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Pop Culture Nas Partners With Royal To Sell Streaming Royalty Rights To Two Songs As NFTs Nas has teamed up with Royal to offer half of his streaming royalty rights for his songs, "Ultra Black" and "Rare" as NFTs. By Brianna Lawson January 06, 2022
Music Justin Combs & Cuba Gooding Jr. Finally Get Out Of Lil Rod's Lawsuit Against Diddy The update on Lil Rod's lawsuit comes as Diddy's criminal trial kicked off in New York City on Monday morning. By Cole Blake May 07, 2025
Music Chloe Bailey Speaks As Fans Accuse Her Of Shooting Her Shot At Kendrick Lamar Chloe Bailey has set the record straight. By Caroline Fisher November 29, 2024
Music Jorja Smith Announces North American "Lost & Found" Tour Jorja Smith is coming to a city near you this fall. By Chantilly Post July 10, 2018
Music Cardi B's New Album Breaks Impressive 2020s Record For Female Rap Projects Despite all the drama going on between her and Offset right now, at least Cardi B is getting very good news elsewhere. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 16, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks & Wack 100 Rely On Technicalities For Latest Defense Of Drake Amid Pedophilia Allegations DJ Akademiks is once-again finding a way to defend Drake. By Cole Blake December 09, 2024
Music Rick Ross Offer To Buy G-Unit Catalogs Amid 50 Cent Feud Rick Ross latest troll aimed at 50 Cent comes in the form of a business proposition. By Cole Blake December 11, 2023
Music Missy Elliott Settles Lengthy Songwriting Credit Dispute Moments Before Trial Missy Elliott and producer Terry Williams have legally been at each other's throats for multiple years over two songs from the 1990s. By Zachary Horvath August 23, 2025
Music Bun B's Trill Burgers Faces New $1M Lawsuit Over Allegedly Stolen Recipe Two of the restaurant's original co-founders claim they invented the "OG Trill Burger." By Caroline Fisher March 28, 2024
Music Nipsey Hussle's Brother, Blacc Sam, Reveals Marathon Burger Was Rapper's Dream Restaurant Come True Marathon Burger is Nipsey Hussle's dream come true although he was murdered before the development. The Marathon brand is the rapper's legacy. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 02, 2025
Music Rihanna's Home Shot At With AR-15-Style Rifle: Everything We Know Police have already arrested a woman in her 30s as a suspect in the shooting at Rihanna's house from over the weekend. By Cole Blake March 09, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Gives "Moment Of The Year" To Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl Although DJ Akademiks is firmly on Team Drake, he couldn't deny that Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show had everyone talking. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 06, 2025