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Music Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Stage Heartfelt Reunion With Conor McGregor's Help Bone Thugs-N-Harmony are back together after years of strife, and Conor McGregor of all people played a role in the reunion. By Elias Andrews March 01, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA Dethrone Drake As "Luther" Ascends To No. 1 On Apple Music Kendrick Lamar and SZA took down Drake's "Gimme a Hug." By Cole Blake February 18, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Premieres New Music & Brings Out Opium During His Summer Smash Set We're once again deep in the Playboi Carti rumor mill, but regardless of whether an album drops soon, Summer Smash looked amazing. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 16, 2024
Music Playboi Carti Hints At A Fresh Sound For Upcoming Album "BABY BOI" In New Snippet It's unclear where this snippet came from, but it joins DJ Swamp Izzo and other Playboi Carti affiliates' "BABY BOI" teases so far. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 29, 2025
Music Snoop Dogg Settles Alleged Copyright Infringement Case Over “BODR” Backing Tracks Trevor Lawrence Jr. sued Snoop Dogg last summer, alleging that he used backing tracks on "BODR" without a licensing agreement. By Caroline Fisher June 25, 2025
Music The Lil Baby Dilemma: Declining Reign, Diminished Dominance & The End Of An Era Lil Baby’s run dominated both the charts and the streets, but even Atlanta’s baton carrier has a ceiling, and 2025 made it impossible to ignore. By Aron A. September 26, 2025
Music Cardi B Unveils "Am I The Drama?" Tracklist Cardi B's new album "Am I The Drama?" features Summer Walker, Kehlani, Lizzo, Cash Cobain, Janet Jackson, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 18, 2025
Music Drake Uses His Kendrick Lamar Disses To Argue For "Not Like Us" Appeal Drake keeps pursuing UMG for defamation over Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" diss track, hoping to appeal his lawsuit's dismissal. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 18, 2026
Music Young Thug Protects North West & Teyana Taylor From The Coachella Mosh Pits Young Thug was at Coachella on Sunday night, and he delivered some sage advice to the likes of North West and Teyana Taylor. By Alexander Cole April 13, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj Is Quitting Music And It's All Because Of Jay-Z… Allegedly Nicki Minaj went on a scathing rant about Jay-Z and Roc Nation CEO Desiree Perez before the announcement on social media. By Cole Blake October 15, 2025
Music Malice Explains Why He Reverted His Stage Name Change For Clipse Reunion Malice changed his name to No Malice in 2012 on a spiritual journey, but his Clipse reunion with his brother Pusha T needed more fire. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 13, 2025
Music The Tragic Murder Of Lil Durk’s Brother DThang Remains A Mystery After Four Years Lil Durk's brother Dontay "DThang" Banks Jr. was fatally shot outside of a Harvey, Il strip club back in 2021. By Caroline Fisher October 09, 2025