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Music Beyoncé's "Cowboy Carter" Wrangles Up "Best Country Album" At 67th Grammy Awards Cowboy Carter nabs a Country's biggest award. By Bryson "Boom" Paul February 02, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Issues Heartfelt Apology To SteveWillDoIt 6ix9ine is ready to put the past behind him. By Caroline Fisher February 01, 2025
Music Will Smith To Present At Grammy Awards After Oscars Controversy The comeback continues. By Elias Andrews January 31, 2025
Music 6ix9ine's Friend Ariela La Langosta Passed Away Via Gunshot Wounds Ariela La Langosta was confirmed dead on Sunday, August 17, with her body being found in her vehicle on the Cross County Parkway in New York. By Zachary Horvath August 19, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Compares Drake & UMG Battle To Colin Kaepernick & The NFL With Harsh Remarks Including Kap’s Wife Nessa Diab DJ Akademiks has been a vocal supporter of Drake throughout his rap beefs with Kendrick Lamar, Rick Ross, and Future. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 18, 2025
Music Hip-Hop Pioneer Hitman Howie Tee Passes Away At 61 Hitman Howie Tee was a pioneering figure of early commercial hip-hop, and his fingerprints are on some of the biggest R&B hits of the 1990s. By Devin Morton August 03, 2025
Music Eminem Announces New Album "The Death Of Slim Shady" For 2024 Slim Shady's final chapter is finally upon us. By Elias Andrews April 25, 2024
Pop Culture Michael Che Reveals Kanye West Apologized After Tense “SNL” Encounter The new Kanye West documentary "In Whose Name" was filmed over six years and covers some of the rapper's most controversial moments. By Caroline Fisher September 26, 2025
Music Young Thug Shows Love To GloRilla As She Makes Light Of Jail Call Diss In a jail call that recently leaked online, Young Thug called GloRilla unattractive and insisted that he would never pursue her. By Caroline Fisher September 08, 2025
Music Pras Michel's Emergency Colon Cancer Surgery Delays Federal Conspiracy Sentencing To October Pras Michel was set to be sentenced on August 29, but an emergency surgery has pushed that back by about a month. By Devin Morton September 02, 2025
Music Jada Kingdon Net Worth 2024: What Is The Dancehall Star Worth? Venture into Jada Kingdom's dynamic career as a rising star in music and entertainment, culminating in a substantial net worth. By Axl Banks January 11, 2024
Numbers "BUSINESS IS BUSINESS" First Week Sales Projections: Young Thug Up Against Morgan Wallen For No. 1 Based on the estimated numbers, Young Thug will likely outsell Gunna's "a Gift & a Curse" album. By Hayley Hynes June 26, 2023