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Music Bobby Shmurda Donates 2,000 Backpacks To New York Students Bobby Shmurda has stepped up to donate 2,000 backpacks filled with school supplies to students across New York. By Mitch Findlay October 05, 2021
Music Beyoncé's "Lemonade" Turns 5: "One Of My Favorite Pieces Of Art" It's been five years since Beyonce broke the internet with her acclaimed surprise "Becky with the good hair" visual album. By Erika Marie April 24, 2021
Music Jim Jones Calls DMX & Black Rob Deaths "A Double Hurt" The New York rapper explained how there are only "three degrees of separation" in Harlem & why those losses were a devastating blow. By Erika Marie April 23, 2021
Music Mez Spits "Gundam Frees" With Some New Bars Mez comes through with some new bars, paying homage to Hideo Kojima and Masashi Kishimoto on "Gundam Free." By Mitch Findlay March 25, 2021
Sports Drake Welcomes Raptors Draft Picks To Toronto Drake links up with Toronto Raptors draft picks Scott Barnes and Dalano Banton, welcoming them to the team in style. By Mitch Findlay August 03, 2021
Music Royce Da 5'9" Wants Tory Lanez To Reply To Cassidy After Cassidy dropped a diss track on Tory Lanez, Royce Da 5'9" encourages a clap-back from the Canadian rapper. By Mitch Findlay August 03, 2021
Music DaBaby Criticism Continues Following Controversy & The Internet Isn't Sympathetic After being dropped by several festivals, DaBaby issued a formal apology—but social media users haven't been forgiving. By Erika Marie August 02, 2021
Pop Culture Nicki Minaj Goes Off One Last Time Over COVID-19 Vaxx Controversy & Trinidadian Reporter Nicki Minaj is engaged in Twitter beef again, this time with a reporter she claims was harassing her family. By Taylor McCloud September 17, 2021
Music Kanye West Is Living At Mercedes-Benz Stadium To Finish "DONDA": Report Kanye West is reportedly living at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium until "DONDA" is finished. By Cole Blake July 24, 2021
Music Megan Thee Stallion Announces Her Special Popeyes "Hottie Sauce" Megan Thee Stallion reveals that she is also a new Popeyes franchise owner. By Joshua Robinson October 14, 2021
Music Snoop Dogg Asks For Thoughts & Prayers Snoop Dogg asks for thoughts and prayers for his mother, sparking an outpour of love for the rapper and his family. By Mitch Findlay May 05, 2021
Politics Hip-Hop Reacts To Trump's Historic Second Impeachment Following confirmation that Donald Trump would be impeached for a second time, hip-hop came through to react to the historic event. By Mitch Findlay January 14, 2021