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Music Erykah Badu & The Alchemist Get Soulful On Our New "R&B Season" Playlist Update Erykah Badu, The Alchemist, and Samara Cyn gave us a very short but very satisfying update to our "R&B Season" playlist. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 22, 2025
Music Cardi B Apologizes To Atlantic Records Amid Success Of New Song "Outside" According to Cardi B, she was being "very mean" ahead of the release of her new single because she didn't want to drop it. By Caroline Fisher June 22, 2025
Music Cardi B Posts Adorable Family Photo Amid Release Of Her New Single "Outside" Cardi B and her kiddos have fans in a chokehold as the Bronx rapper is currently back in action musically with her single "Outside." By Zachary Horvath June 21, 2025
Music Ja Rule Pays Tribute To Irv Gotti During Summer Jam Set Ja Rule and Irv Gotti made some truly classic hip-hop in the 2000s and beyond, and Ja didn't experience this bittersweet moment alone. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 21, 2025
Music Brendan Paul Alleges Diddy Told Employees To Act Like Members Of “Seal Team 6” Diddy's former assistant was allegedly fired for forgetting the mogul's Lululemon fanny pack before a walk. By Caroline Fisher June 21, 2025
Music Tyler The Creator Trolls New Jersey Crowd By Saying He Knows Nothing About Their State Tyler, The Creator teased the New Jersey crowd by saying he knows nothing about their state except for Joe Budden. By Devin Morton August 01, 2025
Music Wack 100 Warns Anyone Who Would Consider Selling Drugs With Lil Meech During a recent interview, Wack 100 revealed some of the struggles he thinks Lil Meech could face in the future. By Caroline Fisher July 28, 2025
Music G Herbo Thinks DJ Akademiks & DJ Vlad Should Donate Money To Chicago Due To Their Coverage G Herbo shared his sympathetic but urgent thoughts on media figures like DJ Akademiks and DJ Vlad on "The Adam Friedland Show." By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 27, 2025
Music Lil Meech Appears To Fire Back At 50 Cent Amid Snitching Allegations Recently, one of Lil Meech's alleged ex-friends accused him of snitching, prompting a response from 50 Cent. By Caroline Fisher July 17, 2025
Music Troy Ave Opens Fire On Robbery Suspect In Harrowing Security Footage In June, Troy Ave and celebrity chef Geoff Cole's evening took an unexpected turn when a man tried to rob them in San Diego. By Caroline Fisher July 16, 2025
Music Grime Icon Dot Rotten Passes Away At 37 Several notable voices in hip-hop have been sharing tributes for Dot Rotten on social media, including Wiley. By Cole Blake March 09, 2026
Music J. Cole Achieves Rare Feat After "The Fall-Off" Goes Number One J. Cole's "The Fall-Off" has been an incredible success thus far, but more achievements are being made, and they are sure to keep coming. By Zachary Horvath February 16, 2026