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Pop Culture Nicki Minaj Shakes Her Booty To "Bussin": Watch The mother of one had her cheeks clapping to her latest Lil Baby collab track. By Hayley Hynes February 18, 2022
Music Rod Wave Confirms He Is Safe After Dropping Troubling Song About Suicide Rod Wave posted and deleted his new song "Nirvana." By Thomas Galindo December 11, 2021
Music LL Cool J & Wife Simone Share Details Of Her Fight With Rare Bone Cancer The couple has partnered with the American Cancer Society for a new campaign. By Erika Marie April 19, 2019
Original Content Nelly Vs. T.I.: Who Had The Better Debut Album? This week, Nelly's "Country Grammar" squares off against T.I.'s "I'm Serious." By Mitch Findlay October 25, 2017
Original Content Meet Big Quint: YouTube’s Most Lovable Hip Hop Critic Interview: the incomparable YouTube personality Big Quint speaks on his rise to internet stardom. By Danny Schwartz April 26, 2017
Music Jadakiss Talks Penning Diddy's "All About the Benjamins" Verse Jadakiss was once a Bad Boy artist along with his other The Lox members, and Diddy's famous verse on the classic hit was written by him. By Erika Marie March 19, 2020
Music 50 Cent Reveals Drake's Hilarious Opp List Which Includes Anthony Fantano, Kick Streamers, And Red Pill Podcasters Drake has a lot of enemies. By Alexander Cole December 10, 2024
Pop Culture Gina Hunyh Apologized To Cassie For Allegedly Cheating With Diddy Gina claims that she's all about "women empowerment" and "deep down" feels bad," but she "was so crazy in love." By Erika Marie June 01, 2022
Music No Bad Boy Records Members Were Invited To Clive Davis' Funeral It's unclear why Bad Boy Records was reportedly excluded from Clive Davis' funeral, but the Diddy scandal may be part of why. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 29, 2026
Music Jorja Smith Soulfully Performs "Don't Watch Me Cry" On "Late Show" Jorja Smith performs a track from her beloved debut album. By Chantilly Post November 16, 2018
Music Roddy Ricch Sparks Nasty Back-And-Forth With His Son's Mother After Not Including Him In Easter Photoshoot Roddy Ricch and his ex-partner, Alexandra Kiser, have joint custody of their children, but that didn't happen amicably. By Zachary Horvath April 21, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Compares 50 Cent & T.I. Beef To Drake & Kendrick Lamar Battle The only thing missing in DJ Akademiks' take is response tracks, as Drake and Kendrick Lamar traded more blows than 50 Cent and T.I. so far. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 28, 2026