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Music Queen Naija Claps Back At Pastor Who Accuses Her Of Biting His Track The good Lawd blessed them with the same melodies. By Zaynab December 10, 2018
Music Candace Owens Targets Sexyy Red While Criticizing The Evolution Of Popular Music It's easy to hate on Sexyy, but it's harder to answer why folks are so quick to criticize. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 07, 2024
Music Sean Kingston Files Desperate Request To Perform Amid Financially Crippling Home Detention Sean Kingston's home detention is not giving him the chance to recoup any money, so he's asking the court for one night of work. By Zachary Horvath May 06, 2025
Music Jim Jones Reveals If He’d Squash Cam’ron Beef Privately Jim Jones and Cam'ron's feud has been heating up ever since 50 Cent appeared on "Talk With Flee" in December. By Caroline Fisher March 08, 2025
Music Drake Officially Releases Three Songs From 100gigs Website Onto Streaming Fans are mixed on the decision. By Zachary Horvath August 10, 2024
Pop Culture Eminem Sparks Debate After Misgendering Caitlyn Jenner On “The Death Of Slim Shady” Em's controversial bars have social media users split. By Caroline Fisher July 13, 2024
Music 2Pac Murder Suspect Keefe D Breaks Down About Being Away From Grandkids In Prison Keefe D is currently behind bars at the Clark County Detention Center in Las Vegas awaiting his trial, which begins next year. By Caroline Fisher March 14, 2025
Music Mase Claims That The Start Of His Career Was "Hotter Than Drake's" Some fans may forget just how dominant Mase was in the earlier stages of his career, and he reminded everyone how it all happened. By Zachary Horvath March 05, 2025
Viral MC Hammer Fans Thought He Passed Away Due To #RIPHammer Twitter Trend Always double check your Twitter trends, folks, and make sure to give respects to the real deceased Hammer rather than the MC. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 15, 2024
Music Chris Brown Announces "Breezy Bowl XX" Stadium World Tour Celebrating 20-Year Career Chris Brown has been getting a lot of praise from R&B peers recently, whether newcomers like Leon Thomas or disgraced figures like R. Kelly. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 27, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Won't Stop Teasing Another New Album Despite Grueling Wait For "MUSIC" Playboi Carti is coming off of another Billboard No. 1 debut for his new album "MUSIC," which pushed almost 300K units in its first week. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 24, 2025
Original Content Nas & JAY-Z's Second Round: Was It Better Than The First? In one of hip-hop's most legendary battles -- that of JAY-Z and Nas -- the incredible second round goes underappreciated all too often. By Mitch Findlay July 08, 2021