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Music Kodak Black Receives Second Key To The City In A Matter of Weeks In Florida Kodak Black recently paid the rent for his hometown’s housing community for months before it received widespread media attention. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 03, 2025
Music Kanye West Unfollows Everyone But Taylor Swift Ahead Of Grammys The Swifties are not happy. By Caroline Fisher February 02, 2025
Music Chance The Rapper Leaves Fans Eager For New Mixtape After Atlanta Listening Event Chance The Rapper will be hosting another event next week. By Cole Blake July 20, 2024
Music YBN Cordae Teases New Music Maryland-via-North Carolina rapper YBN Cordae is getting ready to release new music following his first-ever Grammy Award nomination. By Alex Zidel February 20, 2020
Music Kanye West Adds Yet Another Southern European Show To His World Tour Kanye West has proven so far that he's still an industry titan and he's seeing no reason to stop adding more shows to his world tour. By Zachary Horvath March 20, 2026
Music T-Pain Discusses Anxiety & Depression, Mentoring Others, & More With Trevor Noah T-Pain spoke candidly about the highs and lows of his career on "The Daily Show." By Cole Blake November 02, 2022
Music J. Cole Shouts Out Fan Who Ripped His Signature Off Poster At Concert: Watch It's wild that the Dreamville MC even knew that this happened, but seeing this in-the-flesh appreciation is something special. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 04, 2024
Music SZA, Jay Rock, Doechii, Schoolboy Q, And More Will Drop New Projects On TDE This Year The lineup of potential releases is absolutely stacked. By Lavender Alexandria January 31, 2024
Music Barack Obama Shows Major Love To Anderson .Paak Anderson .Paak makes waves upon receiving a presidential co-sign from Barack Obama and his good pal Kelly Slater. By Mitch Findlay January 13, 2021
Numbers Cardi B's "Up" Goes Platinum Cardi B's recent single "Up" has officially sold over one million album-equivalent units, landing the rapper another platinum track. By Mitch Findlay March 17, 2021
Music Alicia Keys Shows True Talent In Tiny Desk Concert Alicia Keys thrives in an intimate environment during her NPR Tiny Desk Concert, which sees the debut of a brand new song. By Mitch Findlay June 15, 2020
TV Megan Thee Stallion Shows Comedy Chops And Holds Back Tears On "SNL" She performed "Anxiety" and a mashup of "NDA" and "Plan B," and seemed comfortable in the host chair. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 16, 2022