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Pop Culture What Happened To Rapper-Based Video Games? As Danny Brown's GTAV Radio Station goes, live, we look back at the days where gaming developers would place players in control of their favorite MC's across sports titles, beat-em-ups and action games. By Robert Blair December 21, 2019
Music XXXTentacion's Estate Opens Animation Contest For "BAD!" Video XXXTentacion's "BAD!" will feature some stellar animation. By Mitch Findlay November 13, 2018
Music Young Dolph Showed Love To Cookie Place He Was Killed At 1 Week Ago Young Dolph was a regular at Makeda's Cookies, the shop where he was shot and killed on Wednesday. By Alex Zidel November 17, 2021
Music Jadakiss Revered After Dominant Verzuz Performance: Fans React After a scene-stealing performance during last night's Verzuz, Jadakiss was swiftly championed across Twitter and beyond. By Mitch Findlay August 04, 2021
Music Jack Harlow Calls Lil Nas X A "Hero" For Taking Criticism In Stride: "There's Still Homophobia" The pair collaborated on "Industry Baby" and while the backlash they both received was heavy, the song climbed the charts. By Erika Marie May 06, 2022
Music Lil Wayne Is Allegedly Engaged He usually keeps his romances low profile these days, but a report claims that Lil Wayne popped the question earlier this year. By Erika Marie May 26, 2026
Music Kanye West's Sexual Assault Accuser Warns That His Social Media Admissions Will "Destroy" Him Lauren Pisciotta recently filed an amendment to his lawsuit against Kanye West, accusing him of alleged sexual battery and assault. By Cole Blake July 14, 2025
Relationships DDG Jokingly Tells Cameraman Not To Show Him After Drake Asks Crowd About "F***ed Up" Exes DDG and his cameraman shared a brief exchange after Drake asked the crowd about their "f***ed up" ex-partners. By Devin Morton July 13, 2025
Music Trippie Redd Reportedly Arrested In Miami For Mysterious Reasons Coi Leray recently posted her daughter with Trippie Redd on social media for the first time, but this got in the way of that celebration. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 04, 2025
Music Dave Blunts Teases Scathing Diss Track Targeting 50 Cent & Daphne Joy Earlier this week, 50 Cent reignited his beef with Dave Blunts with a shady Instagram post directed at Kanye West. By Caroline Fisher July 25, 2025
Music Eminem Gets Interrogated By “STANS” In New Documentary Trailer The new Eminem-produced documentary "STANS" is set to hit theaters in the U.S. for a very limited time starting August 7. By Caroline Fisher July 15, 2025
Music The Game Appears To Troll Meek Mill Amidst Rick Ross Battle The Compton rapper wants smoke. By Elias Andrews May 14, 2024