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Joe Budden exposes Peter Rosenberg again, for good measure

Budden already explained to Rosenberg what his place is in hip-hop once before, as discussed in a recent issue of Life in a Shanty Town. Rosenberg, who's been reduced to sidekick status on what was once his own morning show... Read more →

We'll always love big poppa

I was disappointed to see, in an evening news report yesterday on Joe Jackson, that he was described as the father of Michael and Janet Jackson, who'd been accused of being physically abusive. I wondered, what did Poppa Joe's alleged... Read more →

Dame Dash could use his $2 million YESTERDAY

Berating Lee Daniels live onstage at an event somehow didn't result in Daniels cutting Dame Dash a check for $2 million, but at least it was captured on cell phone camera video for posterity. I've seen it several times already,... Read more →

Jay and Beyoncé surpassed by rock group no one ever heard of

Jay and Beyoncé's surprise duets album Everything Is Love debuted at number two on this week's Billboard 200 behind an album called Youngblood by a group called 5 Seconds of Summer, not to be confused with the rom-com directed by... Read more →

Sometimes women lie to the police

I'd be lying if I said I was surprised by this video of a white woman, Alison Ettel, a/k/a Permit Patty, calling the police on an eight-year-old child for "illegally selling bottled water without a permit"—which probably isn't even illegal.... Read more →

Jesse Williams' handsome ex-wife took him to the cleaners

Jesse Williams has never been in anything that I'm aware of other than the BET Awards, and yet a judge saw fit to grant his wife $100,000 a month in child support. Tha fuck? $50,000 of that is spousal support,... Read more →

Coming soon to premium cable: Podcast "humor"

Does this mean "urban" radio stations will begin airing prestige dramas? Nah, right? It was announced the other day that Desus and Mero are bolting the foundering Viceland for Showtime, and then a day or two later it was announced... Read more →

Prince estate seeks to drop Tidal like a bad habit

There was a time when Tidal was the only streaming service where you could listen to Prince's music, but now you can hear his music literally anywhere, including the inside of a bum's asshole—which, if it were a real streaming... Read more →

Pregnant runaways breathe collective sigh of relief

XXXTentacion was the 2Pac for "bad millennials," and now he's dead. Yesterday, a couple of assailants caught him leaving a motorcycle shop in Deerfield Beach, FL, and popped a cap in his ass. Supposedly, they took a Louis Vuitton bag... Read more →

Now all the elderly, obsolete rappers have albums out

If you don't account for quality, this is the best year ever for rap music. In addition to the four seven-track-long Kanye albums released in the past month or so, there's a new Beyoncé album with Jay-Z (admit it, you... Read more →