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Music Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist Drop "Alfredo" Movie Trailer Before Sequel's Rumored Release Date Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist are rumored to drop "Alfredo 2" later this month, with a lead single supposedly coming in just a few hours. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 17, 2025 771 Views
Music Travis Scott Accused Of Sampling A Chicago Band's Song Without Permission Pixel Grip originally released their song, "Pursuit," back in 2021, but had been working on it for several years before that. By Cole Blake July 17, 2025 1312 Views
Music Dame Dash Ordered To Explain Himself In Court Or Face Jail Time Dame Dash has been summoned to federal court in Manhattan for allegedly failing to turn over documents tied to a $4 million judgment. By Caroline Fisher July 17, 2025 2.9K Views
Sports Colin Kaepernick's Partner Accuses Jay-Z & Roc Nation Of Blackballing Him Amid Nicki Minaj Claims Nessa "Nitty" Diab alleged that Jay-Z and Roc Nation are doing to Nicki Minaj what they did to Colin Kaepernick back in 2019. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 17, 2025 4.6K Views
Music Dave Free Allegedly Complained To DJ Akademiks About Drake Spreading Paternity Rumors DJ Akademiks went off on TDE on X (formerly Twitter), sharing insight into several behind the scenes conversations. By Cole Blake July 17, 2025 2.2K Views
Music Nicki Minaj Blasts Jay-Z For Allegedly Sabotaging Her Behind The Scenes It's been a busy week for Nicki Minaj, as she's gone after SZA, TDE Punch, Desiree Perez, Jay-Z, and more. By Caroline Fisher July 17, 2025 3.5K Views
Music DJ Akademiks Denies TDE Punch's Claim That Drake Writes Akademiks TV Captions DJ Akademiks and TDE's Punch have been exchanging words online ever since Nicki Minaj and SZA's feud began, and Drake is a central topic. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 17, 2025 1303 Views
Music SZA Exposes Nicki Minaj's Text Messages As Feud Rages On SZA and Nicki Minaj's virla feud on social media continues into Wednesday night with more fiery posts on X. By Cole Blake July 17, 2025 6.9K Views
Music Troy Ave Reportedly Faked Attempted Robbery And Shooting Recently, celebrity chef Geoff Cole took to Instagram to allege that Troy Ave nearly saved his life during an attempted robbery. By Caroline Fisher July 16, 2025 9.1K Views
Music Sexyy Red Brings Out Latto, Yeat, & More For London Residency Sexyy Red's three-night-long club residency in London over the weekend appears to have been a massive success. By Cole Blake July 16, 2025 1351 Views
Music Nicki Minaj Continues Vicious Attack On SZA With Botting Allegations Nicki Minaj is doubling down with even more scathing tweets targeting SZA, Jay-Z, Roc Nation CEO Desiree Perez, and more. By Caroline Fisher July 16, 2025 3.0K Views
Music Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist Are Apparently Dropping "Alfredo 2" Later This Month This would cap off one heck of a month for hip-hop if Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist actually follow through on this. By Zachary Horvath July 16, 2025 6.1K Views