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Music R. Kelly Associates Have Been Charged With Threatening Accusers Three associates of R. Kelly have been charged with bribing and even threatening accusers who fell victim to the disgraced R&B singer's sexual crimes over the past few decades. By Keenan Higgins August 12, 2020
Music Reason Marvels At J. Cole's Songwriting Prowess Following the release of "Snow On The Bluff," Reason gets real about his respect for J. Cole's songwriting. By Mitch Findlay June 17, 2020
Original Content KXNG Crooked Debates Verse Of The Year, Death Row's Legacy, & A Hypothetical 4-Way Slaughterhouse Verzuz Battle Kicking off our brand new "12 Days Of Christmas" interview series is a conversation with the legendary KXNG Crooked, who opens up about the pandemic's impact on the rap game, the verse of the year, and which Slaughterhouse member would win a four-man Verzuz battle. Expect a brand new interview with a different figure in the hip-hop and pop culture landscape the next twelve days leading up to Christmas. By Mitch Findlay December 13, 2020
Music Ice Cube And T.I. Send Condolences To The Late Tiny “Deebo” Lister Rapper-turned-actors Ice Cube and T.I. send out sincere tributes to Tiny "Deebo" Lister Jr., the seasoned "Friday" actor who was pronounced dead on Thursday (December 10). By Keenan Higgins December 11, 2020
Music Fat Joe Celebrates Big Pun With GOAT Tier Throwback Pic On what would have been Big Pun's 49th birthday, Fat Joe came through with one of the greatest throwback hip-hop pics of all time. By Mitch Findlay November 10, 2020
Music Iggy Azalea Posts About Her "Perfect Day" With Baby Onyx Baby Onyx makes another appearance with his mother on the Gram. By Joshua Robinson February 04, 2021
TV Megan Thee Stallion Says Jay-Z Gives Her "Hot Girl" Advice She said Beyoncé is encouraging but Jay-Z tells her to "turn up." By Erika Marie December 10, 2020
Original Content Melii Protects Her Space And Sound Melii talks about doing covers, friends in the industry, working with 6LACK on "You Ain't Worth It" and more. By Rose Lilah April 02, 2021
Music JT Previews Unreleased Lil Uzi Vert Music Lil Uzi Vert's newly official girlfriend JT previews an upcoming snippet from his follow-up to "Eternal Atake." By Mitch Findlay March 03, 2021
Music Gen Z Tries To Cancel Eminem On TikTok, Millennials Fight Back Gen Z and Millennials are debating over whether to cancel Eminem for his past problematic lyrics. By Alex Zidel March 03, 2021
Music Isaiah Rashad Spits Bars In New Snippet Isaiah Rashad keeps hope for his new album alive with a promising new snippet, teasing a highlight second verse. By Mitch Findlay March 03, 2021
Music DaBaby Jokes About Being "Hacked" Tweeting About Throwing Hands The rapper let it be known that he's not the one to play with. By Erika Marie October 12, 2020