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Music Ladies First: Queen Naija Talks "After The Butterflies," Rough Patches, & Finding Joy In Herself EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Queen Naiija is back with her incredible new mixtape, "After the Butterflies." Queen sat down with us to talk about her putting her relationship in her music, becoming comfortable in her solitude, her fire collaborations, and why she's always been a "regular-degular-schmegular girl." By Erika Marie November 28, 2023
Music Tyga And YG Unveil Tracklist for "Hit Me When U Leave The Klub: The Playlist" The tracklist features some heavy-hitters as guest appearances. By Tallie Spencer September 25, 2023
Politics Zohran Mamdani Dances To Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" While Clubbing In NYC Zohran Mamdani is currently leading in the majority of polls as the Democratic nominee New York City’s mayoral race. By Cole Blake November 03, 2025
Music Can Cardi B’s "Am I The Drama" Overcome the Sophomore Slump? Seven years later, Cardi B’s sophomore album will reveal whether she can match — or top — the legacy of "Invasion of Privacy." By Aron A. June 26, 2025
Music Diddy’s Team Accuses Feds Of Leaking Cassie Assault Footage And Demands Alleged Misconduct Investigation Diddy's legal team believes the government has allegedly hindered his right to a fair trial. By Caroline Fisher October 10, 2024
Music Quavo Weighs In As Fans Debate If He Or Chris Brown Is More Relevant The former Migos rapper took to Twitter to defend his popularity. By Lavender Alexandria January 31, 2024
TV Gucci Mane May Soon Be Starring In His Own Reality Show Guwop is thinking of starring in his very own reality series. By Alex Zidel March 12, 2018
Music Lollapalooza Unveils Full 2019 Lineup: Meek Mill, Childish Gambino & Others Added Lollapooza takes place in Chicago on the weekend of August 1-4. By Devin Ch March 20, 2019
Music Trugoy The Dove Of De La Soul Dead At 54 Details surrounding his death have not yet been revealed, and the group was just celebrating their albums' upcoming release on streaming. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 12, 2023
Original Content HNHH & TuneCore Announce "Heat Seekers" Contest Winner Announcing the outcome of the HNHH x TuneCore "Heat Seekers" contest! By Alex Zidel October 17, 2019
Music Chika Will Not Be Retiring, Thanks Cardi B: "You've Always Shown Me Love" Fans were concerned when Chika opened up about her mental health struggles, but she now assures her supporters that she will be "fine." By Erika Marie April 19, 2021
Music Ja Rule Claims He Relates To Drake Amid His Ongoing Feuds Ja Rule says he feels like he's gone "20 v. 1" before By Cole Blake April 22, 2024