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Pop Culture Janet Jackson Receives The Highest Praise From Twitter After Her Essence Fest Performance Janet pulled out some of her greatest hits, perfectly mixing them with some deeper cuts to keep audiences entertained. By Hayley Hynes July 03, 2022
Music The Man Accused Of Killing Jam Master Jay Wants Murder Charges Thrown Out Karl Jordan, Jr. has requested that his murder charges be dismissed in the killing of Jam Master Jay. He argues that his constitutional rights have been violated by waiting so long to charge him. By Brianna Lawson April 12, 2022
Pop Culture Drake Says It's Young Money "Forever And Ever" The "Certified Lover Boy" got in touch with his roots in the rap game. By Taylor McCloud September 30, 2021
Music Swae Lee Accidentally Flashes His Penis While Showing Off New Tattoo Twitter has a field day with Swae Lee's exposed junk. By Devin Ch December 19, 2018
Original Content Tekashi 6ix9ine & Chief Keef: A Timeline Of Their Beef Tekashi VS Sosa. By Karlton Jahmal November 24, 2018
Music Megan Thee Stallion Says She Was Shot Twice In The Foot Megan Thee Stallion clarifies rumors that she suffered foot injuries from broken glass. By Aron A. July 15, 2020
Music Smoove'L Talks Making Peace With Pop Smoke The Night He Died Smoove'L opens up about reaching out to Pop Smoke to squash their beef, only to learn of his murder shortly thereafter. By Mitch Findlay December 24, 2020
Music King Von Has Over 300 Unreleased Songs: Report According to King Von's former manager, the late rapper has over 200 or 300 unreleased songs. By Alex Zidel February 26, 2021
Relationships YFN Lucci Defends Past Reginae Breakup Over "Cucumber Challenge" During a recent interview with VLAD TV, YFN Lucci addressed the infamous "Cucumber Challenge" situation that caused the breakup between him and girlfriend Reginae Carter last year. By Keenan Higgins December 18, 2020
Music Macklemore Speaks On Winning Grammy Over Kendrick Lamar Macklemore speaks on how his message to Kendrick Lamar after winning the 2014 Best Rap Album GRAMMY Award was viewed as "white guilt". By Alex Zidel February 02, 2021
Music "King's Disease II" Is Nas' Highest Performing Album In Nearly A Decade The veteran M.C. debuts top five on Billboard 200 Charts, scoring his 15th top 10 album. By Kyesha Jennings August 16, 2021
Music Waka Flocka On Why He Quit Rap: "I Never Rapped To Be Famous" The "No Hands" vowed to stay true to himself while giving advice to new artists in the game. By Madusa S. February 06, 2021