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Music Wiz Khalifa Overcome With Emotion During "Kush & Orange Juice"-Themed Tiny Desk Debut Wiz Khalifa is the latest rapper to team up with NPR to help celebrate Black Music Month and he did so with his classic mixtape. By Zachary Horvath June 11, 2025
Music Pras Files Appeal To Reverse 14-Year Prison Sentence For Money Laundering Federal authorities accused Pras of accepting over $100 million from a Malaysian businessman to sway U.S. politics and prevent extradition. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 05, 2025
Music Gunna Abruptly Ends Puzzling Virginia Beach Show Early Gunna kicked off his 2025-2026 "Wun World Tour" in mid-November. It runs through July 3 in Portugal. More dates were added a few weeks ago. By Zachary Horvath December 01, 2025
Music Ray J's Mom Defends Him After Princess Love Fight & Subsequent Arrest Ray J and Princess Love have already traded their sides of the story online, and it's been ugly to witness. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 30, 2025
Music Jay-Z Declines Seeking Legal Fees From Man Claiming To Be His Son While Jay-Z spared Rymir Satterthwaite from a hefty legal bill, his legal guardian is still trying to secure a court victory against Hov. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 29, 2025
Music Juelz Santana Claims Kids Don’t Need To Learn To Read During a recent podcast appearance, Juelz Santana shared his controversial take on education, raising eyebrows in the process. By Caroline Fisher November 26, 2025
Politics Donald Trump Avoids Naming Kanye West While Discussing Nick Fuentes Dinner Donald Trump decided to refer to Kanye West merely as "somebody" while discussing one of their meetings in 2022. By Cole Blake November 17, 2025
Music Drake Proclaims "It's Still Personal" In Post Flexing His Years Of Success Whether this is an "ICEMAN" tease, a message to his haters, or just another random photo dump, Drake had something to get off his chest. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 15, 2025
Music Consequence Slams “Liar” Pusha T Again After Exposing Alleged Kanye West Texts Recently, Consequence accused Pusha T of stabbing Kanye West in the back for "clout" after sharing their alleged texts. By Caroline Fisher August 19, 2025
Relationships NBA YoungBoy Claims Yaya Mayweather Is Pregnant And Reveals His Shocking Reaction Yaya Mayweather has already responded to the new rumors about her and NBA YoungBoy expecting another child. By Cole Blake August 12, 2025
Music Westside Connection: Where Are They Now? An in-depth exploration of the career of all three Westside Connection members By TeeJay Small December 14, 2023
Music Sexyy Red Performs "Pound Town" For Kids At School, Social Media Reacts Sexyy Red performed at a school recently. By Caroline Fisher July 16, 2023