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Music Kanye West Shows Off How He's Using AI In The Making Of "Bully" Kanye West is sticking with his support of AI. By Cole Blake February 05, 2025
Music Drake Has Bars For Kendrick Lamar On New Single "What Did I Miss?" Drake surprised fans with an "Iceman" livestream this evening, and it just so happened to contain a new song with some bars aimed at Kendrick Lamar. By Alexander Cole July 04, 2025
Music Boldy James Explains Why Amanda Seales Thinks He Owes Her Money Amanda Seales had previously called Boldy James out during her interview with Shannon Sharpe from April of last year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 04, 2025
Music Ian Clowned Over His Viral XXL Freshman Freestyle Ian is one of several up-and-coming rappers that XXL recently celebrated with its 2025 Freshman Class issue. By Cole Blake July 03, 2025
Music Suge Knight Claims That 2Pac's Family And Friends Smoked His Ashes After His Death Suge Knight recently opened up about what happened immediately after 2Pac died, including a gesture he described as "symbolic." By Devin Morton July 02, 2025
Music Ying Yang Twins Leave Fans Puzzled After Bizarre SeaWorld Performance You probably know The Ying Yang Twins best for their crunk classics, as even the crowd at SeaWorld got down to "Get Low." By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 30, 2025
Politics Nelly Responds To "Pro-Trump" Claims After Performing At Inaugural Ball Nelly performed at the Liberty Ball during President Trump's first week back in office, a move that sparked backlash. By Devin Morton June 29, 2025
Music Diddy Defense Alleges Sex Trafficking Case Comes Down To Money Diddy's defense made their closing argument in the mogul's federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial today. By Caroline Fisher June 27, 2025
Music Scott Storch Labels The Roots "Haters" For Their Reaction To His Work With Dr. Dre Scott Storch also spoke about his friendship with Diddy as the Bad Boy mogul remains on trial in New York City. By Cole Blake June 26, 2025
Music Nas Confidently Laughs Off Jim Jones In Resurfaced Video From 2005 Jim Jones recently suggested he's a better rapper than Nas during an appearance on the "Joe & Jada Podcast. " By Cole Blake June 24, 2025
Music Drake's "NOKIA" Is Now The Most Streamed Rap Song Of 2025 Rap hasn't been as dominant in 2025 in terms of commercial hit songs, but even during a down year, Drake manages to be at the top. By Zachary Horvath September 20, 2025
Sneakers A$AP Rocky And PUMA Unveil Bold “Animal Print” Collection The A$AP Rocky x PUMA “Animal Print” collection launches October, blending motorsport energy with high-fashion sneaker and apparel designs. By Ben Atkinson September 19, 2025