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Music Da Brat Is "Grateful" Jermaine Dupri Didn't Force Her To Change Look Early On The rapper admitted that at the beginning of her career she wanted to be the third member of Kris Kross as other women were showing "T 'n A." By Erika Marie August 10, 2021
Music Nick Cannon Says Mariah Carey Could Only Do A "Verzuz" With R. Kelly He boasted about her writing and producing her own music, adding that Kelly is the only formidable opponent for his ex-wife. By Erika Marie August 09, 2021
Music Nicki Minaj Celebrates "Beam Me Up Scotty" Being Highest Charting Re-Release Mixtape Minaj thanked fans while also mentioning how her mixtape & its new tracks defied Rap industry norms & still broke records. By Erika Marie May 26, 2021
Music Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's Layzie Bone Debuts New Teeth With Heartfelt Instagram Post Layzie Bone debuts his new smile and reveals that he has been insecure about his teeth for years. By Joshua Robinson April 29, 2021
Music Dame Dash Claims JAY-Z Illicitly Transferred "Reasonable Doubt" Rights Dame Dash once again takes the offensive position in his ongoing legal battle with JAY-Z, leveling another accusation at his former associate. By Mitch Findlay July 14, 2021
Pop Culture Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson Makes Rap Debut On Tech N9ne's New Album Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is one of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood, and he's officially made his rap debut on a new Tech N9ne song. By Alex Zidel October 08, 2021
Music Kanye West Reportedly Eyeing The Dating App Industry Kanye West just applied for 10 new trademarks and it appears as though he wants to get in on various different industries. By Alexander Cole October 07, 2021
Music Soulja Boy & Bow Wow Engage In Friendly Banter Ahead Of Verzuz Battle Soulja Boy and Bow Wow are ready to see who has the best catalog. By Alexander Cole May 29, 2021
Music 42 Dugg Reportedly Set To Take Plea Deal In Federal Gun Possession Case 42 Dugg will reportedly be reaching a plea agreement for his federal gun possession case. By Kevin Goddard May 28, 2021
Music Post Malone & Billy Strings Cover Johnny Cash's "Cocaine Blues" Post Malone is giving his fans a different vibe to jam out to... By Jordan Schenkman April 15, 2022
Music Trippie Redd Roasts "C-List Rappers" With Low First-Week Album Sales Trippie Redd jokes about forming an "Avengers of trash n*ggas" following recent first-week sales projections. By Joshua Robinson April 15, 2022
Music Drake Announces Return Of OVO Fest In Surprise Appearance At Dave Concert Drake shocked a Toronto crowd when he performed with UK rapper Dave and announced the next OVO Fest. By Rex Provost May 13, 2022