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Music Justin Bieber Dances To Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” At Coachella Amid Fan Concerns Fans suspect Drake no longer wants to collaborate with Justin Bieber after his festival shenanigans, despite his previous offer. By Caroline Fisher April 20, 2025
Music Bhad Bhabie Nearly Slips Up On Stream With Alleged Revelation About Chief Keef Bhad Bhabie previously claimed to have allegedly had an affair with Chief Keef back in December of last year. By Cole Blake April 14, 2025
Music Doechii Says Doubts About The Intellect Of Hip-Hop Are “Rooted In Racism” Doechii gets candid in her new cover story with "The Cut." By Caroline Fisher February 20, 2025
Music Doechii Comes Out As "Lesbian" On New Instagram Page Doechii previously described herself as bisexual while speaking about her attraction to women during an interview in 2024. By Cole Blake February 11, 2026
Music How To Watch Drake "Iceman" Episode Three Drake's new album "Iceman" is one of, if not the most anticipated hip-hop project of 2025, and it will soon be one step closer. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 04, 2025
Music Jay-Z Capitalizes On “Imaginary Players” Success With Music Video Re-Release On YouTube Jay-Z’s “Imaginary Players” was a diss track about Ma$e. It sampled the 1981 track “Imaginary Playmates” by Rene & Angela. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 30, 2025
Music Lil Gotit Goes After Gunna As YSL Tensions Continue To Rise Young Thug's leaked audio from a police interrogation has seemingly caused an all-out war amongst the YSL collective. By Zachary Horvath August 29, 2025
Politics Donald Trump Avoids Naming Kanye West While Discussing Nick Fuentes Dinner Donald Trump decided to refer to Kanye West merely as "somebody" while discussing one of their meetings in 2022. By Cole Blake November 17, 2025
Music Black Star's "Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star" Turns 25 An all-time classic, Black Star’s debut album put Yasiin Bey and Talib Kweli on the map, paving the way for their successful solo careers. By Wyatt Westlake September 29, 2023
Music YNW Melly Once Again Denied Bond As New Trial Date Approaches Melly won't be allowed home before the start of his trial in October. By Lavender Alexandria September 22, 2023
Music The Weeknd Updates Social Media To Display His Real Name Looks like we're starting to say goodbye to The Weeknd, but Abel Makkonen Tesfaye is here to stay. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 14, 2023
Viral Future Versus Ludacris: Who Is Better? Twitter Debates Which influential and iconic Southern MC do you prefer? By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 22, 2023