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Music Young Thug Continues To Defend Himself Amid Flurry Of Snitching Allegations Young Thug and the YSL collective have been dominating headlines over these last couple of days thanks to a resurfaced police interrogation. By Zachary Horvath August 29, 2025
Music Living Legends Rapper Aesop Has Passed Away Several of Aesop's fellow Living Legends members have been sharing tributes on social media after his passing. By Cole Blake August 19, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Makes History With Staggering Billboard Hot 100 Achievement Playboi Carti continues to break new ground with his brand new album, and now he's become the first rapper to achieve this singles feat. By Elias Andrews March 24, 2025
Music Lefty Gunplay’s Mugshot Surfaces As New Details Emerge About Rolling Loud Arrest According to online arrest records, Lefty Gunplay's bond was set at $500K, and a court date was set for March 18. By Caroline Fisher March 18, 2025
Music Drake Maintains Impressive Spotify Title A Year After Kendrick Lamar Feud Kendrick Lamar may have come out on top following his explosive battle with Drake, but the Toronto rapper has taken the lead in other ways. By Caroline Fisher May 23, 2025
Viral DJ Akademiks Reveals He Signed With Kick For A Brand New Streaming Agreement DJ Akademiks didn't reveal many details about this Kick partnership, but he assured viewers he will still stream on various platforms. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 02, 2025
Music Blueface Girlfriend Says She Doesn't Care If He Cheats With Other Women Blueface has yet another girlfriend. By Tallie Spencer December 26, 2025
Original Content The VanJess Break Up: What Happened? R&B duo VanJess has broken up, but one member will continue releasing new music under the name Amaka. By Paul Barnes April 10, 2023
Music Megan Thee Stallion Calls DJ Akademiks & Milagro Gramz Fake News, Akademiks Responds DJ Akademiks took offense to Megan Thee Stallion's latest remarks on social media after winning her defamation lawsuit. By Cole Blake December 02, 2025
Music Travis Scott's "Circus Maximus" Smashes Records As The Highest Grossing Solo Rap Tour Ever Travis Scott kicked off the "Circus Maximus Tour" in North America back in 2023 and only just concluded in India, last week. By Cole Blake November 24, 2025
Music Ja Rule Posts Cheery Video Showing He Wasn't Hurt After Alleged Jumping According to Tasha K, Ja Rule got jumped "pretty phucking bad," but the rapper is here to debunk her report once more. By Zachary Horvath November 21, 2025
Music Nas Shows Utmost Respect To Kendrick Lamar, Doechii, SZA & More On De La Soul Snippet Nas is lending another feature during this "Legend Has It" run and this one lands on De La Soul's album that's dropping later tonight. By Zachary Horvath November 20, 2025