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Music Drake & Caffeine Announce Stacked Battle Rap Lineup For URL Season 2 Drake, Caffeine, and Ultimate Rap League's collaboration continues, as they announce a hefty lineup that boasts 163 events for URL Season 2. By Joshua Robinson February 12, 2021
Music Mel B Hospitalized With Two Broken Ribs & A Severed Hand The singer is in recovery. By Zaynab December 10, 2018
Relationships Honouring Aaliyah's 40th In Her Own Words: Sex Appeal, "Wilson" & Other Gems "I have no regrets. I lived a full life. At 21, I've done a lot." By Zaynab January 16, 2019
Music J Cole Fans Can't Believe He Didn't Drop "The Fall Off" Before Dreamville Festival J Cole performed the headlining set at Dreamville Festival on Sunday night, but there's still no new word on his next album. By Cole Blake April 07, 2025
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: June 6 Tiller is the top dog. By Chris Tart June 06, 2017
Music Chris Brown & Drake Celebrate "No Guidance" With Epic Comic Book Artwork Chris Brown and Drizzy are taking that mortal enemy line to its logical conclusion. By Mitch Findlay June 12, 2019
Music Mary J. Blige Reveals Star-Studded "Good Morning Gorgeous" Tracklist Mary J. Blige is back with a follow-up to 2017's Strength of a Woman By Marc Griffin January 21, 2022
Music Iyanla Vanzant Explains Why She Rejected "Fixing" R. Kelly: "He's Still In Denial" The motivational host said Kelly was making way too many demands. By Erika Marie June 05, 2019
Music Kanye West & Pusha T Facing Lawsuit For "Come Back Baby" Sample Kanye West faces more legal disputes. By Milca P. June 08, 2019
Numbers Lil Baby Goes Triple Platinum On Anniversary On the same day it celebrates its first anniversary, Lil Baby's "My Turn" album secures its third platinum plaque. By Mitch Findlay March 01, 2021
Music Dame Dash's Kanye West Produced Film "Honor Up" Drops Its Official Trailer "Honor Up" trailer is finally here. By Chantilly Post January 09, 2018
Music Boosie Badazz Questions Why Diddy's Friends Aren't Speaking Up Boosie Badazz says friends are easier to come by when you're on top. By Cole Blake March 30, 2024