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Music Kevin Gates Claims He Once Shot Himself Amid Bout With Depression Kevin Gates spoke candidly about his struggles with drug addiction on the latest episode of Shannon Sharpe's "Club Shay Shay" podcast. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 30, 2026
Music Woman Accuses Kodak Black Of Intimidating Her Stepfather After Car Crash While Kodak Black isn't in any legal trouble yet from this alleged incident, it still definitely doesn't help his reputation. By Zachary Horvath January 29, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Gives Massive Credit To Kanye West Despite His Controversies A$AP Rocky and Kanye West have collaborated before, so it's no shock to hear Rocky praise Ye even if he doesn't agree with him on everything. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 25, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Playboi Carti Loathes The Deadbeat Dad Narrative Against Him Playboi Carti just released his long-awaited album "MUSIC," which DJ Akademiks claimed already sold 145K units due to pre-sales. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 14, 2025
Music Kanye West Tries To Use Dave Blunts To Call Out Rolling Loud But Gets A Firm Response Bringing up Dave Blunts is just one of countless headline-grabbing posts Kanye West has made in recent weeks. By Cole Blake March 06, 2025
Original Content Angie Stone Remembered: From Hip Hop Pioneer To Neo-Soul Icon The tragic loss of Angie Stone has reverberated beyond music. For Women's History Month, we're looking back at her legacy & impact on generations of artists & music lovers. By Erika Marie March 05, 2025
Music Kanye West Sparks Debate After Listing SZA Among His 5 Favorite Artists Kanye West finally posted something that wasn't offensive, but it's still leading to plenty of debate on social media. By Cole Blake February 24, 2025
Music King Von Mural In O-Block Vandalized Just Days After Lil Durk Arrest Fans couldn’t help but keep Smurk’s case in mind when reacting to this. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 28, 2024
Music RZA Claims Drake's Team Gave Him Bad Advice During Kendrick Lamar Battle He broke down the differences between artists. By Elias Andrews October 23, 2024
Music Lil Uzi Vert Takes Unique Approach To Teasing “Eternal Atake 2” Fans think Lil Uzi Vert's next project could drop sooner rather than later. By Caroline Fisher October 23, 2024
Music DJ Akademiks Drags Kendrick Lamar For Talking To Non-Hip Hop Publications He thought K. Dot was for the culture. By Elias Andrews October 22, 2024
Music Lil Yachty Accused Of Stealing Concept For "We Ball Forever" Music Video Another Boat controversy. By Elias Andrews October 21, 2024