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Hip-hop in 2025 either had one of its greatest years in recent memory or one of the worst on record; it really just depends on what angle you look at it from. Tricking from the after-effects of a rap feud that literally divided a genre and its fans down the middle, there was a stark difference between how the year went based on which side your fave fell on. On […]

The past year in rhythm and blues music has seen its fair share of high and low notes depending on how you look at things. We saw Beyoncé finally win the coveted GRAMMY Award for “Album Of The Year,” albeit for a project that’s predominately considered to be a country offering. Granted, the past three-decades-and-counting has seen the superstar diva incorporate soul into pretty much anything she touches sonically, which […]

Source: Warner Bros. TV / Getty They say love in the digital age can be just as loud as your stream chat when it hits 1,000 viewers – and that was the energy with Kai Cenat and Gabrielle “Gigi” Alayah. Kai, the Bronx-born streamer who took Twitch and YouTube by storm with his high-energy content and massive fanbase, went public with his relationship with Gigi during one of his birthday […]

Source: Christopher Polk / Getty J Mulan is one of those names that didn’t come up through traditional celebrity lanes but still found a way to live rent-free in internet culture. She’s best known as a Houston-based social media personality whose presence blew up on Instagram, X, and in blog-era conversations where looks, lifestyle, and mystery travel fast. J Mulan gained attention for her bold, hyper-feminine image – luxury aesthetics, […]

Source: Lionsgate / 50 Cent Action Channel 50 Cent is never one to let things slide. Fabolous, Jim Jones, Maino, and Dave East recently teamed up to launch a new podcast, Let’s Rap About It. Within two months of their debut, the show racked up 63K subscribers on YouTube, quickly carving out space in the Hip-Hop podcast lane. For a Christmas special, the rapper-turned-podcasters went back to their roots and […]

Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty The tension between media personality Akademiks and the rapper Maino has flared up within the last few days, and Maino explained his reasons in an interview, pointing out that Akademiks’ comments are “dangerous” in adding to the age-gap divide in Hip-Hop culture. “Well you wearing a baseball cap n—-a. What are baseball caps made for? Baseball. Ok, so this is hip-hop, none of the things […]

Heather Diehl We’re sure everybody feels one way or another about the highly-publicized official renaming of The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. into the — try and hold onto your lunch as we say this! — The Trump-Kennedy Center. Yes, unfortunately being President of The United States affords you many rights in this country, including carte blanche to do an extremely rushed and unnecessary building-renaming as nothing more than a […]

Source: Julia Beverly / Getty We are now just finding out how real the G-Unit era was. Tony Yayo shares that his car got shot up at the Mixtape Awards during their beef with Jimmy Henchmen.

Source: Santiago Felipe / Getty Isiah Whitlock Jr., the veteran character actor beloved for his role as state Sen. Clay Davis on HBO’s “The Wire,” has died, leaving fans and fellow artists reflecting on the joy he brought to the screen. Known for his distinctive gravelly voice and that unforgettable catchphrase, Whitlock built a career filled with memorable performances in film, television, and theater. Born in South Bend, Indiana, Whitlock […]