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Music Busta Rhymes Irritated After Woman Tries To Grab Him While Performing When the woman reached out, Bus smacked the top of her hand before calling out her man for letting her try to grab onto the rapper. By Erika Marie August 24, 2022
Pop Culture Kanye West Admits That Sway "Had The Answer" For His Yeezy Brand His legal and brand battles with Adidas and Gap have convinced him to push Yeezy on his own, per Sway's advice. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 22, 2022
Music Memphis Bleek Calls Out Juelz Santana Again Following Proposed "Verzuz" Battle Memphis Bleek has all the smoke for Juelz Santana. By Aron A. July 27, 2022
Music Capitol Records "Severed Ties" With AI Rapper FN Meka, Issues Apology: Report After announcing their newly-signed Artificial Intelligence rapper, the label faced a wave of backlash, including accusations of appropriating Black culture. By Erika Marie August 23, 2022
Music Mo'Nique Responds To Fan Who Questioned Her Praise For Nicki Minaj The actress made a post about how "proud" she is of the Rap icon and someone asked, "What she do to be proud of?" By Erika Marie August 23, 2022
TV Ray J Tells Joe Budden About Heavily Clowned "Verzuz" Performance: "It Was The Casamigos" Ray J's rendition of "One Wish" didn't quite hit the mark (or the note) he was aiming for. By Hayley Hynes June 28, 2022
Music Offset Explains Why Jay-Z Is The GOAT He's impressed with not only Hov's talents, but his ability to make hits and "impactful records." By Erika Marie September 20, 2022
Music Consequence Recalls Jay-Z Trying To Sign Him To Roc-A-Fella Consequence says that Jay-Z tried to sign him to Roc-A-Fella. By Cole Blake July 26, 2022
Music Megan Thee Stallion Seeks $1 Million In Damages From 1501 Certified Entertainment: Report She also reportedly wants a court to legally end her relationship with Carl Crawford's label. By Erika Marie August 22, 2022
Music The Game Checks DJ Akademiks Over Coverage Of Rappers & Street Life The Clubhouse chat also featured Wack 100 and Tekashi 6ix9ine. By Erika Marie July 25, 2022
Numbers Drake Celebrates Latest Billboard Accomplishment: "God's Work" Drake officially has eleven #1 albums and eleven #1 singles. By Aron A. June 28, 2022
Music NLE Choppa Argues Why He Deserves "Top Rappers Under 25" Respect Roddy Ricch recently named his picks and the L.A. icon chose himself, NBA YoungBoy, and Kodack Black. By Erika Marie June 28, 2022