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Music Drake Wants Some Luther Vandross With His "Nokia," Using Kanye West's "Slow Jamz" Sample Drake's "Nokia" has raced to the top of the Billboard charts. Dueling against Kendrick Lamar's "luther," the hit sits at #2 this week. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 17, 2025
Music Big L's Family Shares Statement On His Upcoming Album For Mass Appeal's "Legend Has It" Series Via a statement on the Big L Instagram, his family noted how much of the late rapper's classic material is no longer on streaming services. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 17, 2025
Music Mass Appeal Announces “Legend Has It” Series Featuring New Albums From Nas, De La Soul & More Mass Appeal also promises an album from a "surprise guest of honor," and social media users have plenty of predictions. By Caroline Fisher April 16, 2025
Music Chris Brown Reunites With Karrueche Tran At Coachella Chris Brown and Karrueche Tran hadn't been together in public since their 2015 breakup, which was followed by abuse allegations. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 13, 2025
Music Da Band’s Chopper Claims Affair With Stevie J’s Ex, But Who’s That Girl? Chopper shared that his fellow Da Band member, Sarah, has had relationships with Diddy, Kobe, and Da Band’s Freddy P in latest interviews. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 13, 2025
Music The DOC Says Dr. Dre Told Him To Stop Rapping After Nearly Fatal Car Crash During a recent interview, The DOC recalled some brutally honest advice he once got from his close friend, Dr. Dre. By Caroline Fisher February 26, 2025
Music BigXthaPlug Arrested In Texas For Alleged Marijuana Possession According to "TMZ," BigXthaPlug was taken into custody in Arlington, Texas early this morning for alleged marijuana possession. By Caroline Fisher February 26, 2025
Music NBA Ben10 Reportedly Shot In Baton Rouge Following April Shooting In Houston Back in early April, NBA Ben10 was shot in an incident in Houston. Now, it has been reported that he was shot again. By Alexander Cole May 14, 2026
Music Ralo Tells Young Thug To “Shut Up” Following Rich Homie Quan Comments Ralo is calling cap on Young Thug. By Tallie Spencer May 07, 2026
Music Kanye West Has A Temporary Stadium Being Built For His Albania Show Kanye West is going to great lengths to keep his global tour packed with dates even if that means building stand-in stadiums to perform at. By Zachary Horvath April 30, 2026
Music NBA YoungBoy Fans Turn All The Way Up At Screenings Of Rapper's Documentary NBA YoungBoy fans flooded select theaters to watch the rapper's MASA tour documentary and it's safe to say they enjoyed it. By Zachary Horvath April 24, 2026
Music Chris Brown Catches Heat For Getting His Nails Done Painted nails continue to be a hot topic of debate. By Alexander Cole July 17, 2024