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Music The Game Reveals Dr. Dre's Reaction To His Kanye West Comments The Game says Dr. Dre wasn't offended by his comments on Kanye West doing more for his career. By Cole Blake January 02, 2024
Society Congressman Labels 21 Savage ICE Arrest As "Terrorizing" Intimidation ICE wants the music industry to keep its mouth shut, according to Hank Johnson. By Zaynab February 12, 2019
Music Cassie's Lawyer Blasts Diddy's Plans To Be A Domestic Violence Counselor Diddy also wants to do other things once he receives his sentence or make it out of prison, such as a Madison Square Garden concert. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 10, 2025
Music DaBaby, Westside Gunn, & Playboi Carti Dominate This Week's "Fire Emoji" Playlist New albums from DaBaby, Westside Gunn, and The-Dream, an anticipated single from Playboi Carti, and some fire collabs have this week's "Fire Emoji" playlist looking stacked. By Lynn S. April 18, 2020
Music NBA YoungBoy Receives Key To Atlanta In The Middle Of His Show NBA YoungBoy joins Ludacris as the only other rapper to receive this high honor in the city of Atlanta, with Luda doing so in 2004. By Zachary Horvath October 16, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Shuts Down Rumor That Drake Is Dropping Music Tonight Ak doesn't want to get our hopes up. By Elias Andrews May 30, 2024
Music Travis Scott Announces Circus Maximus Tour Travis Scott will be performing in Chicago, Atlanta, Houston, and more cities across North America, this fall. By Cole Blake August 08, 2023
Music XXXTentacion Killers Hit With Life In Prison We now know the sentence for XXXTentacion's killers. By Ben Mock April 06, 2023
Music Wale Admits He Feels Overlooked But Assures He Is Doing "Legend Sh*t" The Washington D.C. rapper let everybody know exactly what he's been doing. By Taylor McCloud October 20, 2021
Music How Did J Cole's 2023 Dreamville Festival Boost North Carolina’s Economy? 2023 Economic Impact Report reveals J Cole's Dreamville Festival's remarkable $145.9 million contribution to the local economy in Raleigh, NC. By Axl Banks April 02, 2024
Music Foolio Murder Suspect Removed From Trial In Handcuffs After Court Outburst Davion Murphy reportedly got into a verbal argument with one of his codefendants during the tenth day of the trial over Foolio's murder. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 08, 2026
Music Derrick Groves Blames NBA YoungBoy Song For His Arrest Derrick Groves famously escaped from jail, last year, and spent five months on the run before police apprehended him. By Cole Blake February 09, 2026