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Music Kendrick Lamar Has Fans Critiquing His Pull-Up Form After Viral Public Workout Kendrick Lamar looks to be getting in shape ahead of his upcoming, "Grand National Tour," which he's co-headlining alongside SZA. By Cole Blake March 11, 2025
Music Soulja Boy Shares Heartbreaking Tribute To G$ Lil Ronnie Following Tragic Shooting Earlier this week, G$ Lil Ronnie and his five-year-old daughter R'mani Sibley were fatally shot at a car wash. By Caroline Fisher March 07, 2025
Original Content Angie Stone Remembered: From Hip Hop Pioneer To Neo-Soul Icon The tragic loss of Angie Stone has reverberated beyond music. For Women's History Month, we're looking back at her legacy & impact on generations of artists & music lovers. By Erika Marie March 05, 2025
Music Drake’s “Anita Max Win Tour” Scheduling Conflict Has Finally Been Explained And It’s A Doozy Drake will be announcing new dates for the postponed shows from his "Anita Max Win Tour" in the near future. By Cole Blake February 26, 2025
Music BigXthaPlug Arrested In Texas For Alleged Marijuana Possession According to "TMZ," BigXthaPlug was taken into custody in Arlington, Texas early this morning for alleged marijuana possession. By Caroline Fisher February 26, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky References His Assault Trial While Collaborating With Metro Boomin For Newest "Don't Be Dumb" Snippet The snippet appears to be a preview of a collaboration between A$AP Rocky and Metro Boomin from his new album. By Cole Blake February 25, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Breaks Two Massive Billboard Records With "Not Like Us" A full year after the release of "Not Like Us," Kendrick Lamar continues to dominate the charts and he continues to break records. By Alexander Cole May 20, 2025
Music Jadakiss Recalls Feeling "Out Of My Mind" During The Lox's Iconic "Verzuz" Showdown With Dipset Jadakiss and Fat Joe launched a new podcast in partnership with Roc Nation and The Volume, earlier this month. By Cole Blake May 18, 2025
Music HoodyBaby Charged In Connection To Alleged Nightclub Assault With Chris Brown Chris Brown was recently arrested in the United Kingdom and charged with one count of grievous bodily harm. By Caroline Fisher May 17, 2025
Music Dame Dash Forced To Sell More Assets To Satisfy Additional $78,000 Debt It feels like Dame Dash is having a fire sale with all of the assets he's been forced to move on from in recent memory. By Zachary Horvath May 14, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA Achieve Astounding Stand-Alone Record On The Hot 100 With "luther" Kendrick Lamar & SZA have been bringing it to their co-headlining tour all while one of their collabs continues to dominate the charts. By Zachary Horvath May 12, 2025
Music Finesse2tymes Calls G Herbo A “Grown Baby” For Laughing At His Math Skills Finesse2tymes recently hopped on social media to diss G Herbo and compare his ex, Ari Fletcher, to FNG Shugga. By Caroline Fisher December 30, 2025