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Music Kanye West's "DONDA" Outfit Was Reportedly Inspired By His Favorite Anime "Akira" Kanye West may have pulled some outfit inspiration from "Akira," which he previously admitted was one of his favorite animes. By Joshua Robinson July 23, 2021
Music Common Announces "A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 2" Ft. Black Thought, Seun Kuti, & More The album is a follow-up to the rapper's 2020 release of the same name. By Erika Marie August 18, 2021
Music Michelle Williams Is Tired Of Being Called "Clumsy" Due To "106 & Park" Fall Back in 2004, she took a tumble while performing live with Destiny's Child. By Erika Marie August 18, 2021
Music R. Kelly's Lawyer Makes Disrespectful Comments About The Late Aaliyah R. Kelly's lawyer says Aaliyah can't testify about being a victim in his sex crimes case because she's dead. By Kyesha Jennings August 18, 2021
Music Jeezy Prefers "Plain Jane" Watches, Calls Buying Expensive Richard Mille Pieces "A Phase" He respects the flex, but these days, simpler watches make him feel "powerful." By Erika Marie June 25, 2021
Music DaBaby Announces He Will Be Performing At Boosie Bash After losing lucrative deals and being dropped by more than 10 music festivals for his highly insensitive, homophobic comments, DaBaby announces he will be performing at Lil Boosie's "Boosie Bash" on August 28th. By Kyesha Jennings August 18, 2021
Music Tyler, The Creator Apologizes To Selena Gomez Over Past Offensive Tweets He dropped a line about his decade-old messages to the singer, mentioning it was "back when [he] was tryna f*ck Bieber." By Erika Marie June 25, 2021
Music Saweetie Speaks On Feeling Overworked & Struggling With Mental Health The rapper revealed that she is looking to find more "balance" in her life. "It's like I live, sleep, eat and breathe music and business," said Saweetie. By Erika Marie December 08, 2021
Music YK Osiris' Felony Aggravated Assault Charge Dropped: Report The District Attorney over YK Osiris' felony aggravated assault case has reportedly decided to not prosecute him at this time. By Joshua Robinson August 18, 2021
Music Lil Baby Responds To Fake Patek Claims, Says Jewelers Are Going To Make Him Do Something He Shouldn't Lil Baby got caught rocking a fake $400K Patek Phillipe and wants to make sure it doesn't happen again. By Taylor McCloud September 16, 2021
Pop Culture Young Thug Issues Warning To Lil Baby's Opps The YSL top dog let everyone know exactly what type of time he's on. By Taylor McCloud October 14, 2021
Numbers Metro Boomin's "Not All Heroes Wear Capes" Goes Platinum After its release at the end of 2018, Metro Boomin's debut solo album "Not All Heroes Wear Capes" has officially been certified platinum. By Mitch Findlay October 16, 2020