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Music Da Brat Believes Being Openly Gay In Hip Hop Is "Way Better Now" The Rap veteran officially came out last year and speaks on how Hip Hop has evolved to be more inclusive. By Erika Marie August 05, 2021
Music Keyshia Cole Mourns Her Late Mother: "I Wish I Could’ve Healed Your Pain" Keyshia Cole remembers her mother in a series of heartfelt tweets. By Joshua Robinson August 05, 2021
Music The Weeknd’s “Take My Breath” Video Pulled From Imax Theaters Rollout Imax Theaters is no longer premiering The Weeknd's new music video for "Take My Breath" before the release of "The Suicide Squad." By Kevin Goddard August 04, 2021
Music Lil Durk Says He's Done With Long Albums Lil Durk says he's done with albums with more than 20 songs. By Cole Blake June 07, 2023
Politics Lupe Fiasco Endorses Cornel West For President In 2024 Lupe Fiasco has endorsed a third-party candidate for the 2024 presidential election. By Cole Blake June 06, 2023
Music NBA YoungBoy Sued By Woman Allegedly Thrown Off Stage At 2019 Concert Cayden Rutherford claims she suffered life-changing injuries after being thrown off the stage at a 2019 concert in St. Louis. By Ben Mock June 04, 2023
Music Metro Boomin Confirms Lil Uzi Vert, Swae Lee, & More For "Spider-Man" Soundtrack Metro Boomin confirmed several more names for the "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" soundtrack on Twitter, Monday. By Cole Blake May 30, 2023
Music Doja Cat Named Songwriter Of The Year Despite "Mediocre Pop" Comment The singer is getting awarded for her songwriting after insulting her previous albums on her Twitter. By Noah Grant May 12, 2023
Sports Wyclef Jean Is Performing At Brittney Griner's Homecoming It will be a huge celebration. By Caroline Fisher May 11, 2023
Music Lil Durk Turns Down $200k Weed Brand Deal The rapper is choosing friends over fortune. By Noah Grant May 03, 2023
Music Yung Miami Confirms Being Bi-Sexual Yung Miami says she's down to sleep with Megan Thee Stallion. By James Jones May 03, 2023
Music 6ix9ine Performs Nicki Minaj Collab "FEFE" At Romanian Festival The 26-year-old let Nicki's verse play in full for the massive crowd. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 30, 2023