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Music Gunna's Name Censored In Lil Keed's Verse On "Hottest" Gunna's name was allegedly removed from the official version of Lil Keed's "Hottest" ft. Big Sean. By Aron A. March 22, 2023
Music Meek Mill Acts Like A Fan While On Stage With Future The Philly rapper was having a great time on stage with his Atlanta colleague, putting on a big smile as he rapped along to "March Madness." By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 20, 2023
Music 2Pac Biography Set To Release Late 2023 2Pac's legend will continue to live on. By Evelyn Meyer March 16, 2023
Music Rihanna's Spotify Streams Spike By Nearly 2600% After Super Bowl Rihanna's catalog saw a massive boost in streams in the hour that followed her halftime show performance at the Super Bowl. By Aron A. February 13, 2023
Music Dr. Dre Receives Inaugural Global Impact Award At 2023 Grammys The West Coast hip-hop pioneer thanked the genre for being a "lifeline" for him when he was just a teenager. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 06, 2023
Relationships Dreka Gates Teases PDA-Filled "Breakfast" Music Video With Kevin Gates Fans of the long-term lovers were devastated when they seemingly called it quits last year. Now, though, their relationship is back in the public eye. By Hayley Hynes February 05, 2023
Music Gangsta Boo's Last Music Video Released The late Three 6 Mafia rapper featured in a video with fellow members Crunchy Black and La Chat. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 02, 2023
Music Bun B Shares 10 Hip-Hop Songs For Young Rap Fans In a new feature with XXL, the Southern legend shared ten tracks that he thinks will educate young hip-hop listeners quite effectively. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 30, 2023
Pop Culture Ciara Checks Jason Whitlock For Blaming Tyre Nichols's Death On "Single Black Mothers" He claims the video of officers beating Nichols to death "looked like what young Black men do when they’re supervised by a single Black woman." By Erika Marie January 30, 2023
TV Lil Baby Gives His Mom An Adorable Shoutout On "SNL" The rapper is trending after a clip of him happily throwing up peace signs while closing out the show with the cast went viral. By Erika Marie January 30, 2023
Music Chris Brown & Chlöe Encourage One Another Amid Backlash The two have taken hits from fans after announcing their collab, "How Does It Feel." By Erika Marie February 22, 2023
Music Cardi B Has A Message For Fans Amid Community Service Do the crime, do the time. By Kairi Coe February 21, 2023