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Music Fat Joe Reminds His Kids That He's Not Diddy Or Jay-Z When his kids want to flex like other celebrity children, Fat Joe has to put his foot down. By Erika Marie January 18, 2022
Music Soulja Boy Continues Calling Out Kanye West: "I Was The First Rapper Wit Kim Kardashian" Soulja Boy claims he was the first rapper with Kim Kardashian, not Kanye West. By Alex Zidel August 31, 2021
Music Calboy Explains How A Rift With Meek Mill Led To His Dream Chasers Exit Calboy has explained his rift with Dream Chasers Records. By Cole Blake April 26, 2022
TV Jay-Z Believes "Ambition" & "Ego" Derailed Murder Inc Supergroup With Ja Rule & DMX Back in the 1990s, the trio of hitmakers came together to form Murder Inc, but they never went the distance and Hov shared why. By Erika Marie August 13, 2022
Pop Culture Lil Kim & Cardi B Hit The Studio Together Cardi has already stated that she wants Lil Kim on her new album. By Lawrencia Grose September 11, 2022
Pop Culture NAV's "Demons Protected By Angels" First Week Sales Projections From the looks of things, the Canadian rapper will be competing with Ozzy Osbourne for the No. 2 spot, behind Bad Bunny. By Hayley Hynes September 10, 2022
Pop Culture Saucy Santana Throws Water Bottle At DJ While On Stage: Watch Santana wasn't here for the crew pranking him as he performed. By Lawrencia Grose April 23, 2022
Pop Culture Diddy Explains Changing His Name To "Love" & What He Wants People To Call Him He's had several nicknames over the years but he's pinpointed one. By Erika Marie May 19, 2022
Reviews Kendrick Lamar "Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers" Review Kendrick Lamar's "Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers" offers unsettling insight into the rapper's otherwise sheltered personal life, exploring the dichotomy between Kendrick Lamar - the rapper, and Kendrick Lamar - the person. By Aron A. May 19, 2022
Music Pusha T Drops "It's Almost Dry" Album; Twitter Reacts Twitter users seem to be in love with Pusha T's newest project. By Lawrencia Grose April 22, 2022
Music Busta Rhymes To Be Honored As An Icon At The 2022 BMI R&B/Hip Hop Awards Busta Rhymes is set to receive the Icon Award at the BMI R&B/Hip Hop Awards, next month. By Cole Blake August 10, 2022
Pop Culture Kevin Gates Explains Why He Doesn't Support Black Lives Matter Kevin Gates defends his controversial stance against Black Lives Matter. By Joshua Robinson August 10, 2022