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Music XXXTentacion Shares Radical New Look & Body Image Message XXXTentacion has changed in a big way. By Matt F September 20, 2017
Music Kendrick Lamar Expands "Grand National" Tour With South American Leg This Fall CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso will open for Kendrick Lamar in Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, and Chile in September and October. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 27, 2025
Music Cardi B’s Attorney Slams Lawsuit Over Microphone Throwing Incident In 2023, an overzealous fan splashed Cardi B with a drink while she was performing, prompting her to hurl her microphone into the crowd. By Caroline Fisher July 24, 2025
Music Cam'ron Joins The Star-Studded Cast Of Adam Sandler's "Happy Gilmore 2" Killa on the big screen! By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 23, 2025
Music Teyana Taylor Breaks Free On Our New "R&B Season" Playlist Teyana Taylor and Mariah The Scientist dropped big new projects this week, and "R&B Season" also shouts out the latest Daniel Caesar single. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 24, 2025
Music Kanye West's New "WW3" Single Becomes The Most Viral Song In Germany This is presumably Kanye West's lead single for his upcoming album "Cuck," although he's still changing a lot of details on the record. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 04, 2025
Music Akon Wants To Fight Someone In A Celebrity Boxing Match The news comes after Akon shut down rumors about his "Akon City" project getting scrapped by the Senegalese government. By Cole Blake July 24, 2025
Politics Jesse Jackson Never Underestimated Hip-Hop’s Power As long as hip-hop continues to articulate the frustrations and hopes of marginalized communities, it will carry echoes of Jesse Jackson’s voice. By Aron A. February 24, 2026
Music XXXTentacion's Baby Mama Explains What Gekyume Onfroy's Name Means Jenesis Sanchez holds her baby in a new TV interview. By Alex Zidel February 26, 2019
Music Drake Receives Ominous Warnings From Fans After Posting Lucian Grainge's Daughter-In-Law On His Finsta Drake has been trolling on his "plotttttwistttttt" Instagram page. By Cole Blake February 12, 2025
Music Angela Yee Breaks Silence On Jess Hilarious' Breakfast Club Rant Jess Hilarious referenced Angela Yee during her blow up on the Breakfast Club, and the ex host has responded. By Elias Andrews March 27, 2025
Music Lil Wayne Speaks On Loving Nipsey Hussle's Son Like His Own On "Tha Carter VI" Lil Wayne shares his son Kameron with Lauren London, whereas London shares her son Kross with Nipsey Hussle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 07, 2025