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Pop Culture Rappers Who Have Their Own THC Brand Rappers like Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa, and Coi Leray are branding THC lines, while Sean “Diddy” Combs has signed a 185M licensing deal. By Molly Byrne April 03, 2023
Original Content Hip Hop Mother's Day: 11 Rap Songs Dedicated To Moms From Kanye, to Tupac, to Lil B, here's a look at rap songs dedicated to moms. By Josh Megson May 05, 2023
Original Content Joey Badass Albums & Mixtapes, Ranked Joey Badass is a beast in the booth. We're revisiting his explosive catalog. By Wyatt Westlake April 13, 2023
Politics Nicki Minaj To Address Alleged Christian Persecution In Nigeria At The United Nations Nicki Minaj previously praised Donald Trump for speaking out about the topic in a post on social media, earlier this month. By Cole Blake November 17, 2025
Music Offset Reveals New Release Date For "GMFU" Offset was supposed to drop his new album "GMFU" on Friday, but it has since been delayed by a few short weeks. By Alexander Cole October 24, 2026
Music Aubrey O'Day Misses Out On Danity Kane Reunion Due To Hospitalization Aubrey O'Day joined Danity Kane in the mid-2000s under Diddy's tutelage, a mogul she has since blasted for years due to his many allegations. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 12, 2025
Music Doechii Responds To Backlash Over Treatment Of Her Team At The Met Gala Many thought Doechii was being hard on her assistants before her arrival at the Met Gala, but the rapper is more than thankful for their work. By Zachary Horvath May 07, 2025
Music Kanye West Halts SoFi Show Multiple Times Over Lighting Issues Kanye West's first show at SoFi Stadium experienced some hiccups last night that will probably not happen tomorrow night. By Zachary Horvath April 02, 2026
Relationships Dame Dash Recalls Aaliyah’s Final Text Before Fatal Flight Dame Dash says Aaliyah contacted him about the plane shortly before the crash that killed her and eight others. By Erika Marie August 26, 2026
Music The Pharcyde: Where Are They Now? The Pharcyde continue to perform as a unit. By Demi Phillips January 25, 2024
Music Bow Wow & Kiyomi Leslie Argue In Leaked Audio: Report In the alleged audio of Kiyomi and Bow, she claims he punched her in the stomach before the rapper can be heard refusing to let her leave the room as she continuously asks him to allow her to go. By Erika Marie September 08, 2020
Streetwear Cardi B's Old Navy Jeans Sell Out In Just 24 Hours Cardi B's Old Navy "Most Wanted Denim" campaign is already driving sizes to sell out, just days after the full launch. By Ben Atkinson August 07, 2026