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Music Offset Takes A Personal Turn On Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update "Fire Emoji" has big albums for you from Offset, Earl Sweatshirt, and Ghostface Killah, plus another killer Joey Bada$$ single. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 23, 2025
Music Scru Face Jean Drops Another Drake Diss About UMG Lawsuit Scru Face Jean appeared in Drake's recent amendments to his UMG lawsuit, as he's accused of helping the supposed campaign against Drizzy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 22, 2025
Music Soulja Boy Hypes Up New Album By Cutting His Dreads Off Soulja Boy threw it back to the old days by getting a new haircut before "Draco Season," his new album dropping this week. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 21, 2025
Music Yella Beezy Seeks Bond Modification To Return To Thriving Rap Career Ahead Of Upcoming Trial Yella Beezy is one of the leading artists in Texas hip hop with chart-topping singles “That’s On Me” and “Restroom Occupied.” By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 17, 2025
Music Diddy's Businesses Removed From Dawn Richard's Ongoing Abuse Lawsuit While many of Diddy's companies are in the clear for now, Dawn Richard is reportedly prepping a second complaint. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 16, 2025
Music Ronald Savage, Afrika Bambaataa's First Accuser, Mourns His Passing Despite the history being what it was with Afrika Bambaataa, Ronald Savage is still sending his best to the former's family amid his death. By Zachary Horvath April 10, 2026
Music Megan Thee Stallion Addresses Her Fans Following Hospital Scare Megan Thee Stallion was admitted to the hospital during her performance in "Moulin Rouge" on Tuesday, and now, she is speaking out. By Alexander Cole April 01, 2026
Music London Mayor Denounces Kanye West Following Wireless Festival Booking Kanye West has been welcomed back to a lot of countries in recent weeks for shows but, his return to London has upset the city's mayor. By Zachary Horvath April 01, 2026
Politics TLC's Chilli Claims She Doesn't Support MAGA But Fans Have Receipts The Independent recently published a report claiming that Chilli contributed $1,000 in donations to Donald Trump's latest campaign. By Cole Blake March 30, 2026
Music Childish Gambino Scores Legal Win As “This Is America” Lawsuit Backfires The case ultimately fell apart in court. By Tallie Spencer March 20, 2026
Music Baby Keem Says "Ca$ino" Is His First Album With "Meaning" Baby Keem really opened up on "Ca$ino" and it seems that was the whole point of it after giving glimpses of who he is earlier on. By Zachary Horvath March 19, 2026
Music 50 Cent Reacts To Rumors That Diddy Could Face New Charges Soon According to a new report by Tasha K, the former owner of an escort service was recently questioned in court about Diddy. By Caroline Fisher March 18, 2026