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Music Jermaine Dupri Doubles Down On 106 & Park Statement The exec says he was the one to give his protege the nickname “Mr. 106 & Park.” By Kairi Coe February 23, 2023
Pop Culture Nicki Minaj Will Reprise Role As Host And Performer At VMAs Nicki is stepping back into her dual role for this year's show. By Lavender Alexandria September 08, 2023
Music Metro Boomin Brings The Fun To Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update Metro Boomin brought a lot of guests to our latest "Fire Emoji" playlist update, which also features Ghostface Killah, Yeat, and Friyie. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 02, 2025
Pop Culture Ed Sheeran Performs In Court During Copyright Trial Sheeran was able to take to the stand and make it a stage. By Ben Mock April 28, 2023
Music XXXTENTACION Trial: Closing Arguments Start Next Week The judge didn't specify how long they would take, but it seems like this case is finally coming to a conclusion. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 04, 2023
Music A$AP Rocky Reveals Title Of Free Instrumental LP & Describes Its Sound Lord Flacko is branching out musically. By hnhh June 20, 2013
Music Cleveland Street Officially Named After Bone Thugs-N-Harmony After announcing it a few months ago Bone-Thugs officially have a street named after them. By Lavender Alexandria August 11, 2023
Pop Culture YSL Trial's Jury Selection Delayed, Taking A Couple More Weeks Due to some excused jurors, the court will hear from 300 more potential participants and report back on February 24th. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 27, 2023
Music 6ix9ine Forced To Cough Up $250K For Skipping D.C. Concert Apparently, 6ix9ine ran off with $60K from D.C. promoters and ditched his 2018 commitment to perform in New Jersey instead. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 28, 2025
Music The 50th Anniversary of Hip Hop Celebrated At The 2023 Grammys Hip hop legends over the past 30 years came together to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the genre that changed the world. By Brittnye Webb-Earl March 15, 2023
Music D4VD Added To The Second Leg Of SZA's "SOS" Tour D4VD is taking over for Omar Apollo for the remainder of the tour. By Lavender Alexandria August 22, 2023
Music JT Asks Fans If Her "RAW" Lyrics Are Too Extreme It's rare to see someone so unabashedly unfiltered pull the ego back and ask for feedback on their work. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 21, 2023