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Music Kanye West Defends New Twitter Outburst By Noting He "Made Graduation" He's obviously seen the memes online. By Elias Andrews February 20, 2025
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 IFPI Crowns Drake The Best-Selling Rapper Of 2025 For the eleventh year in a row, Drake has been named the best-selling rapper of the year by the IFPI, surpassing Kendrick Lamar and more. By Caroline Fisher February 18, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Cardi B & More Nominated For 2026 Rap Grammys 2026 Grammys nominees in hip-hop also include Tyler, The Creator, Doechii, Clipse, Fridayy and Meek Mill, JID, Terrace Martin, and GloRilla. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 07, 2025
Music Suge Knight's Son Questions Dr. Dre And Eminem's Relevance Amidst Feud Suge Knight got into it with Snoop Dogg, and now his son has decided to keep the trend alive by going at two other legends. By Elias Andrews March 11, 2025
Music Baby Keem’s Headlining Governors Ball Slot Ignites New Album Rumors In addition to Baby Keem, the 2026 Governors Ball lineup features artists like ASAP Rocky, Clipse, Freddie Gibbs with The Alchemist, and more. By Caroline Fisher January 06, 2026
Original Content Nia Long Has An Undeniable Imprint In Hip Hop Thanks To These Songs Much has been said about Nia Long in recent days as the scandal involving her longtime partner, Celtics coach Ime Udoka, unravels in real-time. As he's called out for fumbling the bag, we revisit times when rappers loved on—or lusted over—the actress in their rhymes. By Erika Marie September 23, 2022
Music Lizzo's Sexual Harassment Lawsuit On Pause As She Appeals Ruling All proceedings have been halted for the foreseeable future. By Caroline Fisher March 08, 2024
Music Sexyy Red Claims She's Under Surveillance In Mexico, Earns First Solo Apple Chart No. 1 Red accused law enforcement of thinking she's a drug mule. By Ben Mock March 17, 2024
Music Bktherula Interview: On New Album's Duality, Freedom, Faith & Flowing With The Process The 21-year-old boundless creative from Atlanta is finding it more difficult to stay at her peak powers and mindfulness, but it's why she works that much harder on her new album "LVL5 P2" to be free. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 16, 2024
Music Producer EOM Passes Away Due To Complications From Auto-Immune Disease Producer EOM has passed away. By Alex Zidel March 05, 2018
Music Ginuwine Dubs Usher The "King Of R&B" Ginuwine knows how to set the tone. By Tallie Spencer January 18, 2024