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Music Kanye West Booked For Eight More Stadium Shows Following UK & France Bans Kanye West has been banned from the UK and France, but that isn't stopping him from touring throughout Europe. By Alexander Cole April 16, 2026
Music Snoop Dogg Reveals Who Is Playing Him In An Upcoming Biopic Snoop Dogg is getting his very own biopic in 2027, and an actor has already been chosen to play the legendary pop culture icon. By Alexander Cole April 16, 2026
Music The Game Says Hip-Hop Is Suffering Without Drake The Game recently hopped online to share his hot take on the lasting impact Drake and Kendrick Lamar's beef has had on hip-hop. By Caroline Fisher April 15, 2026
Music Kanye West's Teenage Artwork Gets Massive Uptick In Value Among the paintings and drawings from Kanye West valued at $3.1 million is a sketch of his mother, Donda West. By Cole Blake April 15, 2026
Music Eminem Pays Tribute To Proof 20 Years After His Passing Eminem and Proof put on for Detroit hip-hop via D12 and their other collaborations, a bond Marshall Mathers remembers fondly and gratefully. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 11, 2026
Music NBA YoungBoy Affiliate Ben 10 Reportedly Shot In Houston NBA Ben 10 was reportedly shot, along with one other victim, during a chaotic scene at a Houston restaurant last night, April 8. By Zachary Horvath April 09, 2026
Music DaBaby Threatens Fan After Rejecting Their Painting Of His Daughters A fan recently tried to gift DaBaby a painting of the rapper's daughters, but he took the rejection hard on social media by questioning why. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 05, 2026
Music Megan Thee Stallion's Team Puts Out A Statement Following "Moulin Rouge" Hospitalization Megan Thee Stallion was hospitalized in the middle of her "Moulin Rouge" performance, and Loren Lorosa has the latest. By Alexander Cole April 01, 2026
Music Kanye West To Headline All Three Nights Of Wireless Festival Kanye West is following in Drake's footsteps as the rapper was announced as the triple headlining act for Wireless Festival 2026. By Zachary Horvath March 30, 2026
Politics Drake Gets Massive Endorsement From Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney Drake paid tribute to Nelly Furtado at the event by recording a video message to congratulate her on getting into the Canadian Hall of Fame. By Cole Blake March 30, 2026
Music 50 Cent Reacts To J. Cole Revealing Why 50 Didn't Sign Him To G-Unit J. Cole told Cam'ron that despite 50 Cent hearing multiple killer tracks from Cole, 50 didn't want to sign him to G-Unit. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 27, 2026
Music How Much Is Jay-Z Worth In 2026? Jay-Z has racked up a massive fortune over the years thanks to his music empire, liquor business, and more. By Caroline Fisher March 26, 2026