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Music The Game Responds After Being Exposed For Using Same Pick-up Line On Multiple Women The Game is still trying to find love and making things worse is that his go-to pick-up line isn't working. By Zachary Horvath March 20, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky’s “Don’t Be Dumb” Deluxe Just Got Its Biggest Update Yet Fans have been waiting patiently for the deluxe edition of A$AP Rocky's "Don't Be Dumb," and now, it looks like its release is imminent. By Caroline Fisher March 18, 2026
Music Sexyy Red & Kevin Hart Create A Viral Moment After The Rap Star Discover Height Difference Sexyy Red has had a breakthrough 2025 with collaborations alongside Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga, PlaqueboyMax, and Drake. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 03, 2025
Original Content Where Did NBA YoungBoy Get His Name? NBA YoungBoy is a leader in rap, and we take a look at his personal and professional life, including his legal troubles. By Gale Love March 28, 2023
Music YNW Melly Requests Prison Release Yet Again Over Alleged New Evidence YNW Melly has allegedly suffered "dehumanizing" conditions behind bars for seven years as he awaits his retrial for double murder. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 27, 2026
Music Pooh Shiesty Responds To Drake's Claim That They Might Be Cousins Drake and BenDaDonnn were having an argument about Memphis during a recent livestream, and they wanted Pooh Shiesty to settle the score. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 25, 2025
Original Content Ice Cube’s Good, Bad & The Ugly: On “Man Up,” Kendrick Lamar & Why He’ll Never Have An A&R Ice Cube will stop to smell the roses—but only for a moment. The rap icon reflects on four decades of music, the mainstream’s grip on hip-hop, and the legacy of his catalog as he drops his latest album. By Aron A. September 19, 2025
Music BIA Breaks Down Her Ethnicity After Fans Say She's "Not Black" BIA responded to a viral tweet suggesting she's "not Black" by specifying her ethnicity. By Alex Zidel July 14, 2021
Music Wu-Tang Clan: Where Are They Now? The Clan’s still going strong, three decades later. By Demi Phillips January 22, 2024
Music Kid 'N Play: Where Are They Now? The larger-than-life duo won hearts in the late-90s. By Demi Phillips January 18, 2024
Music Playboi Carti Opp 24lefteye Attempted To Jump Off A Bridge After Being Exposed For Allegedly Having A Homosexual Partner How this allegedly all unfolded is wild. By Zachary Horvath December 31, 2024
Music DJ Akademiks Claims That Cam'ron Beat Jay-Z In 2000s Rap Battle Ak has another unpopular rap take. By Elias Andrews May 22, 2024