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Pop Culture Driver Who Killed Nicki Minaj's Father In Accident Receives 1-Year Sentence Charles Polevich, who pleaded guilty to the hit-and-run that killed Nicki's father, will pay an additional $5,000 fine. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 03, 2022
Tech Swizz Beatz Dismisses Backlash To His & Timbaland's "Verzuz" Deal With Elon Musk A lot of folks thought that Swizz Beatz and Timbaland made a mistake by aligning with a tech tycoon with accusations of racism against him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 21, 2024
Sneakers Wizkid Rocks The Upcoming Free The Youth Air Jordan 16 Nigerian star Wizkid was spotted wearing the Free The Youth x Air Jordan 16, releasing August through Free The Youth. By Ben Atkinson August 01, 2026
Music Elliott Wilson Breaks Silence On B.Dot Blaming Him For The End Of "Rap Radar" Elliott Wilson and Brian “B.Dot” Miller co-hosted the "Rap Radar" podcast for a number of years before it ended in 2023. By Cole Blake April 27, 2025
Music Doja Cat Discusses Plans For New Album Doja Cat says that she's been inspired by Beastie Boys for her next album. By Cole Blake November 28, 2022
Sneakers The Eminem x Air Jordan 4 "Encore" Is Officially Returning The Eminem x Air Jordan 4 "Encore" officially returns in 2027, bringing back one of the rarest Jordan releases ever made. By Ben Atkinson August 08, 2026
Music Don Toliver Previews A New Song With A Classic Snoop Dogg Sample By Elias Andrews May 15, 2024
Music DJ Khaled Visits Rihanna's Childhood Neighborhood In Barbados The New Orleans music mogul spoke to folks in the community and wanted to stop by to "breathe the same air" that RiRi grew up in. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 31, 2023
Music MoneyBagg Yo And Roc Nation Sued By Former Manager For $100 Million Sherry Jackson-Floyd is accusing MoneyBagg Yo and Roc Nation of cutting her out of the artist's success after investing millions. By Alexander Cole June 23, 2026
Pop Culture Jazmine Sullivan Serenades Us From Home On NPR's Tiny Desk Jazmine Sullivan performs a few classics and new ones off her latest project "Heaux Tales." By Veracia Ankrah January 08, 2021
Music Lupe Fiasco Brushes Off Technical Difficulties With A Freestyle Lupe Fiasco didn't miss a beat when he experienced technical difficulties. By Lavender Alexandria September 04, 2023
Pop Culture Nicki Minaj To Attend Grammys If Nominated, Despite Category Complaints "Why not put on a beautiful dress and cover my big boobs and show off my big old butt. Why not go and flaunt it?" the 39-year-old quipped during a recent interview. By Hayley Hynes October 21, 2022