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Music Lupe Fiasco Advises Royce Da 5'9" About Defending Eminem After Royce Da 5'9" lashed out at Dave Mays and Benzino, Lupe Fiasco offered a piece of advice to his podcast collaborator. By Mitch Findlay January 11, 2021
Sports Lil Wayne Honors Kobe Bryant With BET Awards Performance During last night's BET Awards, Lil Wayne paid tribute to a fallen legend with a passionate performance of "Kobe Bryant." By Mitch Findlay June 29, 2020
Music Saweetie Celebrates VMAs Nomination By Upside-Down Twerking Saweetie is overjoyed to earn her first nomination at the MTV VMAs with "Tap In," so much so that she decided to twerk upside-down and show the world. By Alex Zidel August 25, 2020
Music Kendrick Lamar Says He'll Be Back "Very Soon" During Day N Vegas Set Kendrick Lamar performed songs from "Section.80" to "DAMN." and brought out Baby Keem during his first U.S. show in 2 years. By Aron A. November 13, 2021
Sports Kanye West References Kim K & Pete Davidson On New Song, Says He Wants To Buy Chicago Bulls Ye references his estranged wife Kim Kardashian, her boyfriend Pete Davidson, and his desire to buy the Chicago Bulls on "City of Gods" with Fivio Foreign and Alicia Keys. By Alex Zidel February 11, 2022
Music Jack Harlow Credits Harry Potter Books Helping Him Become A Better Writer The rapper detailed his love of reading while accepting his award as Variety's Hitmaker of Tomorrow. By Erika Marie December 06, 2021
Music Lil Baby Performs At Kids' Choice Awards, Fans React & Call It Inappropriate The Atlanta MC performed "California Breeze" off his album "It's Only Me," and Twitter reacted with hilarious and critical comments. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 05, 2023
Music Lil Durk Announces "7220" Album Release Date: "Same Day As Ye" Lil Durk will be releasing his upcoming new album on the same date as Kanye West's "Donda 2." By Alex Zidel February 07, 2022
Music Ari Lennox Boasts About Ghana Trip, Haters Force Her To Delete Tweets Lennox spoke about being emotional during her visit as she felt her ancestors with her, but social media users from Ghana shut her down. By Erika Marie January 07, 2022
Music Nicki Minaj's In-Depth Interview With Joe Budden Is Here: Watch Nicki Minaj sits down with Joe Budden for an in-depth interview. By Aron A. March 09, 2022
Pop Culture Anderson .Paak & Bruno Mars Announce "An Evening With Silk Sonic" Limited Radio Series The first episode of the Apple Music limited radio series will debut tonight. By Taylor McCloud November 17, 2021
Numbers Eminem's "Rap God" Hits 1 Billion Views On Youtube Eminem adds onto the trophy case. By Milca P. February 17, 2020