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Music Kanye West Responds To Blac Chyna’s Claim That His Offensive Behavior Is A “Cry For Help” Recently, Kanye West took to X to share his thoughts on Blac Chyna's theory about his bizarre and viral antics. By Caroline Fisher March 01, 2025
Music Kevin Liles Sued For Alleged Sexual Assault During Def Jam Presidency Kevin Liles is an iconic figure in Def Jam history, but he's been accused of committing assault during his company tenure. By Elias Andrews February 27, 2025
Music PartyNextDoor Admits Scathing Tory Lanez Diss Track Was A Mistake Last night, PartyNextDoor previewed a fiery diss track directed at Tory Lanez, but he quickly took it back. By Caroline Fisher February 27, 2025
Music Mellow Rackz Accused Of Robbery By Police After Being Robbed In 2022 Lil Wayne signed Mellow Rackz to Young Money in 2021 with a roster of new acts after Drake, Tyga, and Nicki Minaj. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 22, 2025
Music SZA In The MCU As Storm? The Singer Wants To Play The Part SZA made her acting debut in 2025. The X-Men's Storm will join the MCU in phrase 7 along with the mutant race. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 22, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Previews Podcast With Indie Hip-Hop Media "GOATS" DJ Vlad, Adam22 & More Many people might find this controversial due to criticisms of DJ Akademiks, Trap Lore Ross, and No Jumper's place in hip-hop media. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 22, 2025
Music Lil Durk Reveals The Release Date For "Deep Thoughts" Album Amid His Legal Woes Lil Durk has had to push back his next studio LP a few times (for obvious reasons), so hopefully this will be the set date. By Zachary Horvath March 18, 2025
Music Ice Spice Reveals How Taylor Swift Helped Her Improve Her Lyricism Ice Spice and Taylor Swift first collaborated on a remix of the song, “Karma," in 2023 and have remained friends. By Cole Blake September 11, 2025
Music YSL Woody Alleges He Beat Up Jacquees Over Dice Game During a recent stream, YSL Woody detailed an alleged physical altercation he and his crew got into with Jacquees. By Caroline Fisher September 09, 2025
Music Quality Control’s P Taunts Young Thug With Documentary Plans Amid Snitching Allegations According to Quality Control CEO P, he plans to share his side of the story in exchange for a hefty paycheck. By Caroline Fisher September 08, 2025
Music Wiz Khalifa, Central Cee, Don Toliver & More Land On Rolling Loud India Lineup This year, Rolling Loud India's lineup boasts performances from Karan Aujla, Denzel Curry, Hanumankind, Nav, Westside Gunn, Divine, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 08, 2025
Music Ciara Revamps Herself On Our New "R&B Season" Playlist Update In addition to more Ciara tracks from her new album, "R&B Season" also boasts the newest release from dvsn. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 31, 2025