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Music Blackalicious Rapper, Gift Of Gab, Dead At 50 Gift of Gab, the rapper from Bay Area duo Blackalicious, has died at the age of 50. By Kevin Goddard June 25, 2021
Pop Culture Kim Kardashian Slandered On Twitter After Kanye West "DONDA" Premiere Kim Kardashian was the butt of many jokes after Kanye West's internet-breaking "DONDA" album release party. By Alex Zidel July 23, 2021
Music Young Thug Told Kanye They Would Not Speak If He Was Left Off "Donda" The "So Much Fun" rapper told Mr. West that he would be on the album or they were done. By Taylor McCloud October 13, 2021
Original Content The Weeknd's "Dawn FM": Breaking Down The Features Spanning genres, eras and mediums, we take a look at the features on The Weeknd's upcoming record and break down how they all came about. By Robert Blair January 05, 2022
Music Nicki Minaj Reflects On Shaq's Funny Freestyle Proposal On "Inside The NBA" Years ago, the show hosted a cypher with Minaj as the guest. During Shaq's freestyle, Nicki playfully shut down his proposal, making for an epic moment. By Erika Marie July 22, 2021
Pop Culture Lil Nas X Is Having Contractions Ahead Of "Montero" Release Lil Nas X is pregnant and having contractions. By Taylor McCloud September 16, 2021
Music Baby Tate Trolls Critics By Lightening Her Skin & Photoshopping Her Butt Baby Tate gave the perfect response to fans claiming that she hasn't had a more successful music career due to colorism. By Joshua Robinson January 05, 2022
Music T.I. Fires Back At Sabrina Peterson In Defamation Lawsuit T.I. asks a judge to throw out his defamation case against Sabrina Peterson, claiming nobody can damage her reputation any further than she already has. By Kevin Goddard June 25, 2021
Music The Weeknd's "After Hours" Breaks Another Billboard Record The Weeknd has secured another Billboard record. By Taylor McCloud September 16, 2021
Music Hot 97's DJ Drewski Vows To Stop Playing "Diss/Gang Music" As there have been recent reports of violence among rappers and their associates, Drewski puts his foot down—and several other DJs have followed suit. By Erika Marie February 02, 2022
Pop Culture XXXTentacion Doc "Look At Me" To Premiere At SXSW, Will Arrive On Hulu: Report The late rapper's estate made the official announcement earlier today (February 2). By Erika Marie February 02, 2022
Music NLE Choppa Claps Back At People Joking About His BBL Herbs The rapper says he has a natural way to have the effects of a BBL as well as increase breast size, but people quickly trolled him. By Erika Marie January 04, 2022