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Music Larry Hoover Jr. Details How He Ended Up On Kanye West's "Donda" Larry Hoover Jr. took some time to explain how he ended up on Ye's album. By Taylor McCloud October 29, 2021
Music Babyface Ray Unveils "FACE" Tracklist Featuring Pusha-T, Wiz Khalifa, 42 Dugg, & More Detroit rapper Babyface Ray shares the tracklist for his upcoming album, "FACE," featuring Pusha-T, Wiz Khalifa, G Herbo, Icewear Vezzo, and more. By Alex Zidel January 24, 2022
Music Stormzy Receives Honorary Degree At University Of Exeter Congratulations go to Stormzy who received an honorary degree from the University Of Exeter. By Aron A. June 21, 2022
Politics Gwen Stefani Ridiculed For Cultural Appropriation In New Video Some fans took issue with Gwen Stefani's new hairdo. By Rex Provost July 17, 2022
Music Mos Def Explains Why Kanye West Was Bound To Win 2007 Release Day Battle With 50 Cent: Report In 2007, Ye and Fif released "Graduation" and "Curtis," respectively, on the same day and Kanye outdid his peer in first week sales by almost 250K units. By Erika Marie August 15, 2022
Music The Game Says He Has The Best Rap Album Out, Thanks Fans For Support The Game tells everyone to listen to his album if they haven't already. By Lawrencia Grose August 15, 2022
Music Wu-Tang Affiliate Grant Williams Released After 23 Years For Wrongful Conviction Grant Williams was awarded a $7M settlement after wrongfully serving 23 years behind bars for a murder he didn't commit. By Brianna Lawson May 24, 2022
Politics Eric Adams Parties With KRS-One In Honor Of Hip-Hop's 49th Anniversary The mayor celebrated the the genre's birthday in Union Square. By Rex Provost August 14, 2022
Music Kid Cudi Makes Young Fan's Day With Phone Call: "Sendin Mad Love!" A mom tweeted that her son wanted to tell Cudi how much he loves the rapper's music, so Cudi made himself available for an unforgettable moment. By Erika Marie July 14, 2022
Music De La Soul & Prince Paul Join Forces In The Studio: "Stay Tuned" The legendary group have reunited with their long-time producer. By Rex Provost August 14, 2022
Music Nardo Wick, Big30, Big Scarr & KenTheMan Snap In Their XXL Cypher Big30, KenTheMan, Big Scarr, and Nardo Wick show out in their XXL Freshman Cypher. By Aron A. July 14, 2022
Pop Culture Madonna Shows Off Her Grills, Straddles Jimmy Fallon on "Late Night": Watch Madonna's appearance on "The Tonight Show" was all over the place. By Rex Provost August 13, 2022