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Pop Culture Dave Chappelle Provides Hilarious Reason He Wasn't At Diddy’s Alleged Freak Off Parties Dave Chappelle trolled Diddy during his appearance on "SNL." By Cole Blake January 19, 2025
Music Big Daddy Kane Isn't Threatened By AI But Fears Its Impact On New Rappers EXCLUSIVE: Big Daddy Kane gives props to J. Cole, Conway The Machine, Rapsody & Lady London and sends a message to the youth regarding AI. By Aron A. June 23, 2023
Politics Democrats Label Kenneth Petty A Sex Offender To Address Nicki Minaj's Donald Trump Praise Nicki Minaj described herself as Donald Trump's biggest fan at a summit to promote "Trump Accounts" on Wednesday. By Cole Blake January 28, 2026
Music Nas Issues Reminder That "Untitled" Dropped 11 Years Ago Nas' ninth studio album celebrates its born day. By Mitch Findlay July 15, 2019
Pop Culture DDG Continues Defending His Brother DuB After Violent DreamCon Altercation DDG's brother got into a heated altercation with a fan at the event who called the rapper “Doo Doo Garbage." By Cole Blake June 02, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Jokingly Announces Son Papa Bear's Real Name, Twerks To 50 Cent Remix Nicki Minaj teased the big reveal on "Watch What Happens Live." By Caroline Fisher December 17, 2023
Music Dame Dash Believes Nas Won Jay-Z Beef, Says "Ether" Response Was "Terrible" The Roc-A-Fella cofounder recently blamed Irv Gotti for Hov fumbling the bag. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 20, 2023
Music Missy Elliot Shows Off New "Supa Dupa Fly" Inspired Chain Missy Elliot took to Instagram to show off her new custom "Supa Dupa Fly" chain made by B&B Jewelry. By Brianna Lawson February 22, 2022
Music Kanye West Makes Bizarre Comparison Between Nazism And Bisexuality Kanye West has frequently posted about Nazism and antisemitism since going on an unhinged X rant last month. By Caroline Fisher March 15, 2025
Music Lil Baby Reveals New Music Is Coming In July Lil Baby took to Twitter, yet again, to give his fans a hint at when they can expect a new project. By Lawrencia Grose May 23, 2022
Music Jay-Z Announces "Reasonable Doubt" & "The Blueprint" Concerts At Yankee Stadium This year marks the 30th anniversary of Jay-Z's "Reasonable Doubt" and 25th anniversary of "The Blueprint." By Cole Blake March 18, 2026
Music DJ Quik's Son Hit With Conviction For 2022 Murder DJ Quik's son David Marvin Blake Jr. was arrested the day after a fatal 2022 shooting, and was held in custody on a $2 million bond. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 05, 2025