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Pop Culture Waka Flocka Flame On His Impact: "I [Brought] The Lifestyle Into Rap, I Wasn't Supposed To Do That" Waka Flocka retired from rapping back in 2020. By Hayley Hynes April 16, 2022
Original Content Top 5 Best Kanye West "Late Registration" Songs Celebrate the anniversary of "Late Registration" with our picks for the best tracks off the LP! By Matt F August 30, 2017
Relationships 50 Cent Posts Seriously Sexy Ciara Throwback Pics To Celebrate "Curtis," Trolls Mention Russell Wilson It's been 16 years since Fif dropped his hit album, and he took a moment amid his ongoing tour to celebrate. By Hayley Hynes September 11, 2023
Pop Culture Britney Spears Suffers Wardrobe Malfunction In Cabo Britney danced a little too hard while in Mexico. By Ben Mock September 07, 2023
Music Tyga & Nicki Minaj's "Dip" Officially Certified Gold Tyga celebrates a new accomplishment with "Dip." By Alex Zidel January 02, 2019
Music XXXTentacion Speaks On Kanye West's Slavery Comments XXXTentacion shares his opinion on Kanye's slavery remarks. By Alex Zidel May 02, 2018
Original Content Who Is Sheck Wes? 5 Things To Know About Travis Scott's New Artist Want to learn about the New York rapper that has Kanye and Travis Scott's attention? Here are five things to keep in mind. By Maxwell Cavaseno July 23, 2018
Music Kid Cudi Opens Up About Past Beef With Drake Kanye West set up a reconciliation between Kid Cudi and Drake a few years after the latter's "Two Birds, One Stone" diss track. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 16, 2025
Music Skepta Aims To Put An End To Joyner Lucas Beef With Merciless "JUNIOR'S LAW" Response Skepta comes back with some hilarious retorts and a multi-faceted beat to try and end his battle with Joyner Lucas. By Zachary Horvath July 29, 2025
Music Beyonce & Jay-Z Step Out For Brandy & Monica’s “The Boy Is Mine” Tour Stop In Los Angeles This weekend, Brandy and Monica brought their co-headlining "The Boy Is Mine" tour to the Kia Forum in Inglewood. By Caroline Fisher November 11, 2025
Music Meek Mill Blasts NYC Police For Detaining Him At Halloween Party Meek Mill's advocacy for prison reform and other social justice matters is sadly not his only brush with the law. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 01, 2025
Music Drake Launches Appeal To Resurrect "Not Like Us" Lawsuit Against UMG Earlier this month, Judge Jeannette Vargas officially dismissed Drake's lawsuit against Universal Music Group. By Caroline Fisher October 29, 2025