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Music Dame Dash Says Will Smith Is "Tired Of Being A Punk & Exploded" Dame Dash shared his thoughts on Will Smith's altercation with Chris Rock at the Oscars. By Aron A. March 29, 2022
Music Jhené Aiko Delivers Stunningly Beautiful Performance For NPR Tiny Desk Jhené Aiko sings her heart out in the latest NPR Tiny Desk (at home) concert. By Alex Zidel October 01, 2020
Music Soulja Boy Prepares For Tour Life With Nicki Minaj The money phone data plan has been purchased. By Mitch Findlay February 27, 2019
Music DJ Akademiks Warns West Coast Artists After Dody6 & Kendrick Lamar Debacle Dody6 called Kendrick Lamar out while revealing he became homeless after the success of "hey now," and then apologized for his remarks. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 28, 2025
Pop Culture Steve Lacy Gets Huge Love From Ye: "One Of The Most Inspiring People On The Planet" Sounds like Kanye West is a big fan of "Gemini Rights." By Hayley Hynes July 15, 2022
Music Kendrick Lamar & Master P Link Up: "We Gotta Come Together" Master P and Kendrick Lamar are looking to make history. By Mitch Findlay September 12, 2018
Relationships Offset Performs For First Time Since Takeoff's Death, Cardi B Supports Him The father of five has been privately and publicly mourning this loss of his cousin for the last month. By Hayley Hynes December 02, 2022
Pop Culture Playboi Carti Seemingly Calls His Fanbase A Cult After Rioting Fans Shut Down Houston Concert The "Whole Lotta Red" rapper left two veiled messages after the madness in Houston. By Taylor McCloud October 25, 2021
Music O.T. Genasis Belts Out Mariah Carey Hit, Crown Himself King Of R&B O.T. Genasis has challenged 21 Savage to an R&B battle & he kicked things off with a Mariah Carey favorite. By Erika Marie April 07, 2020
Music Pop Smoke Posthumous Album Gets Release Date Pop Smoke will be releasing a new album posthumously. By Rose Lilah May 14, 2020
Relationships The Weeknd's "Heartless" Seemingly References Selena Gomez & Bella Hadid Splits The Weeknd seemingly sings about his relationships with Bella Hadid and Selena Gomez on the new cut. By Alex Zidel November 27, 2019
Music Billy Porter On Pastor Troy's Lil Nas X Rant: "There's A Lot Of Homophobia In Hip Hop" Billy Porter confirms that Lil Nas X looked "fabulous" at the Grammys. By Noah C January 30, 2020