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Music Ray J Sparks Concern Among Doctors & Friends With Bizarre Face Tattoos "If you worried about me then please let me know. If I’m falling by the wayside, if I’m going left, help me go right," Ray J told fans. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 23, 2024
Music Kid Cudi Breaks His Foot After Jumping Off Coachella Stage: Watch It wasn't Cudi's finest moment. By Alexander Cole April 22, 2024
Music Drake Continues Trolling Kendrick Lamar With Foot Size Jokes He used the opportunity to once again make fun of the rapper's height. By Lavender Alexandria April 19, 2024
Music Oschino Thinks Either Jay-Z Or Joe Budden Is Lying About Beanie Sigel Situation The claim that they're all talking about comes from Oschino, and it's that Jay-Z refused to stick up for Beanie Sigel during his 2004 trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 14, 2024
Music ❤️ Megan Thee Stallion Fans Rally Behind Her Amid AI Sex Tape Scandal, She Gets Emotional Onstage The Hotties aren't having it. By Caroline Fisher June 09, 2024
Music Busta Rhymes Settles Assault Lawsuit With Ex-Assistant Busta Rhymes was sued by his ex-assistant last August after the rapper turned himself in when the alleged incident occurred in January 2025. By Zachary Horvath April 30, 2026
Music Blueface Laughs After Learning He's Gotten Another Woman Pregnant Blueface already has a complex dating life, but it just got a whole lot messier as he allegedly has gotten another woman pregnant. By Zachary Horvath April 27, 2026
Music Vince Staples Depicts Mass Shooting In "Blackberry Marmalade" Music Video Vince Staples' new single "Blackberry Marmalade" is about racism in the United States and violent responses to (and from) its corrupt system. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 25, 2026
Music Drake Fans Are Selling Ice From His “ICEMAN” Structure For Thousands Someone is trying to sell a chunk of the ice for $6,000. By Tallie Spencer April 24, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals His Current Top 10 Rappers, And There Is One Notable Omission DJ Akademiks is easily one of the most opinionated commentators in all of rap media, and his top 10 is certainly something to behold. By Alexander Cole April 23, 2026
Music The Weeknd Fuels New Music Rumors Amid Drake’s “ICEMAN” Rollout The Weeknd recently took to Instagram with a new post, which has fans speculating about what might be on the way. By Caroline Fisher April 21, 2026
Politics Dutch Mayor Questions Legal Basis For Potentially Canceling Kanye West Shows Kanye West is scheduled to perform in the Netherlands on June 6 and June 8 of this year. This follows much controversy about Ye's concerts. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 18, 2026