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Music Kendrick Lamar Keeps Promise To Meet Seven-Year-Old Fan Who Lost His Arms Romell Frazier Jr. lost both his arms in a dog attack, and Kendrick Lamar had given the fan a very special promise on his birthday. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 28, 2026
Music Don Toliver Reveals Release Window For New Album "Nitrous" Don Toliver already caught a hit album with "Octane," and now, he is looking to do it all over again with "Nitrous." By Alexander Cole September 08, 2026
Music Travis Scott Suggests Mike Dean Will Be Heavily Involved With His New Album Many Travis Scott fans lamented Mike Dean's absence on "JACKBOYS 2," but it looks like the duo is back in business. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 29, 2026
Music Lil Durk Accused Of Attempting To Flee The Country And Paying For Hitmen With Amex Card Lil Durk began his murder-for-hire trial in Los Angeles on Monday, and some big allegations were presented by the prosecution. By Alexander Cole August 25, 2026
Music QC's Pierre "P" Thomas' Daughter Calls His Heart Attack Recovery A "Miracle" Quality Control CEO Pierre "P" Thomas was the subject of false death rumors after news broke of his hospitalization due to a heart attack. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 29, 2026
Music Drake Capitalizes On "FOMO" Hype By Dethroning Bad Bunny On Spotify Drake released his "FOMO" short film on Tuesday, and he has already seen the benefits of creating hype for himself. By Alexander Cole September 17, 2026
Music Famous Dex Named Future & Playboi Carti During Domestic Violence Arrest Famous Dex was arrested back on August 23 for allegedly assaulting Pam Rodriguez, and in the bodycam footage, Dex, namedropped some artists. By Alexander Cole September 02, 2026
Music Outkast Takes Ovrkast To Court Over Rap Name Dispute A federal lawsuit claims Ovrkast failed to complete an agreed name change after Outkast raised trademark concerns. By Erika Marie September 22, 2026
Music Sauce Walka Claims Latto & Sexyy Red Are Selling Their Bodies For Sex Sauce Walka had a passionate rant concerning the allegations around the mother of his child and Drake, which led to claims about women MCs. By Alexander Cole September 23, 2026
Music Lil Durk's Sound Engineer Reportedly Claims 6ix9ine Inspired "Pissed Me Off" Justin Gibson, the defense's final witness in the Lil Durk trial, reportedly claimed Durk and 6ix9ine knew how to go viral with fans' demands. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 04, 2026
Music Woman Charged In Project Pat’s Son’s Death Gets September Trial Date By Erika Marie September 08, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Stunned As Reddit Attempts To Solve BloodHound Q50 Murder The death of BloodHound Q50 has sparked Reddit investigations, and DJ Akademiks was stunned by what he was reading. By Alexander Cole September 15, 2026