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If you’ve ever wondered why Drake’s lyrics make for the perfect Instagram captions, wonder no more. In a recent sitdown with HipHopDX, Sean Kingston gave some insight into the Canadian rapper’s recording process. It turns out that Drizzy’s lyrics are so relatable because he uses real conversations to craft them. The Miami singer recalled …

Bow Wow took to Instagram on Tuesday to let the world know that being a rapper is too stressful for him. “I was soooo stressed putting this show together in 4 days for VERZUZ!!” he captioned the post. “What ya’ll don’t know is our hard drive CRASHED 6 mins before we went …

Former Disney star Kyle Massey has been charged with a felony in connection to sending pornographic material to a 13-year-old girl on Snapchat. The actor, who best known for his roles on That’s So Raven and Cory in the House, is now facing one count of communication with a minor for immoral purposes, according to TMZ. Massey allegedly …

An Iowa man was arrested on Saturday after threatening to blow up a local McDonald’s after workers forgot to include dipping sauce with his chicken McNuggets order. Robert Golwitzer Jr., 42, called the restaurant at approximately 5:20 p.m. on Saturday after learning his order was wrong.  According to police, Golwitzer …

A Florida man named Jared Vaughn was recently charged with rape after purchasing a consumer DNA kit, uploading his genetic code to a genealogy tracking website, and having his genetic code matched to a DNA sample collected from when he allegedly attacked a college girl in 2007. Tampa Police assistant …

According to government statistics collected by the Associated Press, the majority of COVID-19-related deaths in the United States are now being recorded as persons who haven’t been vaccinated against the virus. On Thursday, the Associated Press reported that fully vaccinated adults accounted for only around .8% of the virus’s deaths …

Facebook’s market value surpassed $1 trillion for the first time on Monday, making it the sixth U.S. digital corporation to do so. Throughout 2021, Facebook has been steadily approaching the $1 trillion mark, but the news that finally drove it over the top was a judge’s dismissal of an FTC …

JAY-Z and Square CEO Jack Dorsey discussed TIDAL on Twitter Spaces on Monday. Hov sold a majority share in the streaming service to Square earlier in the year for more than $300 million. During the conference call, JAY discussed the evolution of TIDAL playlists, revealing that he personally selected many …

Former Real Housewives of Atlanta star NeNe Leaks revealed that her husband Gregg Leaks is currently back in the hospital because his cancer returned. Yesterday, NeNe disclosed that Gregg had to have surgery during an Instagram Live session with The Jasmine Brand. “He’s in the hospital. He’s been in the …

The Recording Academy announced on Monday that more than 2,700 music professionals have been invited to join the 2021 voting body to create a more diverse membership. The Academy shared that the 2021 class of invitees is 48 percent female, 32 percent Black, 13 percent Hispanic or Latino, and four percent Asian …

A British influencer, who is white, has undergone multiple plastic surgeries to look like a member of the K-pop band BTS. They say they now identify as Korean and can finally be themselves. Oli London, who identities as non-binary, has gone under the knife 18 times to look like pop star Park …

In a settlement with North Carolina, Juul Labs has agreed to pay $40 million and has decided to change its business practices within the state. “North Carolina is now the first state in the nation to hold Juul accountable for its instrumental role in creating a youth vaping epidemic,” said …

For the first time, 57 years after their deaths, never-before-seen case files, photographs, and other materials documenting the investigation into the infamous slayings of three civil rights workers in Mississippi are finally exposed to the public. The assassinations of civil rights activists James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner in …

Last year, the Trump administration freed over 4,500 detainees to prevent them from catching COVID-19. Gwen Levi, 76, was one of the people who qualified for the early dismissal. Levi was sentenced to 16 years in prison for conspiring to sell at least one kilogram of heroin. Levi has since …

The 2021 BET Awards proved to be a true celebration of Black excellence. The star-studded event kicked off with a high-fashion red carpet at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, where fans flocked to cheer on their favorite hip-hop and R&B artists. The award show then kicked off with some …