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Music Kanye West Claims He "Ended" Frank Ocean's Career With 2021 Collab Kanye West went after anyone and everyone during his recent Ak interview, but even then, the Frank Ocean dig was surprising. By Elias Andrews March 31, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA's "luther" Reaches Lucky #1 On The Charts For A 7th Time Kendrick Lamar and SZA's latest single follows a successful history of collaborations, including "30 for 30" and "All The Stars." By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 30, 2025
Music Killing Of 7-Year-Old In Florida Linked To Gang Rivalry That Led To Foolio's Death Foolio was gunned down in the parking lot of a hotel in Tampa, Florida, last year by alleged members of a rival gang. By Cole Blake March 30, 2025
Music Is She Talking About Halle Bailey?: BIA Recalls Being Denied DDG Collaboration Over His Ex DDG and Halle Bailey relationship has endured beef with other celebrities such as Blueface, Quavo, and Rubi Rose. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 29, 2025
Music Kanye West Will Hit South Korea For First "Bully" Album Live Experience Kanye West released a short film, starring Saint West, inspired by his new album that shows Ye's child wrestling with a group of wrestlers. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 29, 2025
Music Sauce Walka Says He Will Not Retaliate Against Sayso P's Killers After Memphis Shooting Sauce Walka offered a heartbreaking tribute to his deceased artist Sayso P days after recovering from the shooting that took Sayso's life. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 28, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Forced To Cough Up $250K For Skipping D.C. Concert Apparently, 6ix9ine ran off with $60K from D.C. promoters and ditched his 2018 commitment to perform in New Jersey instead. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 28, 2025
Music Sheff G To Receive Five-Year Prison Sentence After Pleading Guilty To Attempted Murder Sheff G was one of 32 alleged gang members named in a 140-count indictment and accused of shootings, using stolen cars, and more. By Caroline Fisher March 27, 2025
Music Jay-Z Predicted To Proceed With Extortion Claim Against Lawyer Tony Buzbee Jay-Z ran into some legal red tape in his campaign against lawyer Tony Buzbee, but it's looking as though he will get his way. By Elias Andrews March 26, 2025
Music Diddy Sued For Allegedly Assaulting Photographer During Commercial Shoot Another alleged Diddy victim is coming forward with harrowing claims and a lawsuit that stems from a 2020s incident. By Elias Andrews March 26, 2025
Music GloRilla Angrily Scraps St Louis Concert After Multiple Fights Break Out GloRilla could scarcely believe what she was seeing when two separate brawls broke out during her recent set. By Elias Andrews March 26, 2025
Music Clipse Storms Back Into Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update New hip-hop releases on "Fire Emoji" this week came from Clipse, Meek Mill, G Herbo, MAVI, Earl Sweatshirt, XXXTENTACION, and Juice WRLD. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 31, 2025