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Streetwear Nicki Minaj Flaunts New "Queen Sleeze" Chain While Prepping For "Pink Friday 2" Earlier this week, Mama Minaj became "the first female rapper to surpass 65 million monthly listeners in Spotify history," according to @chartdata. By Hayley Hynes August 18, 2023
Music Hip-Hop Mourns Trugoy The Dove: Questlove, Busta Rhymes, Chuck D & Many More Many members of the hip-hop community poured out their heartfelt tributes to the De La Soul MC. Rest In Peace Trugoy the Dove. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 13, 2023
Music Russ Reloads "Shake The Snow Globe Tour" For 2022 With International Dates The "CHOMP" artist shared the new dates and announced that tickets go on sale this Friday (March 26). By Erika Marie March 25, 2021
Music 21 Savage Hilariously Sings His Heart Out On Instagram Live He's developed a reputation for singing on Live. By Lavender Alexandria April 30, 2024
Music New Billboards For NBA YoungBoy's Upcoming Album Pop Up In NYC NBA YoungBoy delayed his release for his highly awaited record for some reason, but it seems we are actually getting it this week. By Zachary Horvath July 22, 2025
Music "The Simpsons" Pull Michael Jackson's Episode Out Of Rotation The executive producers say that it was a unanimous decision. By Erika Marie March 08, 2019
Music Joyner Lucas Denies Asking DaBaby To Start Fake Rap Beef While DaBaby's revelation could've been about pretty much anyone he's not actually beefed with, a lot of people assumed it was Joyner. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 25, 2024
Music Yak Gotti To Remain Behind Bars While Dealing With Outstanding Warrant Yak Gotti will have to wait before coming home. By Cole Blake December 17, 2024
Music Vince Herbert Accused Of Hiding Money To Avoid Paying Sony A $3.7 Mil Judgment Sony already won in court, and they want Herbert to pay up. By Erika Marie September 11, 2019
Music Ari Lennox & Summer Walker's "Queen Space" Collab Takes Over Our "R&B Season" Playlist The Dreamville starlet delivered an EP ahead of her long-awaited sophomore album, due out later this month. By Hayley Hynes September 04, 2022
Music Sexyy Red Called Out By Her Own Son After Cursing Out Fans Who Pry Too Much About Her Personal Life The video sparked a wide variety of reaction from fans. By Lavender Alexandria June 13, 2024
Music Young Thug Scolds Reporter For Asking About Gunna This question about Young Thug and Gunna's beef came up as the former made his way to Metro Boomin's sexual assault trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 25, 2025