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Music Soulja Boy Allegedly Passed Up On Signing Young Thug Not only did Soulja miss out on YB, he also fumbled the bag with Young Thug. By Hayley Hynes November 14, 2021
Music Travie McCoy Says Machine Gun Kelly's Pop-Punk Era "Threw Me For A Loop" Travie McCoy calls Machine Gun Kelly "one of the dopest rappers out" but explains his hesitancy towards MGK's pop-punk record. By Aron A. September 22, 2021
Random Brittany Renner Interviews Kanye West At Rolling Loud Brittany Renner caught up with Ye following his performance at Rolling Loud this weekend. By Alex Zidel December 14, 2021
Politics Jay-Z Files Lawsuit Against Kansas City Police Over Alleged Misconduct Cover-Up Jay-Z is suing the Kansas City Police Department for allegedly covering up misconduct. By Cole Blake September 21, 2021
Music TikTok Reveals 2021 Music Report Featuring Megan Thee Stallion As Top Artist TikTok reveals the most popular music on the platform from 2021. By Cole Blake December 13, 2021
Relationships Lil Uzi Vert & JT Share A Smooch On The BET Awards Red Carpet The couple seemed very smitten. By Madusa S. June 28, 2021
Music Hip-Hop Couples At The BET Awards: Lil Uzi & JT, Coi Leray & Pressa, Lil Durk & India A round-up of some of the best BET 2021 Awards looks. By Madusa S. June 28, 2021
Tech FBI Urges Jay-Z To Delete Emails & Warns Of "Imminent Hack" Apparently the FBI told Hov to wipe his email account clean. By Taylor McCloud November 10, 2021
Music Astroworld Staff Instructed To Refer To Dead Audience Members As "Smurfs:" Report Astroworld Festival staff was asked to never use the words "dead" or "deceased" over the radio, referring to dead audience members as "Smurfs" instead. By Alex Zidel November 09, 2021
Music Diddy Dismisses Jermaine Dupri's Catalog, Demands Dr. Dre For "Verzuz" While on Instagram Live with Snoop Dogg, Fat Joe, and Jermaine Dupri, Diddy declared himself the "greatest" and demanded Dr. Dre for "Verzuz" battle, again. By Aron A. September 18, 2021
Pop Culture Kirk Franklin's Estranged Son Accuses Father Of Physical Abuse Kirk Franklin's estranged son, Kerrion Franklin, says the gospel artist was verbally and physically abusive. By Alex Zidel March 15, 2021
Sports James Harden Responds To Maskless Strip Club Video Scandal James Harden says the video of him partying this week was not taken at a strip club, claiming that he was just supporting a friend at her event. By Alex Zidel December 23, 2020