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Politics Ice Cube Dismisses Recent Backlash To His Stance On Voting Ice Cube isn't concerned by folks' criticisms. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 02, 2024
Music 7 Rappers Who Retired & Later Returned The hip hop community has seen many of its biggest stars retire, only to come back and release more music. By Wyatt Westlake July 06, 2023
Music Boosie Badazz Wants Permission For An Urgent Trip To China Boosie would need special permission to travel to China, following his sentencing in his recent federal gun case. By Cole Blake March 04, 2026
Music Kanye West Allegedly Subjected Contractor To Cruel & Unusual Punishment Tony Saxon gave witness testimony in his lawsuit against Kanye West this week for alleged labor violations, injuries, and lack of pay. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 27, 2026
Music Claressa Shields And Fan Go Back And Forth Over Papoose Claressa Shields is going back and forth with whoever has something to say. By Tallie Spencer February 26, 2026
Music Wack 100 Threatens To Take Legal Action Against Big U Over Snitching Allegations Shortly before Big U turned himself in, he went live on Instagram, where he alleged that Wack 100 is "working with the FBI." By Caroline Fisher February 25, 2026
Music Kanye West's Lawyers Argue Nazi Remarks Were Merely "Art" Kanye West recently issued a lengthy apology to the Jewish community for his antisemitic antics in recent years. By Cole Blake February 25, 2026
Music J. Cole's Manager Ibrahim "Ib" Hamad Tells Hip-Hop Fans To Stop Being Critics There's a lot of conversation around J. Cole's new album and comparisons to other new LPs, which Ibrahim "Ib" Hamad wants to question. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 21, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks & Joe Budden Lead The Pack In Complex's Hip-Hop Media Power Ranking Other names that Complex shouted out in their list included Nardwuar, Kai Cenat, Angie Martinez, Nadeska Alexis, and Arshan Jawaid. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 11, 2024
Music JAŸ-Z Album Rumors Swirl Amid Mogul’s Latest Moves Social media users continue to speculate that JAŸ-Z has something big in the works, though for now, that remains to be seen. By Caroline Fisher March 17, 2026
Politics GloRilla Deletes Controversial Tweet Joking About The Election Results GloRilla joked about already being on birth control. By Cole Blake November 06, 2024
Music DJ Akademiks Vows To Stop Engaging With Ebro & Mero DJ Akademiks is currently at odds with both Ebro and The Kid Mero, but according to him, the feud is only boosting their numbers. By Caroline Fisher April 02, 2026