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Music Lil Yachty & Veeze Skate All Over Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update Our "Fire Emoji" inclusions this week came courtesy of Lil Yachty, Veeze, BossMan Dlow, Headie One, and Ray Vaughn. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 06, 2025
Music Usher Seduces Yet Another Fan With Viral Sultry Serenade During His Tour Usher has joked with Keke Palmer in the past about his viral Vegas residency serenades, which he's continuing after some online heat. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 04, 2025
Music Cam'Ron Reveals He Cried After He Heard About Young Scooter's Death Cam'Ron was one of the first New York rappers to embrace Atlanta hip-hop in the early 2000s. He appeared on Young Scooter's "Over Wit." By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 03, 2025
Music Kanye West Unveils KKK-Inspired Cover For Upcoming Album “WW3” Kanye West's new album cover arrives after he wore a KKK-inspired outfit during an interview with DJ Akademiks. By Caroline Fisher April 03, 2025
Music Young Thug Goes After The "Biggest Liar In The DA Office" In Scathing Tweet Young Thug's YSL trial was a frustrating and mentally taxing experience, and it seems he's still got issues with those who worked his case. By Zachary Horvath April 01, 2025
Relationships Blueface Posts Woman Who Claims She's Been Around For Years As Chrisean Rock Drops "Yahweh" Fans don't think Chrisean Rock will be very happy with Blueface after Imanni Jackson made some shocking claims on his Instagram Story. By Cole Blake April 01, 2025
Music Diddy Accusers May Be In Trouble As He Wins Another Civil Lawsuit Diddy is currently residing behind bars in New York City as he continues to await trial in his upcoming criminal case. By Cole Blake April 01, 2025
Viral Kanye West’s Interview With DJ Akademiks Is His Clearest Attempt To Sink Hip-Hop To His Level Of the many problematic angles tackled in DJ Akademiks' interview, the key revelation is how Kanye West wants to punish everyone around him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 01, 2025
Music From Charts To Congress: Petey Pablo Classic, "Raise Up," Could Be A National Anthem In 2025 Timbaland introduced the world to Petey Pablo with "Raise Up." The debut single put North Carolina on the map. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 29, 2025
Music Sean Kingston's Mother Admits To Falsifying Money Transfers To Protect Him Amid Fraud Trial Sean Kingston and his mother face various fraud charges relating to their alleged $1 million swindling of multiple businesses. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 28, 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 Kanye West Reportedly Recorded Podcast With Andrew Tate According to Andrew Tate's attorney, the personality and Kanye West discussed "the suffering and betrayals they’ve endured." By Caroline Fisher March 28, 2025