passed away. By Alexander Cole March 28, 2025
Music Lord Jamar & DJ Vlad Reflect On Their Fallout Over Louis Farrakhan Comments Lord Jamar explained how he took issue with how DJ Vlad misquoted and criticized Minister Louis Farrakhan and his comments on Jewish people. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 09, 2025
Music Sharon Osbourne Calls Kanye West A "Pig" Amid Uncleared Sample Drama "Kanye f***ed with the wrong Jew this time," Sharon says. By Caroline Fisher February 09, 2024
Music Kanye West Disses Kendrick Lamar Again By Leaving Him Off His "12 Rap Kings" List Kanye West previously hated on "Not Like Us" and named various rapper who deserved a Super Bowl slot before Kendrick Lamar. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 21, 2025
Music How Hip-Hop Culture "Revived" Itself & Declared War On Its Leaders In 2024 Last year, some fans declared that hip-hop is dead. While its "revival" in 2024 was massive, it came with difficult questions. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 18, 2024
Music Dame Dash Wants To Squash Beef With Cam'ron & 50 Cent Dame Dash thinks that he, 50 Cent, and Cam'ron can give folks an example of unity by working together on a joint production project. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 21, 2025
Relationships NBA YoungBoy Cops Yaya Mayweather A Lamborghini Truck For Her Birthday NBA YoungBoy and Yaya Mayweather appear to be on good terms as he prepares to embark on the "MASA Tour" later this year. By Cole Blake May 21, 2025