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Music Clipse Unveil Star-Studded Tracklist For "Let God Sort Em Out" After much speculation and anticipation, Clipse have decided to share the tracklist for "Let God Sort Em Out" two weeks ahead of its release. By Zachary Horvath June 30, 2025
Politics Lil Wayne & His Trump Lyrics: A Love Letter To Power A lyrical timeline of Lil Wayne's Trump references, tracing how the mogul became metaphor, flex, and finally, photo op. By Erika Marie June 30, 2025
Music Cam'Ron Signs 6-Figure Book Deal With Publisher Simon & Schuster Cam'Ron joins Gucci Mane over at Simon & Schuster as the Atlanta rap star is set to release his second memoir in October. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 30, 2025
Music LL Cool J Questions Rap Legacies In Upcoming Documentary "Hip Hop Was Born Here" LL Cool J is one of hip hop's first superstars. He was selling out arenas by the time he was in High School. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 29, 2025
Music Wale Addresses New Album's Release Date In "Slowdown" Freestyle Wale began promoting his forthcoming album at the top of the year with the lead single "Blanco." He has released two new songs since. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 29, 2025
Music Freddie Gibbs & Wale Joke With Each Other Again Over Clip Of Gangsta Gibbs On Paris Runway Freddie Gibbs and Wale are well-known for their colorful commentary on social media. Both comments are usually either comical or serious. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 29, 2025
Music SoFaygo Airs Out Frustration With His Career Amid Travis Scott's "JACKBOYS 2" Hype SoFaygo signed to Travis Scott's Cactus Jack record label in 2021, and dropped his debut album "Pink Heartz" in 2022. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 29, 2025
Music Disguised Sexyy Red Runs Around Paris With DDG But No One Is Fooled Sexyy Red's raunchy style, fashion, and music made her a bonafide superstar in pop culture. In 2025, she created a mega hit with Bruno Mars. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 29, 2025
Music Offset Gives Fan The Night Of Their Life By Inviting Them Onstage Offset may be dealing with a new album on the way and the Cardi B drama, but he's even more passionate about spending time with fans. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 29, 2025
Music Wiz Khalifa, Snoop Dogg & Pat McAfee Donate $50K To Support Pittsburgh Public Schools Wiz Khalifa, Snoop Dogg, and Pat McAfee are once again giving back to the Pittsburgh public school system with a big donation. By Devin Morton June 29, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Hints At A Fresh Sound For Upcoming Album "BABY BOI" In New Snippet It's unclear where this snippet came from, but it joins DJ Swamp Izzo and other Playboi Carti affiliates' "BABY BOI" teases so far. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 29, 2025
Music Elliott Wilson Claims Hip-Hop Hasn't Had A Hit Song Since Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" Many folks clapped back with counters to Elliott Wilson's claim, including recent successes from Kendrick Lamar's rival Drake. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 29, 2025