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Music Jada Pinkett Smith Says 2Pac & Will Smith Would've Become "Really Good Friends" Jada Pinkett Smith says Will Smith is the only partner 2Pac didn't disapprove of. By Cole Blake October 18, 2023
Music T.I. & Tiny Earn Significant Victory Amid Case With Sabrina Peterson Sabrina Peterson will have to cover T.I. and Tiny's legal fees in five of her seven claims. By Cole Blake October 17, 2023
Numbers Kendrick Lamar's "Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers" First Week Sales Kendrick's highly-anticipated album sold more than 286,000 units in its first week. By Lawrencia Grose May 21, 2022
Pop Culture Chance The Rapper Responds To Haters Who Claim He Fell Off: "I Gotta Stay On My Path" The 29-year-old told "The Breakfast Club" he's been hearing the same criticism since he was in high school. By Hayley Hynes August 02, 2022
Music T.I. Further Explains Why He's Avoiding Busta Rhymes' Verzuz Battle T.I. suggests LL Cool J or Twista for a Verzuz match-up with Busta Rhymes, further explaining why he doesn't think he's the right choice. By Alex Zidel October 23, 2020
Music Rakim, KRS-One, Slick Rick Concert Canceled Because Of Anti-Vaxxer Backlash: Report The promoter plans on rescheduling and reportedly noted that the "majority of concertgoers in that Hip Hop demographic are not vaccinated." By Erika Marie October 28, 2021
Music GloRilla Reflects On Becoming Comfortable With Her Deeper Voice GloRilla recently reflected on how she became comfortable with her deep voice. By Cole Blake January 30, 2023
Music Bun B Shares 10 Hip-Hop Songs For Young Rap Fans In a new feature with XXL, the Southern legend shared ten tracks that he thinks will educate young hip-hop listeners quite effectively. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 30, 2023
Relationships Yung Miami Says Her Romance With Diddy Isn't "One-Sided" The City Girls hitmaker made it very clear that feelings are mutual. By Erika Marie December 16, 2022
Music J. Prince Details Conversations With Drake & Kanye That Brought Them Together He denied putting pressure on them and said he spoke intently with each about their influence and highlighting injustices within the system. By Erika Marie December 08, 2021
Music Tyler, The Creator Appears To Troll DJ Khaled After Winning Grammy For Best Rap Album Tyler, The Creator celebrated his Grammy win during an Instagram live stream, Sunday. By Cole Blake April 04, 2022
Music Da Band's Freddy P Says Diddy Is Why He "Really Hates F*ckin' Life" The "Making The Band" star says his talents were "silenced" by Diddy and lamented that he has often thought of taking his own life. By Erika Marie March 03, 2022