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Music Playboi Carti Announces Expansive "Antagonist" Tour Featuring Opium Labelmates Playboi Carti has been trying to head out on tour since July 2023, but after clearing several roadblocks, the Opium boss is finally doing it. By Zachary Horvath August 25, 2025
Music Will.i.Am Catches Heat From OG Black Eyed Peas Member Kim Hill Over "Black Group" Complaint He said he was "hurt" they weren't considered a "Black group," but Hill said in a video, "You want that same community to validate you and you put a White girl in that place." By Erika Marie January 04, 2021
Pop Culture Benzino & Eminem's Beef Held Slim Shady Back From Scoring 5-Mic Review From "The Source" "I was the top of a damn near $75 million company when ni**as wasn’t getting money like that," Benzino reflected of his time at the publication. By Hayley Hynes August 22, 2023
Pop Culture Latto Throws It Back In Close-Up Twerking Video After Breaking Spotify Rap Record With "Seven" Jungkook Collab "Seven" is officially the biggest streaming debut for any rapper in global Spotify history. By Hayley Hynes July 15, 2023
Original Content The Takedown Of Iggy Azalea: Where Did The "Fancy" Rapper Go Wrong? When will Iggy Azalea's rap career see new life? Do we even want it to? By E Gadsby December 14, 2017
Music Young Buck Finally Able To Repay His $250,000 Debt To 50 Cent Young Buck had to sell off quite a bit. By Zachary Horvath August 12, 2024
Music JT Shares Her Side Of City Girls’ Breakup "It just made so much sense for both of us," JT says. By Caroline Fisher August 11, 2024
Music Foolio’s Murder: Suspects To Remain In Jail After Being Denied Bond One more suspect remains at large. By Cole Blake August 10, 2024
Music Kanye West Put On Blast Over Allegedly Uncleared “Vultures 2” Sample "Vultures 2" has been a controversial release. By Caroline Fisher August 04, 2024
Streetwear Cardi B Hits Back At Trolls Supposedly Editing Her Met Gala Afterparty Pictures Cardi B has some other bones to pick with social media these days, particularly with her relationship rumors with Stefon Diggs. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 09, 2025
Sports LeBron James Shows Love To Gunna's New Album "The Last Wun" On X LeBron James is a longtime fan of Gunna, and he is feeling the Atlanta rapper's YSL finale, "The Last Wun." By Devin Morton August 10, 2025
Music Metro Boomin Goes Off On Those Trashing "A FUTURISTIC SUMMA": "Y'all Get No B*tches And It Shows" The public has been weighing in on Metro Boomin's "A FUTURISTIC SUMMA" and overall, it's been mostly mixed over the last three days. By Zachary Horvath August 04, 2025