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Music Pras Requests Sentencing Hearing In Foreign Conspiracy Case Last year, Pras was found guilty of various charges related to an alleged international conspiracy. By Caroline Fisher September 27, 2024
Music Metro Boomin Gets Key To The City Of St. Louis He took the opportunity to honor his late mother. By Lavender Alexandria December 15, 2023
Music JAY-Z's Shawn Carter Foundation Raises $20 Million For College Students JAY-Z's star-studded gala for the Shawn Carter Foundation raised $20 million. By Cole Blake July 17, 2023
Music Usher Remixes "Burn" For Kevin Hart's Netflix Comedy Roast The two have playfully gone back and forth for years, and Usher didn't miss a chance to "burn" Kevin Hart before his roast took a turn. By Erika Marie May 11, 2026
Music Lil Uzi Vert Brought "The Pink Tape" To Europe And The Crowd Went Wild Lil Uzi Vert continues to have a great summer. By Alexander Cole July 12, 2023
Music SZA Attends Doja Cat Tour Show As She's Confirmed To Headline Numerous Lollapalooza Fests SZA was at Doja Cat's headlining show just as some new performances of her own were announced. By Lavender Alexandria November 07, 2023
Music DJ Akademiks Alleges Future Was Unaware Of Kendrick Lamar's Drake Diss On "Like That" Really? By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 10, 2024
Music Hip Hop 50th Anniversary Countdown: Year 5 - 1977 Celebrate Hip Hop's 50th Anniversary with a look back at 1977, a pivotal year of innovation and culture-shaping moments. By Jake Skudder June 12, 2023
Music Nipsey Hussle To Be Commemorated With Los Angeles Intersection Renaming This Saturday (February 28), the intersection at Crenshaw Boulevard and Slauson Avenue will become "Nipsey Hussle Square." By Caroline Fisher February 25, 2026
Music Latto & Playboi Carti Take Center Stage On Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update Hip-hop fans heard some hard-hitting new collabs this week. By Caroline Fisher February 02, 2025
Music Questlove To Reunite The Soulquarians In Honor Of D'Angelo D'Angelo passed away back in October 2025 at the age of 51, following a battle with pancreatic cancer. By Cole Blake March 11, 2026
Reviews Jorja Smith "Falling Or Flying" Album Review "Falling or Flying" consists of some of the best songwriting of Jorja Smith’s career so far. By Wyatt Westlake October 06, 2023