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Music Yo Gotti Says 50 Cent Told Him To Change Cocaine Muzik Group's Name: "They're Going To Be Scared Of That" Yo Gotti says that 50 Cent told him the original meaning of CMG was "too harsh." By Rex Provost May 19, 2022
Music Meek Mill Confirms Split From Roc Nation Management Meek Mill clarifies that he has no issues with Jay-Z or Rick Ross after confirming his departure from Roc Nation. By Aron A. July 11, 2022
Music Kid Cudi Explains Why He Updated "A Kid Named Cudi" Cover Art For DSPs Kid Cudi updates the cover of "A Kid Named Cudi" for its re-release on streaming services but some fans felt the OG cover was too "iconic" to change. By Aron A. July 11, 2022
Music Taylor Swift Says She Never Heard Of 3LW Before "Shake It Off" Lawsuit Taylor Swift said "Shake It Off" was "written entirely by me" after she was accused of stealing lyrics from 3LW's "Players Gon' Play." By Aron A. August 10, 2022
Music Pharrell Presents Busta Rhymes With The Icon Honor At The 2022 BMI Awards The famed produced shared never-before-heard stories before presenting Busta with the Icon Award. By hnhh September 08, 2022
Pop Culture XXXTentacion's "Look At Me: The Album" First Week Sales Projections The accompanying documentary is available for streaming on Hulu. By Hayley Hynes June 14, 2022
Music Kevin Gates Explains Toxic Masculinity: "You're Overcompensating For A Lack Of Something" Kevin Gates described toxic masculinity through his grandfather, who he said was both "nurturing" and "a monster." By Rex Provost June 18, 2022
Music 2KBABY Explains His Face Tattoos: "I Don't Give A F**k" 2KBABY discussed his approach to the art of the face tattoo. By Rex Provost September 11, 2022
Pop Culture Tyler Perry Suggests Black Community's Criticism Aided In Whitney Houston's Downfall The filmmaker caught a wave of backlash for comments made during his episode of "Hart to Heart" with comedian Kevin Hart. By Erika Marie August 11, 2022
Music Quavo Discusses The Future Of The Migos Quavo says that every member of the Migos has to "establish themselves" otherwise, "you start losing members.” By Cole Blake July 13, 2022
Pop Culture DJ Drama Reflects On His 2007 Mixtape Raid: "I Really Got Hit Wit The RICO (And Won)" At the time of Drama and Don Cannon's arrest, law enforcement confiscated over 80K CDs. By Hayley Hynes July 13, 2022
Relationships Gina Huynh Says She's Single In New Song Following Feud With Yung Miami Over Diddy Despite arguing with Yung Miami, Gina says she is not in a relationship with anyone. By Lawrencia Grose May 21, 2022