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Music DJ Khaled Posts Sweet Message & Throwback Photos For Fat Joe's 55th Birthday DJ Khaled and Fat Joe go back nearly three decades and have worked with one another since the mid 2000s, so it was nice to see this post. By Zachary Horvath August 19, 2025
Music Swizz Beatz Recalls The Making Of "Party Up" With DMX: "It’s The Biggest Song We Ever Made" Swizz Beatz gives us insight into how he crafted a classic with DMX. By Zachary Horvath November 06, 2023
Pop Culture MGK And Rick Ross Star At Travis Kelce Music Festival Travis Kelce put on a wild festival in Kansas City By Ben Mock April 29, 2023
Music Yung Joc Thinks Lil Nas X Is Too "Extreme" "He went from zero to a hundred instantly," Yung Joc says. By Caroline Fisher January 24, 2024
Music BET Awards 2024 Nominations: Best Female Hip Hop Artist Each and very one of these women has had a phenomenal run so far. By Demi Phillips May 21, 2024
Music What Is Mariah Carey's Best-Selling Album? Explore the lasting impact of Mariah Carey's best-selling album that redefined the boundaries of pop and R&B. By Rain Adams November 14, 2023
Politics Diddy Able To Cast Vote In U.S. Election From Behind Bars He's had a varied political history. By Elias Andrews November 05, 2024
Music Yeat Revitalizes A Drake Classic On Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update This week's "Fire Emoji" playlist update is led by Yeat, Quavo, Takeoff, Westside Gunn, Doechii, Lil Tjay, and 42 Dugg. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 03, 2025
Music Akon Sets The Record Straight Amid Arrest Reports Earlier this week, it was reported that Akon was arrested in Georgia on an outstanding bench warrant and booked into the Smyrna City Jail. By Caroline Fisher November 13, 2025
Music Bad Bunny's "Un Verano Sin Ti" Now Most Streamed Album On Spotify "Un Verano Sin Ti" has broken a Spotify record. By Caroline Fisher July 08, 2023
Music NLE Choppa And PinkyDoll Team Up For An NPC Livestream Choppa tried his hand at the new NPC TikTok trend. By Lavender Alexandria October 31, 2023
Music Summer Walker Gets Love For New EP From Sukihana, Latto, And More The R&B songstress is garnering praise left and right for her latest release. By Noah Grant May 22, 2023