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Music Kendrick Lamar's "Poetic Justice" Gets A Gorgeous String Cover Strings From Paris don't miss. By Aron A. April 13, 2023
Music Ice Cube Recalls N.W.A Getting Denied Entry Into Their First Listening Party N.W.A went to iHop's instead. By Aron A. December 11, 2018
Music Buju Banton Criticizes Afrobeats Artists For Not Respecting Reggae Banton also targeted reggaeton artists. By Elias Andrews August 13, 2024
TV Yung Miami Is Fed Up With Fans Asking Her To Host "Baddies" Reunion Yung Miami calls critics "wishy washy." By Caroline Fisher January 10, 2024
Music Gucci Mane Admits He Wasn’t “In A Healthy Place” When He Got Iconic Ice Cream Face Tattoo Gucci Mane says he regrets getting his ice cream face tattoo. By Cole Blake October 25, 2023
Music Rod Wave Released From Jail, Officials Confirm Gun Charges Weren't "Accurate" A spokesperson for the St. Petersburg Police Department says "additional charges could be forthcoming." By Caroline Fisher April 04, 2024
Music Benzino Shades Eminem Again By Dissing His Britney Spears Cosplay It's a pretty old thing to bring up, and adds another piece of evidence in Benzino's complicated relationship with this feud. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 24, 2024
Music Kanye West Had Security Called On Him By Harley Pasternak, Sources Claim It was previously reported that Ye thought Pasternak was "following" him. By Caroline Fisher November 22, 2023
Music Travis Scott Submits "UTOPIA" For Grammys Consideration, Jumps Tables To Reach Jay-Z La Flame wants to go big with "UTOPIA," and it's funny that, on the album, he rapped about losing the award in 2019. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 07, 2023
Music Cardi B, Chance The Rapper & T.I. To Judge Hip Hop Competition Series On Netflix Netflix has grabbed a strong trio for their upcoming music competition show. By Chantilly Post November 13, 2018
Politics Nicki Minaj Addresses Alleged Persecution Of Christians In U.N. Speech Nicki Minaj thanked President Donald Trump for speaking out about the alleged issue during her speech at the U.N. By Cole Blake November 18, 2025
Music TT Torrez Accuses Funk Flex Of Shoving Her During Madison Square Garden Fight TT Torrez is making serious allegations against Funk Flex as she claims she was shoved violently by her former Hot 97 co-worker. By Alexander Cole October 21, 2026