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Music Kanye West's Ex-Assistant Accuses Him Of Swatting Her In Retaliation For Bombshell Lawsuit A representative for Kanye West has already denied Lauren Pisciotta's allegations as "absurd and outlandish." By Cole Blake July 25, 2025
Music Snoop Dogg & Zac Brown Band Debut Their New Song, “Let It Ride,” Live In Hollywood Snoop Dogg and Zac Brown Band are among the many Country acts that the rap icon has collaborated with over his 30-plus-year career. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 24, 2025
Music LL Cool J Reaffirms He Created The Hip-Hop Acronym “G.O.A.T” During Late-Night Conversation With Seth Meyers LL Cool J released his debut album, Radio, in 1985. It includes classic songs such as “I Can’t Live Without My Radio,” “Rock The Bells." By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 24, 2025
Music Classic DJ Skee, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, & Eazy-E Memorabilia Available In The “Straight Outta The Collection” Auction DJ Skee began Skee TV in the early 2000s after being a resident DJ for West Coast legend The Game, who was signed to Dr. Dre’s Aftermath. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 24, 2025
Original Content Tyler, The Creator Sees What The Algorithm Did To Joy In Hip Hop Tyler, The Creator wants us to think about what we’ve traded away now that being watched comes before feeling free in the places where we go to move. By Erika Marie July 24, 2025
Music Anticipated Drake & Central Cee Track Set To Be Released Tonight, But Fans Are Skeptical Drake and Central Cee have formed a lucrative friendship that includes collaborating on viral "On The Radar" freestyles. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 24, 2025
Relationships Post Malone's Ex Drops Custody Case Over Their Daughter Post Malone and his ex-girlfriend, Hee Sung “Jamie” Park, welcomed their daughter back in 2022, but broke up last year. By Cole Blake July 24, 2025
Music Salt-N-Pepa’s Cheryl James Rejects Drake Comparisons Amid UMG Lawsuit Cheryl James of Salt-N-Pepa says Drake suing UMG over Kendrick Lamar's Grammy-winning diss track is "kind of like calling the police." By Caroline Fisher July 24, 2025
Music Complex Drops Hip-Hop Media Rankings With Kai Cenat, DJ Akademiks & Joe Budden At The Top Complex's list also includes Anthony Fantano, PlaqueBoyMax, Nadeska Alexis, Charlamagne Tha God, Angela Yee, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 24, 2025
Music Ken Carson Tour Reportedly Canceled Amid Playboi Carti & Opium Tour Rumors We will see if Ken Carson, Playboi Carti, Destroy Lonely, and Homixide Gang finally take Opium on the road, as they promised some years ago. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 24, 2025
Music Kai Cenat Says Drake & Playboi Carti Have The Best Albums Of 2025 Kai Cenat's praise of Drake comes as the Toronto rapper plans on releasing another solo album, later this year. By Cole Blake July 24, 2025
Music Kodak Black Sparks Debate With Hot Take On Child Support Recently, Kodak Black took to social media to share his thoughts on women who have children with wealthy men. By Caroline Fisher July 24, 2025