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Original Content What is the Story Behind Young Thug's Dress? Young Thug's album cover for "Jeffrey" has become an iconic image. Here's the story behind the dress Thug wore on the cover. By Josh Megson April 06, 2023
Music YNW Melly Secures New Lawyers Ahead Of Double Murder Retrial This YNW Melly update follows YNW Bortlen's plea deal in the case, which could yield key consequences for its outcome. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 25, 2025
Music Kodak Black Raises Eyebrows With Meth Lyrics In “On The Radar” Freestyle Kodak Black's fans are concerned once again thanks to some of his concerning new song lyrics about meth addiction. By Caroline Fisher September 12, 2025
Music Ksoo Adds Decade Onto His Life Sentence With Second Guilty Murder Conviction Ksoo was found guilty of another murder, though this time the conviction was of the second degree and revolves around a 2019 shooting. By Zachary Horvath February 26, 2026
Original Content What Happened To Kevin Rudolf? Kevin Rudolf played a major role in the fusion of Hip-Hop, pop, and rock at the turn of the 2010s. So why aren't people talking about him anymore? By Joshua Robinson September 16, 2022
Original Content 10 Essential Birdman Tracks Peep Stunna's most essential tracks. By Devon Jefferson September 24, 2017
Pop Culture Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa Smoke Weed With Kai Cenat During "Mafiathon 3" Stream Kai Cenat recently brought Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa on his "Mafiathon 3" subathon, and it went about as expected. By Devin Morton September 14, 2025
Music d4vd The "Target" Of Grand Jury Investigation Into Celeste Rivas' Death After d4vd's family fought against testifying in the Celeste Rivas case, the grand jury may have cornered them as d4vd is now their target. By Zachary Horvath February 26, 2026
Music Baby Keem Reveals Release Date For New Album "Ca$ino" Baby Keem hasn't given us an album since 2021 with "The Melodic Blue," and now, it appears as though his next album is here. By Alexander Cole February 10, 2026
Music Lil Tjay Blames Offset’s Alleged “Gambling Addiction” For Fiery DMs According to Lil Tjay, Offset allegedly owes him $10K. By Caroline Fisher January 09, 2025
Music The Day Rap Broke The Internet: Reexamining Kendrick Lamar's "Meet The Grahams" Vs. Drake's "Family Matters" One year ago today, Drake and Kendrick Lamar went song-for-song at the height of their feud. By Aron A. May 03, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & Kanye West Collaboration Leaks Online And Fans Can't Believe Ye's Verse The unreleased song has surfaced online as Kendrick Lamar and Kanye West's relationship has been on the rocks as of late. By Cole Blake July 30, 2025