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Music Pop Smoke Murder Suspect Confessed To Police Plant Disguised As Gang Member Similar to the 15-year-old being tried for the murder of Pop Smoke, the 20-year-old suspect in the ongoing case also confessed his involvement to a cellmate, but the cellmate was actually a police plant parading as a gang member. By Joshua Robinson May 13, 2021
Music Meek Mill Previews New Venture With Lil Baby, Lil Durk, & 21 Savage Meek Mill is looking to take over the game with a new music platform. By Alexander Cole December 26, 2020
Sports Eminem Appears To "Call Out" Dana White A recent disagreement between Eminem and Dana White has fans wondering whether it's geniune or a stunt for the possible "Higher" video. By Mitch Findlay January 22, 2021
Music Bow Wow Provides Album Update & Teases "Like Mike" Sequel Bow Wow reveals he's working on a sequel to "Like Mike" and announces that his final album will release next year. By Alex Zidel September 08, 2021
Music Bobby Shmurda Hasn't Released First Day Out Track Due To Label Issues: Report Shmurda reportedly has been at odds with Epic and owes them his debut album. By Erika Marie March 31, 2021
Music Lil Yachty Says He Listened To 2Pac & Biggie After 2016 Controversy For "30 Seconds" He also admitted he didn't mean to upset anyone with his comments. By Madusa S. June 16, 2021
Music Madlib Says Kendrick Lamar Wanted Him To Work On "To Pimp A Butterfly" Madlib says he was going to work with Kendrick Lamar on "To Pimp A Butterfly," but he missed the phone call. By Cole Blake January 31, 2021
Music Keyshia Cole & Ashanti Confirmed For "Verzuz" Face-Off Next Week After much speculation, it's going down. Who you got? By Erika Marie December 04, 2020
Music The Weeknd Flies Young Fan To Philadelphia Show After Toronto Postponement To make up for postponing a concert in Toronto, The Weeknd flew a disappointed young fan to another stop on the "After Hours Til Dawn" tour. By Cole Blake July 18, 2022
Music Stormzy Says That Diversity Isn't Just A "Buzzword" Or A "Box To Tick" Stormzy is tired of people using diversity as just a "buzzword" or to fill a "quota." By Cole Blake October 02, 2022
Music RIAA Honors Future With Plaque Celebrating 95 Million Certified Units Future has received a massive honor from the RIAA. By Cole Blake July 27, 2022
Music Boosie Badazz Thanks Benzino For Defending Him Against Lil Nas X Backlash Both Boosie and Benzino spoke out against Lil Nas X's infamous BET Awards kiss. By Erika Marie December 14, 2021