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Music Lil Yachty Calls Chief Keef Top 10 Most Influential, Names Drake, Nicki, Wayne & More A clip of Charlamagne and G Herbo discussing Keef surfaced and Yachty chimed in with his top influential picks. By Erika Marie October 11, 2022
Music Marlon Wayans Reveals The Advice He Gave To Will Smith Following Chris Rock Slap "I was like, 'Hey brother you may want to go get you about three hours of therapy,'" said Wayans. "He’s been Black excellence for 30 years." By Erika Marie April 29, 2022
Music T-Boz Calls Out L.A. Reid & Says He Abandoned TLC After Left Eye's Death T-Boz calls out L.A. Reid and says that the music industry turned on TLC after Left Eye's death. By Alex Zidel October 16, 2020
Original Content 30 Years Of Cypress Hill: Sen Dog Talks DJ Muggs, Young Alchemist, & Making A Classic Debut On the 30th anniversary of "Cypress Hill," we caught up with Sen Dog to discuss the group's origin story, the vision of DJ Muggs, and his long history with The Alchemist. By Mitch Findlay August 13, 2021
Music Lil Baby Gives Tutorial On Maintaining Diamond-Embedded Teeth Lil Baby got expensive teeth to take care of. By Noah C March 11, 2020
Music Chief Keef Says Cousin Fredo Santana Didn't Die From Lean Fredo Santana's official cause of death was a seizure that was brought on by cardiovascular disease. By Alex Zidel March 05, 2020
Music 50 Cent Celebrates Pop Smoke's BET Hip-Hop Award Win: "For His Mom" 50 Cent promised Pop Smoke's mother that the late rapper would win some major awards and, last night, he did. By Alex Zidel October 28, 2020
Music Nicki Minaj Checks Cuban Doll For Butchering Her Lyrics Cuban Doll missed the mark when attempting to quote Nicki Minaj's verse on Skillibeng's "Crocodile Teeth (Remix)." By Aron A. May 23, 2021
Music JAY-Z Links Up With Some Old Friends JAY-Z, Kareem "Biggs" Burke, and DJ Clark Kent connect for an epic Roc-A-Fella veteran picture. By Mitch Findlay July 09, 2021
Music Joe Budden Says Kendrick Lamar Was Actually Dissing Drake On "Family Ties" Joe Budden theorizes that Kendrick Lamar was actually gunning for Drake rather than Kanye in his "family ties" verse. By Joshua Robinson September 02, 2021
Original Content Top 20 Most Popular Songs On TikTok Right Now We break down the most popular sounds on the video-sharing app. By Madusa S. August 04, 2020
Music Timbaland Reflects On Blowing Jay-Z's Mind With "Dirt Off Your Shoulder" Timbaland revisits one of his legendary moments in the studio, sharing footage of the time Jay-Z first heard "Dirt Off Your Shoulder." By Mitch Findlay August 25, 2020