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Music Meek Mill, Run The Jewels, & More Highlight Our "Fire Emoji" Playlist Our "Fire Emoji" playlist this week includes some powerful new protest anthems from Meek Mill, YG, and more, plus a cut off the new Run The Jewels album. By Lynn S. June 06, 2020
Music Polo G Celebrates After Claiming He "Beat" New York Gun Case The rapper alleges that he's back. By Elias Andrews December 10, 2024
Music Dawn Richard's Lawsuit Against Diddy Has Been Dismissed Dawn Richard filed a lawsuit against Diddy back in 2024, alleging abuse, intimidation, and mistreatment. Today, the lawsuit was thrown out. By Alexander Cole June 15, 2026
Music Diddy's Former Assistant Explains Why He Stopped Being Mogul's Alleged Fixer George Kaplan alleged Diddy ordered him to clean up his messes and get money for him. Kaplan is one of many witnesses in this federal trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 22, 2025
Music Cardi B Fans Look For New Album Clues In Her BET Experience Performance While the release date for Cardi B's long-awaited sophomore LP is still unknown, fans think she's dropping some early suggestions. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 29, 2024
Pop Culture Beyonce Was Nowhere To Be Found At Jay-Z's Fundraising Casino Event, Here Is Why Queen Bey got some much-needed beauty sleep. By Zachary Horvath October 02, 2023
Music Zacari Brings A "Touch of God" To Our Weekly "R&B Season" Playlist Update Former lovers Ty Dolla $ign and Lauren Jauregui also reunite for a new joint single with Russ on today's round-up. By Hayley Hynes May 28, 2023
Songs XXXTENTACION's "SAD!" Joins YouTube's 1B Club The song hit 1 billion just after Future & Drake’s “Life Is Good”. By hnhh January 23, 2021
Music Ice Spice Reveals What Inspired Her Upcoming Album "Y2K" According to Ice Spice, it all goes back to her upbringing. By Caroline Fisher May 11, 2024
Music Garage From Jack Harlow's "Jackman" Vandalized Now that's just mean. By James Jones May 04, 2023
Music Earl Sweatshirt Drops Featureless Tracklist For "Live Laugh Love" Earl Sweatshirt surprised quite a few people this past weekend by announcing this project and the quick turnaround before it arrives. By Zachary Horvath August 19, 2025
Music Young Thug’s Kids Star In Adorable Sp5der Promo Video For His Birthday Young Thug is celebrating his 33rd birthday behind bars. By Caroline Fisher August 16, 2024