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Pop Culture SZA Reveals Doja Cat Will Appear On Upcoming "Shirt" Single The "Ctrl" vocalist spilled the tea while onstage at Mad Cool Festival in Madrid. By Hayley Hynes July 12, 2022
Music Jussie Smollett Moves On From Infamous Chicago Battle With Official Statement Jussie Smollett is best known for his role as Jamal Lyons in the hit show Empire. Smollett co-stars includes Terrence Howard. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 25, 2025
Music Ray J Warns He Won't Be “Silenced” Amid Kim Kardashian’s Bombshell Lawsuit This week, Kim Kardashian and her mother filed a lawsuit against Ray J after he alleged that a RICO case against them is imminent. By Caroline Fisher October 02, 2025
Numbers Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” Rakes In $317K From Streaming In A Week Reportedly, Kendrick's Drake diss is the second-highest-grossing song of this week. By Caroline Fisher May 24, 2024
Music Stormzy Honors A Fan's Request To Perform At His Fathers Funeral Stormzy deserves some serious props for this one. By Mitch Findlay December 21, 2017
Music Snoop Dogg Says He Helped A Company Earn A $100M Valuation Snoop Dogg says he once helped a company earn a $100 million valuation by promoting them on Instagram. By Cole Blake December 28, 2022
Original Content HNHH TIDAL Wave: Freddie Gibbs & Dreamville Dominate Freddie Gibbs appears a handful of times for this week's TIDAL Wave playlist. By Alex Zidel July 03, 2019
Music Juice WRLD Producer Sues The Rapper's Estate Over Unpaid Royalties It's all due to a 2021 song. By Elias Andrews July 31, 2024
Music SZA Reveals That Rihanna's "Consideration" Was Originally Hers The song became a staple song for Rihanna! By Tallie Spencer November 30, 2023
Music Remembering Prodigy Of Mobb Deep As one half of Mobb Deep and as a solo artist, Prodigy was a hip hop mainstay and consistently carried the flag for east coast hip hop. By Wyatt Westlake June 22, 2023
Music Joey Bada$$ Wants Hometown Love More Than Any Grammy Joey Bada$$ understands and celebrates the priceless value of hometown love, taking to Instagram to share some thoughts. By Mitch Findlay June 17, 2020
Society DJ Khaled Teaming Up With Energy Drink Company DJ Khaled continues to leave an imprint in the health and nutrition sector. By Milca P. May 15, 2018