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Music Playboi Carti Teases "Omerta" Release Amid "BABY BOI" Hype "Omerta" is the name of a long-standing Playboi Carti cut that hasn't come out officially, and it might appear on the new album "BABY BOI." By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 04, 2025
Music Three 6 Mafia's DJ Paul Chimes Into Viral Drake Debate From Bas Bas lit a fire in hip-hop discourse recently when he called out Ebro's criticism of Drake concerning hip-hop culture. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 02, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Premieres New Music After Philadelphia Concert While fans really want the new album "BABY BOI," Playboi Carti's "MUSIC" is holding them over with more than enough material. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 01, 2025
Music Ty Dolla $ign No Longer Listed As Co-Defendant In Sample Clearance Lawsuit Against Kanye West Ty Dolla $ign had his name removed from a copyright infringement lawsuit over an uncleared sample that Kanye West allegedly used. By Devin Morton August 01, 2025
Music Lauryn Hill Reflects On D'Angelo's Legacy In Emotional Tribute D'Angelo's family confirmed on Tuesday that the legendary singer has passed away after a private battle with cancer. By Cole Blake October 15, 2025
Music Blueface Gets His Las Vegas Strip Ban Lifted But There's A Catch Blueface was able to dodge a 2-5-year prison sentence stemming from this Las Vegas strip club shooting that occurred in October 2022. By Zachary Horvath October 10, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Makes Rare Public Appearance And It's Not Where You Would Expect Kendrick Lamar is in South America for the current leg of his Grand National tour, and he made a rare public appearance in the midst of it. By Alexander Cole October 09, 2025
Pop Culture Kayla Nicole Seemingly Responds To Taylor Swift's Alleged Stray On Her Album Taylor Swift's fan base believes that she directed some words at her future husband's ex, Kayla Nicole, on the song "Opalite." By Zachary Horvath October 06, 2025
Music Diddy Sentenced To Over Four Years In Prison All eyes were on the courtroom today as hip-hop mogul Diddy was officially sentenced following his transportation conviction. By Alexander Cole October 03, 2025
Music JT Issues A Warning As Cardi B Defends Brutal “Am I The Drama?” Diss JT continues to go off on Cardi B in various scathing tweets after getting ripped to shreds on her new album. By Caroline Fisher September 26, 2025
Music 21 Savage Inspires Various Hip-Hop Artists To Condemn "The Streets" Pooh Shiesty, YFN Lucci, and G Herbo are the latest rappers to follow 21 Savage's lead and seemingly leave "the streets" behind. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 19, 2025
Music Kanye West Reportedly Returning To Italy For Standalone Concert Kanye West hasn't had the best history with Italy over the last couple of years, but he's reportedly set to perform there soon. By Zachary Horvath December 19, 2025