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Streetwear Cardi B's Nearly-Naked Twerking Video Distracts Thirsty Fans From Nicki Minaj Drama Bardi and her "Bongos" are in a world of their own. By Hayley Hynes September 16, 2023
Music Trippie Redd Net Worth 2024: Updated Wealth Of The Rapper Exploring Trippie Redd's $5 million net worth and his influential rise in the hip-hop industry. By Rain Adams February 17, 2024
Music 7 Rappers Who Retired & Later Returned The hip hop community has seen many of its biggest stars retire, only to come back and release more music. By Wyatt Westlake July 06, 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
Music Drake’s “Mob Ties” & 6 Other Alleged Reference Tracks That Have Leaked Drake faces backlash after reference tracks for "Ratchet Happy Birthday" and "Mob Ties" surfaced online this week. By Aron A. May 29, 2024
Music Tony Yayo Admits He Inherits 50 Cent's Beefs Due To His Loyalty Tony Yayo's interview with VladTV comes as 50 Cent has been wrapped up in feuds with Big Meech, Jim Jones, and more. By Cole Blake March 16, 2025
Music Voletta Wallace Laid To Rest At Same Funeral Home As Son Notorious B.I.G. Voletta Wallace was a beloved figure in the music industry and her funeral was attended by some of the biggest names in 90s hip hop. By Elias Andrews March 12, 2025
Tech Drake's Salamander Twitter Bots Seem To Return Against Kendrick Lamar And Fans Aren't Here For It Of course, there's no way of verifying whether Drake is responsible for this, but folks still remember all the Pusha T salamander posts. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 19, 2024
TV The Weeknd's "The Idol" HBO Drama Picked Up For First Season Abel's acting career is taking off. By Thomas Galindo November 23, 2021
Original Content Meet Alina Baraz: "It Was Divine" Songstress On Working With Khalid & More EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Alina Baraz tells us all about her new debut album, "It Was Divine," her aversions to self-criticism and the notion of "genre," and what she's been up to in quarantine in our new interview. By Lynn S. May 08, 2020
Music Hit-Boy Recalls Surprising Text From Kendrick Lamar The Day "Not Like Us" Dropped This text message from Kendrick Lamar is when Hit-Boy really knew that the Drake battle was "light work" for the Compton lyricist. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 19, 2025
Music RZA Shares The Actual Story Of How Method Man Got His Name RZA made some revelations that surprised fans. By Lavender Alexandria November 10, 2023