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Music SZA Is Still Holding On Strong On Our New "R&B Season" Playlist Update Our last update of the year is a tiny one, so here's your chance to revisit this year's best R&B. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 29, 2024
Music Al Sharpton Voices Support For ASAP Rocky After "Ridiculous" Jury Selection Al Sharpton isn't happy about the demographics of the jury pool. By Cole Blake January 23, 2025
Music Juelz Santana Says Police Deleted Hard Drive With 100+ Songs Following 2011 Raid Juelz Santana claims police deleted 100+ songs from his hard drive following the raid. By Aron A. March 03, 2023
Music Swizz Beatz Denies $7 Million Fraud Allegations Linked To 1MDB Scandal Last year, Swizz Beatz was sued by British Virgin Islands liquidators, who allege that he knowingly received “fraudulent transfers." By Caroline Fisher November 13, 2025
Music Victory Boyd Drops "Telekinesis" Lawsuit Against Travis Scott, SZA, & Future Victory Boyd was previously suing Travis Scott, SZA, and Future for stealing her 2019 demo, however, she has since dropped the suit. By Alexander Cole June 03, 2026
Music Warren G's Debut Album "Regulate...G Funk Era" Turns 29 While Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre are widely hailed as the pioneers as G-Funk, Warren G's 'Regulate...G Funk Era' delivered a unique commercial sound. By Caleb Hardy June 12, 2023
Music Ariana Grande & Piers Morgan Are Now On Good Terms After Sharing A Few Drinks "We laughed, we argued, she cried, I nearly did..." By Chantilly Post February 20, 2019
Music Diddy Launches "Empower Global" For Black-Owned Business Diddy's newest undertaking is an e-commerce marketplace for black-owned businesses. By Lavender Alexandria July 12, 2023
Music The D.O.C. Says He & Ice Cube Used To "Battle Every Day" The D.O.C. recently detailed his "friendly competition" with Ice Cube. By Cole Blake July 22, 2023
Music Hip-Hop News: Yeat Details Encounter With Alien Life Form Yeat is a character. By Alexander Cole July 07, 2023
Music Jermaine Dupri Recalls DMX Allegedly Robbing A Reporter For “The Source” Jermaine Dupri shared a wild story about being in the studio with DMX on Instagram. By Cole Blake September 11, 2023
Music Donda Academy Will Hold Auditions For Its Gospel Choir Donda Academy will hold auditions on May 21 for its Sunday Service gospel choir. By Brianna Lawson May 19, 2022