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Music Isaiah Rashad Praises Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith: "[The] Dad I Never Had In My Life" In an exclusive interview with Billboard, Isaiah Rashad reveals how his addiction had Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith on the verge of tears. By Joshua Robinson May 19, 2021
Pop Culture Beyoncé Celebrates 39th Birthday With $1M Donation To Black-Owned Small Businesses The Queen Bee makes a generous donation to celebrate her birthday. By Isaiah Cane September 04, 2020
Music Sa-Roc & Sol Messiah Predict The Next 50 Years Of Hip-Hop Exclusive: Sa-Roc & Sol Messiah discuss Minneapolis as a hub for hip-hop, producing Dead Prez's "Hell Yeah (Remix)" ft. Jay-Z, and why DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince are among the greatest MC-DJ duos in hip-hop history. By Aron A. August 17, 2023
Music Young Thug Suggests PlaqueBoyMax Is Going To Hell For Getting A Vasectomy PlaqueBoyMax recently opened up about getting a vasectomy, although Young Thug seems to think it was a mistake. By Alexander Cole June 22, 2026
Music Drake Admits He's Been Cheated On Before And Reveals How He Handled It Drake got to have conversations with 20 women on Saturday, and in one of them, he admitted to the infidelity he has suffered. By Alexander Cole August 10, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals Drake's Mindset During The Kendrick Lamar Beef DJ Akademiks was in the know during the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef, which has given him some unique perspective. By Alexander Cole June 11, 2026
Music Lil Durk's Lawyer Refutes Theory That He Referenced Murder-For-Hire In Lyrics Music is once against a topic of debate. By Elias Andrews December 05, 2024
Music Police Think R. Kelly Is Paying An Enforcer To Threaten "Survivors" Police have "Donnel Russell" down as a person of interest in a series of threats linked to "Surviving R. Kelly." By Devin Ch January 10, 2019
Music 50 Cent Flaunts Sold-Out London Show After Ja Rule Trolled Him Over Alleged Low Ticket Sales Recently, Ja Rule mocked 50 Cent over rumors that he was struggling to sell tickets to his "Legacy" tour, prompting a shady response. By Caroline Fisher July 02, 2025
Music 50 Cent Feuds With Shreveport City Council Over His Massive Donation 50 Cent famously runs G-Unit Film & Television Studios out of Shreveport and has been heavily involved in the city. By Cole Blake April 06, 2026
Music Jay-Z Not Done With Tony Buzbee Yet, Accuses Lawyer Of Blackmail Jay-Z continues to air out Tony Buzbee. By Bryson "Boom" Paul February 15, 2025
Pop Culture Pop Smoke Murder: What We Know About His Killers Here's everything you need to know about the trial surrounding Pop Smoke's murder. By Jessica Lyons April 21, 2023