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Music Vince Staples Delivers Exciting NPR Tiny Desk Concert Vince Staples recently put out an exceptional album called "Cry Baby," and on Tuesday, he performed some of these songs on NPR. By Alexander Cole July 21, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals The Alleged Real Reason Behind Jay-Z's Beef With Drake DJ Akademiks claims to have spoken to a music executive who allegedly knows the real reason behind Drake and Jay-Z's beef. By Alexander Cole July 21, 2026
Music Drake Cops Sexyy Red A New Birkin For Their Date To The World Cup Final Drake and Sexyy Red have a great friendship going, and it led to a date to the World Cup Final on Sunday afternoon. By Alexander Cole July 21, 2026
Politics Inside Donald Trump's History Of Pardons & Commutations In Hip Hop Boosie Badazz's appeal for a presidential pardon offers another look at Donald Trump's history of clemency in Hip Hop. By Erika Marie July 20, 2026
Music Fetty Wap Begins New Chapter With Engagement Announcement Engagement news marks the latest personal milestone for Fetty Wap as he continues rebuilding his life. By Erika Marie July 20, 2026
Music Lizzo Supports PlaqueBoyMax After OjaySuave Streamer University Confrontation A difficult moment at Streamer University turned into a lesson in self-worth after Lizzo sat down with PlaqueBoyMax. By Erika Marie July 20, 2026
Music Travis Scott Sparks Debate Over Stormi Moment At Fanatics Fest Online reactions poured in after a video of Travis Scott and his daughter, Stormi, at Fanatics Fest went viral. By Erika Marie July 20, 2026
Music Yella Beezy Trial Puts Rap Lyrics Back At Center Of Courtroom Debate Prosecutors are pushing to admit Yella Beezy's lyrics as evidence, renewing debate over Rap music's role in criminal trials. By Erika Marie July 20, 2026
Music Milagro Gramz Seeks To Overturn $75K Judgment In Megan Thee Stallion Case After a judge denied her request to pause payment, Milagro Gramz is pursuing a new legal strategy to overturn the verdict. By Erika Marie July 20, 2026
Music Chrisean Rock Reveals What Blueface Must Do To End Their Beef Chrisean Rock recently took to social media and revealed the steps Blueface must take in order to be in her good graces again. By Alexander Cole July 20, 2026
Music DJ Bigga Rankin Has Passed Away Bigga Rankin played a major role in the Southern hip-hop scene. By Aron A. July 20, 2026
Music Ice Spice's Latest Fortnite Skin Leaks Online Ice Spice is coming back to "Fortnite," and it appears as though her latest skin was part of the latest datamine leak. By Alexander Cole July 20, 2026