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Sports Boosie Badazz Goes Off In Defense Of Gilbert Arenas After Illegal Gambling Arrest Authorities arrested Gilbert Arenas in Southern California on Wednesday for his alleged involvement in an illegal gambling business. By Cole Blake July 31, 2025
Music Joey Bada$$ Sounds Off On Columbia Records After Delaying His Album "Lonely at the Top" Joey Bada$$ was slated to release his project this Friday (August 1). He put out the lead single, "ABK," on July 18. By Zachary Horvath July 30, 2025
Music Drake & Central Cee's "Which One" Heads For High-Ranking Debut On The Billboard Hot 100 Drake and Central Cee ended up performing the song together at a concert in Manchester over the weekend. By Cole Blake July 28, 2025
Music Slim Thug Firmly Shuts Down Accusations Of Stalking Megan Thee Stallion Slim Thug's comments come after Megan Thee Stallion went public with her relationship with Klay Thompson, earlier this month. By Cole Blake July 28, 2025
Music JID Shoots Music Video With Fans & Teases A Track From "God Does Like Ugly" JID has built plenty of hype for "God Does Like Ugly" with the lead single "WRK" and the four-track prelude. By Zachary Horvath July 26, 2025
Music Tyler, The Creator Recalls Making “Don’t Tap The Glass” During His “Chromakopia” Tour Recently, Tyler The Creator hosted a pop-up party in New York City, where he reflected on the creation of his new album. By Caroline Fisher July 24, 2025
Music Drake Seemingly Confirms The Second "Iceman" Single Is Dropping Tonight Drake's "What Did I Miss?" might get a follow-up single or "ICEMAN" as a whole, although this info comes with a grain of salt. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 24, 2025
Music Tyler The Creator Poised To Have Solid Opening Sales Week For "DON'T TAP THE GLASS" Similar to "CHROMAKOPIA," Tyler The Creator had a shorter first sales week. But once again, it's not going to matter. By Zachary Horvath July 23, 2025
Sports LeBron James Raps Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” On Vacation Amid Drake Tensions Earlier this month, Drake appeared to call out everyone who switched up on him amid his beef with Kendrick Lamar, including LeBron James. By Caroline Fisher July 22, 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 Cash Out Sentenced To Life In Prison After Being Found Guilty Of Sex Trafficking Cash Out is best known for his breakthrough single "Cashin' Out," which he released back in 2011 on his mixtape "It's My Time." By Cole Blake July 21, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy Catches Heat For Seemingly Shooting His Shot With Lay Bankz NBA YoungBoy reportedly tried to shoot his shot at Lay Bankz, and it went over about as well as one may expect. By Devin Morton July 20, 2025