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Music Joey Bada$$ Pays Homage To Fallen Rappers At 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards The Brooklyn rapper paid tribute to PnB Rock, Pop Smoke and more. By Lamar Banks October 05, 2022
Music Pop Smoke, Doja Cat, Roddy Ricch, & More Nominated For Best New Artist At VMAs The nominees have been announced for the Best New Artist category at this year's MTV VMA's, including Pop Smoke, Roddy Ricch, Summer Walker, Jack Harlow, Doja Cat, Lil Tecca, and more. By Alex Zidel July 23, 2020
Music Young Thug Gifts Lil Keed A Grey 2021 Mustang Mach-E Truck For His Birthday In honor of Lil Keed's birthday, Young Thug surprised the YSL artist with a brand new Mustang truck. By Joshua Robinson March 19, 2021
Music Swizz Beatz Shows Major Love To DMX & Jay-Z Following DMX's challenge to Jay-Z, "Verzuz" co-creator Swizz Beatz took a moment to pay homage to his "brothers." By Mitch Findlay May 07, 2020
Music Quavo Recounts Convincing Pop Smoke To Wear A Suit Quavo recalls giving Pop Smoke fashion advice at Paris Fashion Week. By Aron A. June 15, 2021
Music Rich The Kid Claims Lil Uzi Vert Is Trying To Look Just Like Him "Aw look at my son." By Aron A. February 26, 2018
Music Grammys' Senior Vice President Talks This Year's Nominations Bill Freimuth, the Senior Vice President of Awards for the Grammys, breaks down the nomination process for 2018. By Chantilly Post November 28, 2017
Sports Jalen Brunson & Boosie Badazz Go Viral After Courtside Collision Even though Jalen Brunson and the Knicks destroyed Boosie Badazz's Hawks last night, they still shared a funny moment together courtside. By Zachary Horvath May 01, 2026
Music DaBaby Proclaims Himself Better Than J. Cole, Drake, & Kendrick Lamar DaBaby discussed his standing in hip-hop after the release of his latest studio album, "Be More Grateful." By Cole Blake April 29, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals How XXXTentacion Brought Him And Drake Together Many years ago, Drake and XXXTentacion appeared to have some kind of feud, and DJ Akademiks was in the middle of it. By Alexander Cole April 27, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar's Fake "Fireman" Album Interrupts Drake's "ICEMAN" Rollout Jokes about Kendrick Lamar stepping on Drake's "ICEMAN" album with "Fireman" went viral on Twitter, and they are making both fanbases livid. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 25, 2026
Music Yungeen Ace's Diss Tracks Played During Foolio's Murder Trial Isaiah Chance, Sean Gathright, Davion Murphy, and Rashad Murphy are facing first-degree murder charges for the death of Julio Foolio. By Cole Blake April 22, 2026