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Music Fans Are Divided By Jussie Smollett's "Empire" Return For Midseason Premiere Jussie seemingly has an equal amount of supporters and head shakers. By Chantilly Post March 14, 2019
Music Russell Simmons Deactivates His Twitter Account After Rape Allegations Surface Russell Simmons removed himself from the Twitter universe. By Matt F December 14, 2017
Music Drake Announces Kick Stream Spree To Give Away Part Of His Stake Winnings Drake said that 2025 was his "roughest gambling year," but he hopes to end it on a high note for the holiday season, starting tonight. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 21, 2025
Music Tony Yayo Responds To Ja Rule's Unwillingness To Make Up With 50 Cent & G-Unit While Ja Rule did apologize for his behavior during the viral plane incident, he didn't necessarily feel bad for what he did to G-Unit. By Zachary Horvath February 20, 2026
Music Beast Coast Bring Back Big Tigger For Epic "Basement Cypher" If you know, you know. By Mitch Findlay May 10, 2019
Music Rick Ross, NBA Youngboy & Juice WRLD Line Up This Week's "Fire Emoji" Playlist Plus, new music from Hotboii and A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie. By Aron A. December 11, 2021
Music Tyler The Creator Reveals Why He Was Jealous Of Doja Cat's Coachella Performance Tyler The Creator showed love to Doja Cat. By Cole Blake April 21, 2024
Music Kendrick Lamar & Drake Will Go Head To Head At The Billboard Music Awards Kendrick and Drake just opened their mouths... Who's getting the prize? By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 25, 2024
Music Jim Jones, Maino, Dave East, & Fabolous Announce "Let's Rap About It" Podcast Jim Jones announced a new podcast with several NYC staples, including Fabolous, Dave East, and Maino. The first episode premieres on Monday. By Devin Morton September 21, 2025
TV 50 Cent Gets A Visit From "Vanderpump Rules" Lala Kent Years After Feud The reality TV star is making amends with Fif three years after their beef involving Randall Emmett. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 03, 2022
Music Jay-Z's Trayvon Martin Documentary Series To Debut At Tribeca Film Festival Jay's long awaited docuseries on Trayvon Martin will be premiered at Tribeca Film Festival. By Aron A. March 21, 2018
Music Cardi B Teases Music Video Look & Shows Off Kulture's New Gucci Fur Fashion The mother-daughter duo finna be swagged out. By Zaynab August 25, 2018