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Music Don Cheadle Was "Kung-Fu Kenny" Long Before Kendrick Lamar Don Cheadle confirms that the "Kung-Fu Kenny" moniker derives from Rush Hour 2. By Mitch Findlay April 20, 2017
Original Content 10 Essential DeJ Loaf Tracks Get (more) acquainted with DeJ Loaf. By Danny Schwartz September 25, 2016
Entertainment Mia Khalifa Undergoing Surgery After Hockey Puck Ruptures Implant "My left breast is slightly deflated now." By Kyle Rooney July 30, 2018
Music Raekwon Addresses Rumor That Nas Dissed Jim Jones In Scrapped Collab Verse Recently, an alternate version of Raekwon and Nas' track, "The Omerta," surfaced online and quickly made waves. By Caroline Fisher July 22, 2025
Politics Is Donald Trump Pardoning Diddy? White House Responds To TMZ's Report Diddy was sentenced to 50 months in prison, earlier this month, after being convicted in his high-profile criminal trial. By Cole Blake October 22, 2025
Music Freddie Gibbs Blasts "Lazy" Use Of A.I. In Hip-Hop Freddie Gibbs raised some eyebrows with this take given his participation on Kanye West's "VULTURES" series. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 24, 2025
Music Clipse Bring Out Kendrick Lamar To Perform "Chains & Whips" In Los Angeles Clipse brought their tour to Los Angeles on Saturday evening and brought out a hometown hero as part of the show. By Devin Morton August 24, 2025
Music Drake Seeks Lucian Grainge's Emails And Texts About Release Of "Not Like Us" In Newest Filing Drake's lawyers recently made a large-scale legal filing in which they motioned for documents from Lucian Grainge himself. By Devin Morton August 13, 2025
Pop Culture Fat Joe Claims Gentrification Is Responsible For BET Awards Cuts Fat Joe's as sad as the rest of us about BET's Hip-Hop Awards and Soul Train Awards being suspended by the media company. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 08, 2025
Gossip Blueface's Mother, Karlissa Saffold, Defends Chrisean Rock's Sister Tesehki After Fans Make "Come Up" Claims Karlissa Saffold and Chrisean Rock have been at odds with each other since Blueface was incarcerated in 2024. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 21, 2025
Music Diddy Trial Can Now Be Watched Through AI With Diddy's trial being a federal case, cameras aren't allowed. But AI is giving those following it a chance to get the inside scoop. By Zachary Horvath June 18, 2025
Music Dispatch Audio Reveals New Insight Into Rihanna’s Home Shooting Police have since arrested 35-year-old Ivana Lisette Ortiz, charging her with attempted murder for the incident. By Cole Blake March 09, 2026