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Music Suge Knight Recalls Smoking 2Pac's Ashes, But He's Missing Important Details Suge Knight recently spoke to TMZ and claimed 2Pac's ashes were smoked, but he left out a ton of key details. By Alexander Cole August 19, 2026
Music Pusha T Sends Bone-Chilling Message To Rappers He Hates "So F*cking Bad" Pusha T has presented himself as a sleeping giant during this Clipse album rollout and it's got us chomping at the bit. By Zachary Horvath April 15, 2025
Music SZA Co-Signs Ice Spice's On The Radar Freestyle With Fire Emojis SZA supports Ice Spice. By Bryson "Boom" Paul December 29, 2024
Reviews Future "MIXTAPE PLUTO" Album Review It says it right there on the box, and this uncompromising Future release doesn't need to change who "MIXTAPE PLUTO" is. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 24, 2024
Music Big Sean's Verse On "Mercy" Is More Impressive Than You Think Sean Don also has "Clique" stories. By Elias Andrews July 11, 2024
Music Lil Durk's Bail Proposal Gets Firm Rejection In Murder-For-Hire Case Lil Durk will remain behind bars until his trial on October 14, 2025 after being arrested in the murder-for-hire case, last year. By Cole Blake June 10, 2025
Music Eminem Sends Detroit Crowd Into Frenzy With Surprise Performance Of "Lose Yourself" Alongside Jelly Roll Eminem and Jelly Roll have shown a deep admiration for one another and seeing them live onstage together looks to have been a treat for them. By Zachary Horvath May 19, 2025
Music Freddie Gibbs Shares Grim Reaction To Tory Lanez's Brutal Prison Stabbing The stabbing of Tory Lanez was initially believed to not be life threatening. However, that changed quickly after learning more. By Zachary Horvath May 13, 2025
Music BigXthaPlug Arrested In Texas For Alleged Marijuana Possession According to "TMZ," BigXthaPlug was taken into custody in Arlington, Texas early this morning for alleged marijuana possession. By Caroline Fisher February 26, 2025
Music Travis Scott Teases Nostalgic-Sounding Snippet In New Beats Commercial Travis Scott left a lot of fans disappointed with "Jackboys 2," but this throwback-sounding teaser has fans excited. By Zachary Horvath December 19, 2025
Music Akademiks Was Right About J. Cole–He Can't Claim King Anymore If "Birthday Blizzard ’26" is an honest preview of "The Fall Off," then Cole is taking control of the story that tried to bury his legacy. And whether that’s enough to climb back to the top matters less than the fact that he’s climbing on his own terms. By Aron A. February 05, 2026
Music Kanye West's "Bully" Distributor Mocks J. Cole While Refuting First Day Streams J. Cole caught a stray when Gamma claimed Kanye West's "Bully" streamed better on Spotify in its first 24 hours than recent reports suggest. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 29, 2026