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Music Ja Rule Speaks On Stake-Bound Performance That 50 Cent Clowned Upon "I feel like I’ve sacrificed a lot for this industry," the New York rapper expressed of his controversial performance. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 26, 2023
Pop Culture Usher "Terrorist" Comments Continue As Charlamagne Calls R&B Star Out For Flirting With Multiple Women He's never beating those allegations. By Hayley Hynes October 23, 2023
Music Ken Carson Fan Chucks Bible At Him During Concert: Watch This faced backlash from some for being blasphemous, while others think it's rude to throw things at performers. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 22, 2023
Music Beyoncé Shares Glimpses Of Jay-Z’s Grandmother’s Star-Studded 100th Birthday Bash Beyoncé and Jay-Z celebrate Jay-Z’s grandmother Hattie White’s 100th birthday with a star-studded party. By Tallie Spencer October 02, 2025
Music Cardi B Claims Her Label "Underestimated" Her Massive NYC Pop-Up Cardi B's doing a lot to promote her new album "Am I The Drama?," including an upcoming stream with Fanum and creative NYC content. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 14, 2025
Music Cam'ron Reveals Whether Or Not He'd Squash Jim Jones Beef Dipset has a long and complicated history, which makes Cam'ron and Jim Jones' chances of reconciliation slim... But never impossible. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 13, 2025
Pop Culture Bad Bunny's "THUNDER Y LIGHTNING" Diss Leaves J Balvin Confused: Watch "I don’t understand what was going through his head," Balvin told his followers on Instagram live after tapping into his former collaborator's new album. By Hayley Hynes October 14, 2023
Music Joey Badass Launches Mentorship Program Aimed At Helping Black Men Joey's new program seeks to provide black men with personal and career advice. By Lavender Alexandria October 13, 2023
Music Ja Rule Defends Drake And DJ Khaled Amid DJ Vlad Diss "It's a tough thing," Ja Rule says. By Caroline Fisher October 11, 2023
Music Pharrell Williams Hears Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky” For The 1st Time: Watch Pharrell Williams is the latest guest on Daft Punk's "Memory Tapes" series. By Cole Blake October 11, 2023
Music Kanye West Preparing Massive Concert In Italy Next Week: Report According to an Italian news report, the Chicago rapper might hit an 80K-person venue in Reggio Emilia next week or the one after. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 07, 2023
Music Lil Yachty & J. Cole Are Our "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update's "Secret Recipe" Other fire tracks this week came from Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Meek Mill, Latto, GloRilla, Kelvin Krash, and many more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 30, 2023