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Music Lil Baby Confirms He's Dropping A New Album Before The Year Ends Lil Baby is readying a release date for his upcoming project, marking his first since January 2025's "WHAM." By Aron A. October 02, 2026
Music Ray J Rushed To Hospital After Health Scare On Livestream By Erika Marie October 01, 2026
Original Content Hip Hop Gave Freddie Jackson’s Songs New Lives His Quiet Storm classics became raw material for some unexpected Rap records, proving how far Freddie Jackson’s music could travel. By Erika Marie October 08, 2026
Music 6ix9ine Trolls Lil Durk With "Laugh Now Cry Later" Lyrics Ahead Of Jury Deliberations 6ix9ine has been a relentless troll throughout the Lil Durk trial, and that is not going to be changing, anytime soon. By Alexander Cole September 09, 2026
Music Blueface Speaks Out After Being Swatted Again, This Time In Miami Blueface has been dealing with some swatting issues while streaming, and that won't be changing anytime soon. By Alexander Cole September 14, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals the Exorbitant Cost Of Flying Air Drake DJ Akademiks spoke to Trap Lore Ross about Air Drake, and had an interesting revelation about the costs associated with it. By Alexander Cole October 06, 2026
Music Jermaine Dupri & Jacquees Hit With $150K Copyright Lawsuit Home Team says Jermaine Dupri and Jacquees copied protected parts of its 1992 song “Pick It Up” without permission. By Erika Marie September 23, 2026
Music Young Thug Launches Primal To Help Artists & Creators Build Their Own Businesses Young Thug is exploring a new venture. By Tallie Spencer September 24, 2026
Music Rick Ross Proclaims His Innocence In First Video Since Battery Arrest Rick Ross took to social media following his arrest, and proclaimed his innocence following accusations of domestic violence. By Alexander Cole October 01, 2026
Music Drake's Alleged "FOMO" Album Appears To Have A Release Date Drake has been teasing some sort of project called FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out), and the artist continues to drop some hints. By Alexander Cole September 01, 2026
Music Rolling Loud Florida 2027 Dates Revealed: How To Cop Tickets Rolling Loud is returning to Orlando in 2027, and the festival has just announced the dates for next year's show. By Alexander Cole September 15, 2026
Music Cardi B & Kehlani Beat Drake, Don Toliver & More At The VMAs “Safe” wins Best Hip-Hop at the VMAs. By Aron A. September 28, 2026