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Pop Culture The Weeknd Donates $500K To BLM Efforts, Including National Bail Out The Weeknd encouraged the public to give whatever they could, no matter how small the amount, after sharing that he'd donated $500K to BLM efforts. By Erika Marie June 02, 2020
Music Terrell Hines & Vince Staples Address The Social Turmoil Of Today With "Get Up" Gearing up for the release of his upcoming project "Portal One: The Mixtape," Terrell Hines drops a remix to his powerful single "Get Up" featuring a verse by Vince Staples that speaks on the world's current social unrest. By Keenan Higgins July 06, 2020
Music DaBaby Is "Waiting On" Drake For Collab, Will "Definitely" Work With Lizzo The rapper also revealed his next project will drop in 2020. By Erika Marie December 27, 2019
Music Kelly Rowland Gives Us Life With "Jingle Bells" To "Say My Name" Melody "Jinglin' all the way." By Arielle London November 29, 2019
Music 6ix9ine Challenges Akon To A Hit Battle On IG Live, Akon Accepts Akon accepted 6ix9ine challenge to go hit-for-hit with him in an Instagram live battle, but it's likely that the latter is just trolling. By Lynn S. May 17, 2020
Music R. Kelly Not Allowed To Meet With Lawyers Amid Coronavirus Crisis: Report R. Kelly is also feeling the effects of this coronavirus pandemic from behind bars. By Kevin Goddard March 17, 2020
Music Run The Jewels Provide Another Update On The "Best RTJ Album Yet" RTJ season is approaching. By Chantilly Post January 21, 2020
Original Content Instagram Gallery: Doja Cat Is Cute AF Instagram Gallery: Highlighting just how cute Doja Cat is. By Rose Lilah April 18, 2020
Music Kamaiyah Announces "Got It Made" Headlining Tour Kamaiyah is hitting the road on her first ever headlining tour to promote her new album, "Got It Made," making 20 stops in most major North American markets. By Lynn S. March 14, 2020
Music 50 Cent Offers Enigmatic Response To Ja Rule Challenging Him To IG Battle Ja Rule recently said he was open to battling 50 Cent on IG Live, but Fif's response left fans wondering if he would accept the challenge. By Erika Marie April 13, 2020
Music Ja Rule Says 50 Cent Doesn't Want Verzuz Smoke Ja Rule doesn't think a Verzuz battle against 50 Cent will come to light. By Alex Zidel December 22, 2020
Music Cupcakke Teases Major Release From Female Rapper: "The Game Just Got Unboring" Following up on her previous comments about the female rap landscape, fans are speculating that she may be hinting at an upcoming Nicki Minaj project. By Madusa S. April 13, 2021