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Music Killer Mike Reacts To Claims That He's On Bernie Sanders Payroll Killer Mike encourages the "every day Black person in America" to vote for Bernie Sanders after Boots Riley and Chuck D of Public Enemy extend endorsements to the Democratic nominee. By Aron A. March 02, 2020
Music 50 Cent Says He Wants To Use AI To Share His Unreleased Music 50 Cent shared the plan while posting “1960s soul” versions of his songs made through artificial intelligence. By Cole Blake October 08, 2025
Music Sylvan LaCue Heals His Inner Child On "Young Sylvan Ep. 2" Sylvan LaCue wants to lay it all out on the second installment of his February EP. By hnhh April 03, 2021
Music NBA YoungBoy Issues Warning To Unnamed Rapper While Denouncing Beefs NBA YoungBoy is wrapped up in a lot of beefs, but it seems he wants to improve his life and remove all negativity. By Zachary Horvath February 13, 2026
Music Ari Lennox Teases Upcoming Sophomore Album Weeks After Publicly Asking Her Label To Drop Her Things are finally on the up and up for Ari Lennox, who says her sophomore album is coming later this year. By Hayley Hynes March 05, 2022
Music JT Not Here For Slander After Fan Says Yung Miami Carried The City Girls "You don't know s*** your weird!" JT clapped back. By Zachary Horvath April 08, 2024
Viral Playboi Carti Wants Frank Ocean To Drop Snippet, Shouts Out Young Dabo On IG For those unaware, Dabo is a streamer and YouTuber whose reactions, clips, and fandom are legendary online. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 09, 2023
Music Fivio Foreign Apologizes To Unpaid Videographer The rapper said he was unaware that the videographer hadn't been paid. By Noah Grant April 14, 2023
Music Diddy Accuser’s Lawyer Secures Major Win Against UMG In Court A judge recently ruled in the favor of Tyrone Blackburn, the lawyer representing Rodney "Lil Rod" Jones. By Caroline Fisher December 15, 2024
Pop Culture Who Is Keefe D? The Man At The Center Of The Tupac Murder Investigation Keefe D has long been associated with Tupac's murder. Now, there is news of an update in the case—and Keefe's name is back in headlin By Tamara McCullough September 05, 2023
Music Lil Wayne Got $9 Million In COVID Aid For Having A Drug-Free Tour Workplace While this may be hard to believe for anyone with knowledge of Tunechi's music, it's not as uncommon of a practice as you might think. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 14, 2024
Music Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist Close To Top 10 Debut As "Alfredo 2" Receives First Week Sales Projections Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist created a strong sequel to a classic and it looks like they will be rewarded handsomely for "Alfredo 2." By Zachary Horvath August 02, 2025