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Music Rolling Loud Confirms Orlando As Its Only U.S. Festival In 2026 Rolling Loud Orlando pre-sale begins on January 9 at 10 a.m. EST, and pre-sale ticket buyers will receive a free t-shirt. By Caroline Fisher January 07, 2026
Politics Nicki Minaj's Deportation Petition Has Tens Of Thousands Of Signatures Nicki Minaj's AmFest appearance has put her in a horrific spot as of late and it's only getting worse as these signatures pile up. By Zachary Horvath January 05, 2026
Music 6ix9ine And DJ Akademiks Discuss The Diddy Trial Verdict On Livestream 6ix9ine does not believe that Diddy's legal woes will end anytime soon and that prosecutors will continue to bring new charges against him. By Devin Morton July 04, 2025
Music Cardo Claims Baby Keem Is Dropping His Next Album Soon On "Some Batman S**t" Baby Keem's last album was 2021's "The Melodic Blue," on which Cardo partially boasted the "family ties" and "gorgeous" beats. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 03, 2025
Music Kanye West Asks Why Top5 Hasn't Gotten Revenge Yet After London Stabbing Kanye West has seemingly been waiting for Top5 to get his revenge on the people who stabbed him, and Top5 claims he has been looking for them. By Devin Morton August 03, 2025
Music Jadakiss Slams Complex’s Hip-Hop Media Power Rankings "Complex" unveiled its annual Hip-Hop Media Power Rankings list last month, and Jadakiss and Fat Joe came in at No. 15. By Caroline Fisher August 01, 2025
Music GloRilla And T-Pain To Be Honored At BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards In August Broadcast Music, Inc. confirmed that T-Pain and GloRilla would be receiving awards during their R&B/Hip-Hop Awards ceremony in August. By Devin Morton July 29, 2025
Sports Mac Miller Honored By Pittsburgh Pirates As Part Of “Yinzerpalooza” Celebration The Pittsburgh Pirates first teased a Mac Miller tribute in May, and they finally made it a reality on the evening of July 19. By Devin Morton July 20, 2025
Music Clipse React To The Alleged Shade Justin Bieber Threw On "Let God Sort Em Out" Clipse's "Let God Sort Em Out" is taking over rap album of the year conversations, but Justin Bieber allegedly wasn't feeling it. By Zachary Horvath July 19, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Calls On U.S. Representative Supporting Tory Lanez To Go After TDE's MackWop Florida representative Anna Paulina Luna responded to Nicki Minaj's claims that TDE's MackWop referenced Tory Lanez's prison stabbing. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 18, 2025
Music Drake Responds To "F**k Kendrick" Chants During Second Night Of Wireless Festival Drake had a very appropriate response to the crowd chanting "F**k Kendrick" during his set at Wireless Festival. By Devin Morton July 12, 2025
Music GELO Claps Back At Cam'ron In XXL Freshman Freestyle LiAngelo Ball, known artistically as GELO, has come a long way from his hooping days in this breakout year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 10, 2025