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Music Young Dolph Memphis Memorial Sells Out In 90 Minutes: Report The Celebration of Life event will reportedly take place at the FedExForum in the late rapper's hometown. By Erika Marie December 13, 2021
Numbers Adele Breaks Spotify’s Single Day Streaming Record With “Easy On Me” Chart Data reports that the song has already been streamed nearly 20 million times. By Hayley Hynes October 16, 2021
Music Diddy Dismisses Jermaine Dupri's Catalog, Demands Dr. Dre For "Verzuz" While on Instagram Live with Snoop Dogg, Fat Joe, and Jermaine Dupri, Diddy declared himself the "greatest" and demanded Dr. Dre for "Verzuz" battle, again. By Aron A. September 18, 2021
Music Al Sharpton Says Hip-Hop Shouldn't Be Blamed For Takeoff's Death Rev. Al Sharpton says hip-hop shouldn't be blamed for gun violence. By Aron A. November 10, 2022
Music Lil Nas X Hypes NBA YoungBoy Collab "Late To Da Party" With Full Fake BET Promo Video His trolling kicked up a notch as Lil Nas X is still targeting BET after they failed to nominate him for an award. By Erika Marie June 22, 2022
Numbers Swizz Beatz Flexes Gargantuan Nelly Vs Ludacris Numbers Following Nelly and Ludacris' Verzuz battle, Swizz Beatz took to Instagram to flex some of the numbers. By Mitch Findlay May 21, 2020
Music Russ Calls Travis Scott The "Pioneer" Of The Shift In Hip Hop Russ sat down with "The Rap Pack" and discussed the current era of hip hop and how the genre has changed over the last few decades. By Erika Marie March 11, 2020
Music Pooh Shiesty Credits Soulja Boy For Everything But "Big Draco" Amidst his never-ending quest for credit long overdue, Soulja Boy receives a co-sign from 1017's own Pooh Shiesty. By Mitch Findlay May 20, 2021
Music Cardi B Defends Bobby Shmurda Against Dancing Critics: "He's Happy As F*ck!" Shmurda's dance moves have caused some controversy but Cardi jumped in to shut down the conversation. By Erika Marie December 20, 2021
Music 1501 Certified Entertainment Responds To Megan Thee Stallion's Lawsuit: "Baseless" The rapper has sued her label for $1 million in damages, and 1501 has responded with a court filing of their own, saying she owes them "many millions." By Erika Marie September 07, 2022
Politics Dua Lipa Named Honorary Ambassador Of Kosovo Congratulations to Dua Lipa on the appointment. By Rex Provost August 07, 2022
Politics Halsey Describes Having 3 Miscarriages, Says "Abortion Saved My Life" Halsey shared her experiences with abortion in an open letter. By Rex Provost July 03, 2022