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Music J Cole's Backstage Meet-up With Tems Leads To Hilarious Realization By Fans J Cole hung out with Tems backstage during his Dreamville Festival, where they both performed over the weekend. By Cole Blake April 09, 2025
Music Diddy Gave Cassie’s Friend A Concussion With Hanger, Ex-Bodyguard Alleges Roger Bonds alleges that Diddy's been "hiding behind" NDAs. By Caroline Fisher June 22, 2024
Music Eminem Unveils Official Tracklist For "The Death Of Slim Shady" Em is keeping the features hidden. By Elias Andrews July 10, 2024
Music The Timeless Impact Of “Illmatic": Hip-Hop’s Love Of Nas’s Debut Album 30 Years Later Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones is one of the most influential writers of our time, and what better time to celebrate that than this classic's 30th birthday? By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 20, 2024
Music Rod Wave Speaks On Sampling Paramore In New Track "Crazy" "I wasn’t even aware that they weren’t fond of clearing songs until I was actually in that boat." By Tallie Spencer September 18, 2023
Music Homixide Gang Stuns In Its Opium Debut, “Homixide Lifestyle” Opium’s Homixide Gang has unleashed “Homixide Lifestyle,” complete with guest features from Biggaveli, Destroy Lonely, Ken Carson, and 5unna. By Joshua Robinson November 25, 2022
Music Young Dirty Bastard Calls Dad ODB A "Genius," Criticizes Wu-Tang Show Casting Nothing against the actor who portrayed his father, but he thinks they should have reached higher. By Erika Marie December 18, 2019
Music R. Kelly Apologizes To Fans For Show Cancelled Over "Rumors" The allegations against R. Kelly has been affecting his shows. By Matthew Parizot April 30, 2018
Music Rick Ross Disses Drake Over Birdman Foreclosure: "Don't Do Stunna Like That" Rick Ross wants Drake to put his money where his mouth is. By Elias Andrews April 16, 2024
Tech Kanye West Takes Aim At Dave Portnoy Over "Meme Coin" While Wearing A Swastika Shirt Kanye West continues to provoke with his abhorrent antisemitism, now challenging Dave Portnoy after teasing his own coin or cryptocurrency. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 23, 2025
Music Rihanna Goes Scorched Earth On Fan For Making Fun Of Her Kids' Names Rihanna recently shared pictures of her first moments with her sons RZA and Riot Rose in the delivery room. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 10, 2025
Music Jay-Z, Diddy, Ye, Tom Brady Forgiven For PPP Loans: Report Hip-hop's wealthiest moguls reportedly won't have to pay back millions of dollars in PPP loans. By Aron A. August 22, 2022