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Music Kelly Clarkson Stuns Crowd With Cardi B, Post Malone, & Lauryn Hill Mashup She said she picks a new genre to cover with each tour stop. By Erika Marie March 09, 2019
Music Vic Mensa Defends XXXTentacion Diss, Condemns "Championing Abusers" Vic Mensa doubles down. By Karlton Jahmal October 08, 2018
Music Lil Wayne Sues Former Lawyer For $20M For Overcharging Him: Report Lil Wayne claims the former lawyer hit him with some hefty fees over the years. By Aron A. January 30, 2019
Music Jaden Smith Is Bringing Clean Drinking Water To Flint Jaden Smith is teaming up with a church to deploy a mobile water filtration system. By Alex Zidel March 01, 2019
Music Kodak Black Ponders Retirement: "Probably Drop 1 More Album Or 2 Then Quit" Kodak Black might not be in the game for a long time. By Alex Zidel September 17, 2018
Music Drake Actually Prepped An “Invoice” For Pusha T Upon His Request Drake responds to Pusha T with an actual invoice: “Re: Promotional Assistance and Career Reviving.” By Kevin Goddard May 25, 2018
Music Buddy Announces Debut Album "Harlan & Alondra" & Single Featuring Ty Dolla $ign Buddy has a title, cover, release date and lead single ready to go. By Devin Ch June 20, 2018
Music Scarface Says His "Kidneys Never Came Back" After Being "Dead Sick" From COVID-19 Scarface shares details of how he's been recovering over the last three months since first being diagnosed with COVID-19. By Erika Marie June 15, 2020
Music Doja Cat's Mother Granted Restraining Order Against Allegedly Abusive Son The restraining order is set to expire in five years. By Lavender Alexandria February 07, 2024
Music Ludacris Recalls A Surprising Encounter With Justin Timberlake Backstage At The Grammys Luda has a hostile encounter with JT after winning Best Rap Album. By Lavender Alexandria February 05, 2024
Music Jermaine Dupri Says JAY-Z's "Book Of HOV" Is "Most Creative" Hip-Hop Tribute Yet Jermaine Dupri says JAY-Z's "Book of HOV" exhibit at the Brooklyn Public Library is the best tribute he's seen to hip-hop yet. By Cole Blake July 16, 2023
Music Doja Cat Reveals Release Date & Cover Art On Twitter This Friday (June 16), Doja's dropping something: a single whose pre-save link leaked, an album, or maybe something else entirely. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 13, 2023