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Music Keyshia Cole Talks Why Her Next Album Is Her Last & Wanting To Produce A Biopic The R&B icon is preparing her final project and spoke about balancing single parenting while pursuing ambitions after music, By Erika Marie March 09, 2022
Music Drake Breaks Silence On Kendrick Lamar Diss With A Speech At His Concert Fans have been waiting for the response. By Alexander Cole March 25, 2024
Music Birdman Blasts Turk At Cash Money & No Limit "Verzuz" Amid Tour Drama It looks like the tension between one of the Hot Boys and Birdman is still a Cash Money reality, and Turk even seemingly responded to Stunna. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 26, 2025
Music Who Is TraxNYC? The New York City Jeweler Who Went Viral For Standing On Business TraxNYC has supplied jewelry for a number of hip-hop artists, including Busta Rhymes, Cardi B, Snoop Dogg, and more. By Cole Blake January 05, 2026
Music Drake Seemingly Questions Kendrick Lamar Fans For Crip Walking At Toronto Show The Kendrick Lamar takeover was in full effect in Toronto, but Drake couldn't help but laugh at the Compton MC's fans. By Zachary Horvath June 14, 2025
Music Smokepurpp Wrote Over 800 Songs For "Deadstar 2," Wasted $2 Million Recording Smokepurpp spent a lot of dough recording "Deadstar 2." By Dominiq R. January 26, 2020
Music 21 Savage Shares Strange Video Of Him Bandaged Up At Doctor's Office 21 Savage did not disclose why he was being bandaged up. By Alex Zidel July 26, 2018
Music Cardi B Proves She's A "Whole Lotta Woman" Cardi B is looking great two months after giving birth. By Chantilly Post September 07, 2018
Pop Culture Tupac's Sister & Jada Pinkett Smith React To Keefe D's Arrest Both women expressed gratitude that justice was being served for Pac. By Ben Mock September 30, 2023
Music Gillie Da Kid Says Lil Durk "Is The New Jay-Z" & The Internet Swiftly Reacts He explained why he believes Durkio has claimed Hov's spot in this generation but many Hip Hop fans disagreed. By Erika Marie May 11, 2022
Music R. Kelly Addresses Sex Cult Allegations, Illiteracy, & More In 19-Minute Song "I Admit" R. Kelly gets a lot off his chest in "I Admit." By Alex Zidel July 23, 2018
Music Alleged Video Of Pooh Shiesty's Alleged Gucci Mane Robbery Hits The Internet It's unclear where this video came from, but it matches prosecutors' screenshots of it in the Gucci Mane and Pooh Shiesty case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 01, 2026