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Pop Culture Matt Barnes Insists Andrew Schulz “Crossed A Line” With Kendrick Lamar Assault Joke Matt Barnes doesn't know what Andrew Schulz expected. By Caroline Fisher December 11, 2024
Music Eminem Pays Tribute To His Late Mother In Low-Key Fashion At His Recent Concert Em and Debbie Nelson didn't have the strongest bond, but it was nice of him to still show her love. By Zachary Horvath December 10, 2024
Music Ice Cube Opens Up About His New Album “Man Down,” Legacy, And The Future Of West Coast Hip-Hop For Day one of HotNewHipHop's 12 Days Of Christmas special, we spoke to the legendary Ice Cube about his new album, and the impact he has left on West Coast rap. By Tallie Spencer December 14, 2024
Music LilJuMadeDaBeat, Megan Thee Stallion's Producer, Hates Everybody's Love For Spotify LilJu Made An Issue With Spotify By Bryson "Boom" Paul December 08, 2024
Music Jay-Z's Attorney Divulges On How His Lawsuit Debacle Affected Him & His Family The entire amended lawsuit that included Jay-Z was a real fiasco and led to a lot of stress for Hov and his loved ones. By Zachary Horvath March 17, 2025
Music Lil Kim Calls Biggie Smalls' Mother Voletta Wallace Her "Second Mom" In Tender Tribute Biggie Smalls discovered Lil Kim in the early 1990s, and their bond eventually extended to his mother, the late Voletta Wallace. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 17, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA Celebrate Another Exciting Milestone Thanks To “Luther” Kendrick Lamar also recently teamed up with Playboi Carti on the performer's anxiously awaited new album, "MUSIC." By Caroline Fisher March 17, 2025
Music Kanye West Continues Bizarre Antics With Latest Series Of Tweets Kanye West is once again turning heads on social media as his rampant controversial posts continued over the weekend. By Cole Blake March 17, 2025
Music Charlamagne Tha God Slams “Boring” Kanye West For Trying Too Hard To Be Controversial Kanye West has been making headlines lately for posting swastikas, praising Hitler, demanding Diddy's freedom, and more. By Caroline Fisher March 17, 2025
Viral The Weeknd Performs "Timeless" With Kai Cenat During Playboi Carti's Rolling Loud LA Set Fellow streamer Young Dabo accompanied Kai Cenat at Playboi Carti's performance, where The Weeknd showed both of them love. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 17, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Tosses Kai Cenat & Dabo New YVL Chain At Rolling Loud: LA Playboi Carti's new album, I AM MUSIC, is predicted to be the biggest hip-hop release of the year. The album includes new hit "Good Credit." By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 17, 2025
Pop Culture DJ Akademiks Defends Adin Ross After Playboi Carti Admits They Didn't Vibe Playboi Carti recently unleashed his new album "MUSIC," which racked up a whopping 139 million streams in its first day. By Caroline Fisher March 16, 2025