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Pop Culture Cardi B Felt "Ugly" Before Plastic Surgery: "Then I Felt Confident" The rapper says that while growing up in the Bronx, she was made to feel insecure about her "nappy" hair and skinny frame. By Erika Marie February 23, 2021
Original Content Nia Long Has An Undeniable Imprint In Hip Hop Thanks To These Songs Much has been said about Nia Long in recent days as the scandal involving her longtime partner, Celtics coach Ime Udoka, unravels in real-time. As he's called out for fumbling the bag, we revisit times when rappers loved on—or lusted over—the actress in their rhymes. By Erika Marie September 23, 2022
Music Spotify Glitch Sparks Confusion As Monthly Listeners Disappear From Artist Profiles Recently, some Spotify users began to notice that their favorite artists' number of monthly listeners was no longer listed on their profiles. By Caroline Fisher June 12, 2025
Original Content Lil Durk's Mixtapes, Ranked Lil Durk is one of the most prolific artists in the game today. On this list, we are going to rank his 12 career-shaping mixtapes from worst to best. By Devin Morton June 25, 2025
Music 50 Cent Makes It Clear He Has No Gang Ties By Distancing Himself From Embattled G-Unit MC 50 Cent recently reacted to former G-Unit rapper Bang Em Smurf seeking asylum in the United Kingdom due to alleged gang threats in Trinidad. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 12, 2025
Music The Game Declares Loyalty To Los Angeles Amid Kendrick Lamar Drama While The Game's recent on-stage comments have nothing to do with Kendrick Lamar, some fans can't help but draw a connection. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 09, 2026
Music Body Cam Footage Of NBA YoungBoy's Reckless Driving Arrest Surfaces Online Back in 2025, NBA YoungBoy was arrested after a reckless driving incident, and now, bodycam footage is online. By Alexander Cole July 30, 2026
Music Boosie Badazz Exposes Alleged “Stalker” Who Called CPS On Him According to Boosie Badazz, he recently spent his morning dealing with CPS, prompting him to track down the person who called them. By Caroline Fisher March 17, 2026
Music Jack Harlow Responds To Ice Spice's Thirst Trap Ice Spice dropped a thirst trap on Tuesday night, and Jack Harlow responded in a way that is already garnering some laughs. By Alexander Cole April 29, 2026
Music Ralo Apologizes To Pooh Shiesty For Denying Gucci Mane Snitching Claims Ralo still has a lot of love for Gucci Mane, but he's finding out the hard way that this Pooh Shiesty situation is very complicated. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 11, 2026
Music Carmen Bryan Sues N.O.R.E. For Sexual Assault Carmen Bryan filed a 20-page complain in New York on Wednesday detailing an alleged 1999 incident involving N.O.R.E. By Alexander Cole September 09, 2026
Music The Game Speaks On Drake, Kendrick Lamar & TDE At Release Party The Game's Drake feature and various references on "The Documentary 3" have fans speculating about his dynamic with Kendrick Lamar and TDE. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 22, 2026