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Pop Culture Yungeen Ace Gets Jaydayoungan Tattoo Following His Death Though they weren't on good terms, Ace got a special tattoo in Jaydayoungan's honor. By Lawrencia Grose August 06, 2022
Music NLE Choppa Pays Tribute To Lil Loaded NLE Choppa remembered his "6locc 6a6y Remix" collaborator Lil Loaded with a heartfelt post online. By Alex Zidel June 01, 2021
Music Frank Ocean Briefly Appears On Tyler, The Creator's "Call Me If You Get Lost" Frank Ocean makes a surprising cameo on Tyler, The Creator's 42 Dugg-assisted track "LEMONHEAD." By Joshua Robinson June 25, 2021
Music LL Cool J Clarifies His Lyrics On “Headsprung” & "Flava In Ya Ear" Thanks for the update LL By Karlton Jahmal September 21, 2019
Music Fredo Bang Has "24-7 War" Mindset Following Two-Year Jail Stint Fredo Bang shares his "uncomfortable" experiences in spaces with large groups of people since serving two-and-a-half years in jail. By Erika Marie March 20, 2020
Pop Culture Kanye West Explains "White Lives Matter," Anti-BLM Stance After stirring up controversy this week, Ye sits down for a 20-min video interview & details is ideaologies. By Erika Marie October 06, 2022
Music The Kid LAROI Recounts The Story Of Juice WRLD's Death In New HBO Doc LAROI was there for Juice's last moments. By Thomas Galindo December 19, 2021
Original Content Does Polo G's "RAPSTAR" Video Mark A Paradigm Shift In Hip-Hop Culture? Polo G's music video for "RAPSTAR" featured several references to popular videos from Kendrick Lamar, DaBaby, and everyone in between. Is the chart-topping rapper simply paying homage to some of his favorite artists, or is the "RAPSTAR" video a sign of the times? By Joshua Robinson April 26, 2021
Music Kid Cudi Details His “Heartbreaking” Falling Out With Kanye West According to Kid Cudi, his former friend Kanye West has said some things that there is simply "no coming back from." By Caroline Fisher August 13, 2025
Music B2K's J-Boog Shuts Down Rumors That The Group Will Be On 2020 Millennium Tour Omarion could go about it as a solo act. By Erika Marie November 19, 2019
TV Janet Jackson Reveals How Catcalling Inspired "Ms. Jackson If You're Nasty" It's JJ szn. By Erika Marie February 11, 2020
Music DaBaby Addresses Walmart Killing In New Song DaBaby is returning with a new single tonight called "Masterpiece". By Alex Zidel January 14, 2021