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Music Mary J. Blige "Loves The State Of R&B," Names SZA, Ari Lennox, Ella Mai & More During her Strength of a Woman Festival, Blige dropped a few names of R&B acts that she's impressed by in a climate when the genre has been criticized. By Erika Marie May 12, 2022
Music Mother Of Teen Who Threatened Sheriff Over YSL Arrests Says He Has Mental Illness He faces terrorist counts after allegedly threatening to kill officials if the rappers weren't released. His cousin was named in the YSL indictment. By Erika Marie June 06, 2022
Music Meek Mill Says Next Project Won't Drop Through Major Label Meek Mill says he's taking the independent route for his next project. By Aron A. January 31, 2022
Music Westside Gunn Says His New Project Is Dropping On Friday Westside Gunn has announced that his next project will be dropping on Friday and that he's keeping it "grimey af." By Cole Blake July 04, 2022
Music Kevin Durant Reacts To Beyoncé's Decision To Remove Ableist Slur From "Heated" Kevin Durant says that Beyoncé deciding to remove an ableist slur from the lyrics to "Heated" is a "joke." By Cole Blake August 01, 2022
Music Chaka Khan Is Still Upset With Kanye West's "Through The Wire" Sample When asked if she heard from West about her disapproval of the 2004 single, she said no and she's "not looking to hear from [him], either." By Erika Marie August 01, 2022
Music Wyclef Jean Discusses Fugees Reunion Tour: "We The Hip Hop Grateful Dead" After confirming the group will reschedule their reunion tour, Wyclef Jean compared The Fugees to the Grateful Dead. By Cole Blake July 03, 2022
Streetwear Kodak Black Does A Fit Check And Shows Off Ankle Monitor The Florida star's outfit costs upwards of $4 million. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 01, 2022
Music Doja Cat Shares Update On Her Tonsil Surgery While Attempting To Rap Nicki Minaj Even when in pain, Doja manages to get off a joke or two. By Quam Odunsi June 17, 2022
Politics Some Queen Latifah Fans Thought She Passed Away, Not Queen Elizabeth It seems some people got their Queens mixed up. By Rex Provost September 10, 2022
Numbers Kendrick Lamar's "Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers" First Week Sales Kendrick's highly-anticipated album sold more than 286,000 units in its first week. By Lawrencia Grose May 21, 2022
Music Lil Wayne Shares Lineup For Lil Weezyana Fest 2022 Lil Wayne is bringing Moneybagg Yo, Coi Leray, Babyface Ray, and more to Lil Weezyana Fest in 2022. By Cole Blake July 12, 2022