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Music Drake Unearths Old Laptop With Vaulted Music Drake fans are hoping for another "Dark Lanes Demo Tapes" situation after the rapper stumbles upon an old laptop. By Mitch Findlay July 21, 2021
Music Travis Scott Cancels $5.5 Million "One-Off" Saudi Arabia Concert After Astroworld Tragedy Travis Scott cancels his upcoming concert in Saudi Arabia, which was billed as a $5.5 million "one-off" show. By Alex Zidel November 10, 2021
Music BlocBoy JB Vents About Depression: "Go To Sleep Wanting To Die" BlocBoy JB says he goes to sleep "wanting to die" as he struggles with depression. By Alex Zidel December 10, 2021
Music Juelz Santana & Kimbella Announce Pregnancy At "LHHNY" Reunion Show The reality star is six months pregnant. By Erika Marie March 11, 2019
Music Lil Uzi Vert Isn't Done Turning Up Lil Uzi Vert just dropped off two projects but as Playboi Carti readies a new project, it appears that the "Eternal Atake" artist isn't quite done dropping yet. By Aron A. April 15, 2020
Music Did Drake Just Reveal Playboi Carti's Secret? Drake shared a photo of himself playing the new Playboi Carti, leading fans to speculate on the nature of the drop. By Alex Zidel April 15, 2020
Music Diddy Attends Christian Combs's Birthday Party As A Hologram He couldn't make it to L.A. for his son's big day so he decided on the next best (expensive) thing. By Erika Marie April 03, 2021
Music Russ Reflects On Fearing Death, Constant Haters, & Nipsey Hussle Russ explains how living in fear spawned his latest single. By Mitch Findlay June 07, 2019
Music Gucci Mane Reveals Release Date For "Evil Genius" It's going to be a cold December. By Alex Zidel November 06, 2018
Music Diddy Compares Drake & Pusha T Feud To Tupac & Biggie On The Breakfast Club Diddy says Drake took an L by not responding to "The Story of Adidon." By Alex Zidel June 07, 2018
Music Lil Wayne Humbled After "No Ceilings" Takes No. 1 Spot On Apple Music Eleven years after its initial release, the mixtape continues to be celebrated. By Erika Marie August 28, 2020
Politics 50 Cent Reacts To NY Governor's Off-Base Claim About Black Kids & Computers: "WTF" Kathy Hochul has since retracted the wild statement. By Caroline Fisher May 09, 2024