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Music SWV Was Initially Named TLC, Says Group's Singer Coko Clemons She laughed as she revealed they got hit was a cease and desist "real fast." By Erika Marie July 20, 2021
Music Lil Yachty Names Best Verse From 2016 XXL Freshman Freestyle Lil Yachty offers his decisive vote for the best verse from the 2016 XXL Freshman Class, which featured him, Denzel Curry, Kodak Black, Lil Uzi Vert, and 21 Savage. By Mitch Findlay March 29, 2021
Music Roddy Ricch Sets Release Date For "Late @ Night" Roddy Ricch and Mustard are comin' just in time for the summer. By Aron A. May 24, 2021
Music NBA YoungBoy Doesn't Pay For Features & "Turns Down 100,000s For Them" Herm Tha Great boasted about YoungBoy and added that there aren't any "street n*ggas" in the industry anymore. By Erika Marie July 19, 2021
Music Jay-Z And Beyoncé Partner With Tiffany To Donate $2 Million In HBCU Funding The couple is sparking the initiative through their respective organizations. By Milca P. September 11, 2021
Music Fredo Bang Explains His "OG" Tweet After Kodak Black & T.I. Beef Speaking with VLAD TV, Fredo Bang spoke on his friendship with YNW Melly and also explained his message to the OGs of hip-hop shortly after T.I. criticized Kodak Black's comments about Lauren London. By Keenan Higgins March 19, 2020
Music Big Sean's Epic "Friday Night Cypher" Got People Talking Big Sean's absolutely stacked posse cut "Friday Night Cypher," which highlighted the city of Detroit, has left the masses floored. By Mitch Findlay September 04, 2020
Music Lil Keed Offers BTS Look At His Life In New "Trapped On Cleveland 3" Short Film Lil Keed releases a new short film to accompany "Trapped On Cleveland 3," giving us a behind-the-scenes look at his life. By Alex Zidel August 11, 2020
Sports Drake Playfully Disses Quavo & Justin Bieber During Raptors Game Drake engaged in some lighthearted trash-talk about his recent basketball opponents Quavo and Justin Bieber while doing on-air commentary at the Toronto Raptors game on Friday. By Lynn S. February 22, 2020
Music Kanye West Honors Kobe Bryant At Sunday Service Kanye pays tribute to Kobe last night during his post-Grammy's Sunday Service. By Kevin Goddard January 27, 2020
Music Yasiin Bey Pays Respect To MF Doom With "All Caps" Tribute Much respect goes out to the artist formally known as Mos Def. By Karlton Jahmal January 02, 2021
Music Method Man Reveals Which Wu-Tang Member Is The Most Underrated Method Man's top 5 includes one pick and it's a Wu-Tang Clan member with the most memorable verses. By Aron A. June 08, 2020