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Music Clipse & John Legend Perform “The Birds Don’t Sing” As 1st Rap Act Ever At The Vatican Clipse is the first hip hop act ever to perform at The Vatican. They created their latest album with Pharrell Williams in France. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 13, 2025
Music Kanye West Confirms Release Date For New Album "Bully" Kanye West has a few other projects he's announced, although it's unclear if "WW3" and "CUCK" are the same record. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 24, 2025
Pop Culture Wack 100 Has An Ominous Message for Adam22 Following Alleged Fight Outside Of No Jumper Studio Wack 100 isn't happy about a text message from he received from Adam22. By Cole Blake January 02, 2025
Music Joey Badass Takes Issue With Cardi B's "Bodak Yellow" Being Considered A New York Anthem Joey Badass discussed some of the biggest songs out of New York. By Cole Blake September 16, 2024
Pop Culture NYPD Detective Melissa Mercado Condemned For Pole Dancing In Rap Video New York listeners were shocked to discover a police officer was the love interest in an S-Quire music video. By Elias Andrews March 06, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Divulges On Kendrick Lamar's "Meet The Grahams" Drake Diss' Cover Art Is he compromised? By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 04, 2024
Music Diddy Cinches A Legal Win After Court Dismisses Sexual Assault Lawsuit Against Him Sean Combs has more lawsuits to worry about, but he needs every win he can get. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 23, 2025
Music Drake's Motion To Subpoena Kojo Menne Asamoah In UMG Lawsuit Granted Drake is suing Universal Music Group for defamation while alleging the company artificially boosted the success of "Not Like Us." By Cole Blake August 07, 2025
Music Dave Blunts Ditches Iconic Purple Tracksuit In Effort To "Better" His Health The rapper is starting a new era. By Elias Andrews December 24, 2024
Music Turk & His Wife Claim Cash Money Booted Him From Tour After He Refused A Payment Reduction Turk of the Hot Boys recently reignited a best rapper debate at the Atlanta stop of the Cash Money reunion tour. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 26, 2025
Music Cash Money & No Limit "Verzuz": Snoop Dogg, Mia X & More Draw Wild Takes The No Limit and Cash Money "Verzuz" wasn't without its drama on both sides, with Birdman and Mercedes causing separate firestorms. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 26, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Puts Desiree Perez On Blast Amid Reports Of Potential Home Seizure It was recently reported that Nicki Minaj could lose her home as a result of a $500K unpaid default judgment. By Caroline Fisher October 15, 2025