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Music Kendrick Lamar Finally Reveals The True Meaning Of "Not Like Us" Kendrick sat down with SZA for Harper's BAZAAR. By Alexander Cole October 21, 2024
Music Stockton Rapper EBK Jaaybo Is Out On Bail, Fresh Out Of Jail EBK Jaaybo has released five albums since he made his debut in 2021 with two breakthrough albums, 2021 and Letter 4 The Streets. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 23, 2025
Music Kim Kardashian Shows Love To Playboi Carti For His "Skims" Lyric On "MUSIC" Playboi Carti is the latest MC to get a shoutout from Kim Kardashian on her Instagram with Tory Lanez being used in her recent Skims promo. By Zachary Horvath March 17, 2025
Music Chris Brown Breaks Silence After R Kelly Joins Singer's "Residuals" Challenge Chris Brown used the explosion of his latest viral challenge to praise fans of his music and what he considers "real R&B." By Elias Andrews March 12, 2025
Music Freekey Zekey Reveals How He Helped Cam'ron Climb Out Of $1.4M In Debt Freekey Zekey says the financial struggles came after the release of Cam'ron's second studio album "S.D.E." By Cole Blake March 09, 2025
Music We Now Know Why Playboi Carti's "BABY BOI" Didn't Come Out This Year According to alleged insider reports, Playboi Carti's next album "BABY BOI" was supposed to come out before his "Antagonist" tour with Opium. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 26, 2025
Music SZA Ups The Weirdness In Striking NSFW Cover For "Lana" SZA has fans absolutely stoked. By Zachary Horvath December 18, 2024
Music 14-Year-Old Kendrick Lamar Leak Ends Up On His Official YouTube Page And Fans Are Confused "Money Without Me" appears to date back to Kendrick Lamar's "Section.80" days. By Cole Blake December 18, 2024
Music Social Media Influencer Alleges Drake Scammed $2 Million Out Of Him On DJ Akademiks' Stream The rising rapper and online presence also played voicemails from Drizzy trying to negotiate. By Zachary Horvath December 11, 2024
Music Diddy's Alleged Drug-Running Assistant Granted Immunity For Trial Testimony Diddy's alleged "drug mule" Brendan Paul reportedly told the trial's judge that he was subpoenaed and planned to invoke the Fifth. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 20, 2025
Music King Yella Reportedly Arrested In Las Vegas On Unknown Charges King Yella has found himself in a lot of trouble and altercations over the years and this reported arrest adds to that long list. By Zachary Horvath June 14, 2025
Music André 3000 Essential Songs André 3000 is a key hip-hop artist of the past 30 years. With Big Boi, he co-fronted the a seminal 90s Southern hip-hop group OutKast. This list dives into seven of his best tracks. By Christopher Gorrie May 31, 2024