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Random Barbados Declares Rihanna To Be An Official National Hero The singer attended a ceremony with the Prince of Wales as Barbados cuts ties with the British and removes the Queen as the head of state. By Erika Marie November 30, 2021
Original Content Neighborhood Nipsey Hussle's Authenticity Never Faltered Nipsey Hussle never tried to hide from his truth. By Mitch Findlay April 10, 2019
Music Da Brat Denies Financial Support From Mariah Carey & Jermaine Dupri In Assault Case Da Brat is trying to stop Shayla Stevens from combing through her records. By Chantilly Post November 08, 2018
Music Nicki Minaj's New Boyfriend Served Prison Time For Killing A Man: Report Nicki Minaj's new boyfriend's rap sheet is extensive. By Aron A. December 10, 2018
Music Eminem Nearly Made A Rock Record With Black Sabbath Guitarist Tony Iommi Eminem wanted to rock out with one of music's legendary guitarists. By Matt F October 24, 2017
Original Content Classic Rotation: N.E.R.D's "In Search Of..." 15 years ago today, N.E.R.D. released "In Search Of...," a weird fusion of rap and rock that's become a cult classic. By Patrick Lyons March 12, 2017
Music XXXTentacion Shares "17" Cover & Tracklist XXXTENTACION unveils some dark album artwork. By Mitch Findlay August 22, 2017
Music Tyler, The Creator Seen Doing A Nazi Salute And Wearing A KKK Robe In Resurfaced Images Tyler The Creator is currently under fire due to his old tweets and images he used to post on the old Odd Future blog. By Alexander Cole October 20, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Claims Lil Tjay Is Banned From Chipotle & Almost Died Over A Burrito 6ix9ine may not be as musically relevant as he once was, but there is no denying that he remains one of the most effective trolls in rap. By Alexander Cole October 09, 2025
Music Kanye West & N3on Discuss The Reason Why The Streamer Faked His Death Kanye West has sat with a variety of streamers in recent months, including N3on, Akademiks, and World Star Hip-Hop. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 26, 2025
Music The Joe Budden Podcast Predicts What Will Happen After Listening To Young Buck's Fat Joe Diss Young Buck dropped "CAPpuccino," a diss track/response to Fat Joe's claims that him and his crew beat him up years ago. By Zachary Horvath December 26, 2025
Music Drake Cosigns Timothée Chalamet's EsDeeKid Remix Despite Kendrick Lamar Support Many other artists have shouted out Timothee Chalamet and EsDeeKid's new collab, and maybe Drake didn't see that Kendrick Lamar interview. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 21, 2025