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Music Bow Wow Reflects On DMX's "Party Up" Scene From "Like Mike" Bow Wow says he was surprised to hear many people's introduction to DMX's "Party Up" came through "Like Mike." By Cole Blake October 23, 2022
Music Fat Nick Recalls Brotherhood With Lil Peep: "I Always Took Care Of Him" Fat Nick pays homage to his fallen friend Lil Peep, talks upcoming music, and more. By Mitch Findlay May 18, 2018
Music Jaden Smith Imagines Himself With Face Tattoos: Check It Out Jaden Smith shows off some (probably temporary) ink on his face. By Alex Zidel July 01, 2019
Music Famous Dex Announces His Departure From Rich The Kid's "Rich Forever" Label Famous Dex is apparently no longer signed to Rich The Kid's label By Aron A. May 30, 2018
Music Royce Da 5'9" Flexes Ghostwriting Credits For Diddy & Dr. Dre Royce Da 5'9" gets nostalgic. By Mitch Findlay January 30, 2020
Music Wale Is Coming Through With His Very Own Weed Strain Wale polls the budsmokers with the all-important question. By Mitch Findlay May 14, 2019
Music Iggy Azalea Defended By Porn Company Who Says They've Reached Out To Help Her A rep for xHamster says they may be a porn site, but they don't believe in violating anyone's rights. By Erika Marie May 29, 2019
Original Content Parental Advisory: A History Of Sexually Explicit Hip-Hop Once the subject of widespread controversy but now a staple on the Billboard charts, we look at the history of sexually explicit bars and imagery throughout hip-hop. By Robert Blair December 26, 2019
Music Kendrick Lamar's "GKMC" Has Spent Nearly 300 Consecutive Weeks On Billboard 200 Eminem is the only other rapper to reach this milestone. By Aron A. August 03, 2018
Music 50 Cent Playfully Flirts With Jill Scott & Brings Up Her Sexual Microphone Skills 50 Cent wants to take "A Long Walk." By Erika Marie April 03, 2019
Sports Drake Shows Support For Conor McGregor At UFC Weigh-Ins Drake was draped in an Irish flag & on stage for the weigh-ins Friday night in Las Vegas. By Kevin Goddard October 05, 2018
Music King Von Wanted To Write Tell-All Book & "Just Release It When I Die" In an interview he conducted just weeks prior to his murder, the rapper spoke about O Block, his stint in jail, becoming an artist, & his love of reading. By Erika Marie January 09, 2021