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Music Kanye West Announces New Concert Dates In San Antonio & Chicago Yeezy's making his return to Chicago. By Aron A. June 15, 2026
Music Drake Reveals The Personal Reason Why He Had Beef With Ludacris The rappers are now on good terms. By Elias Andrews October 25, 2024
Music Nicki Minaj’s Ex-Manager Alleges Discovery Abuse In Assault Case Last January, Nicki Minaj's former manager sued her for allegedly hitting him in the face during her "Pink Friday 2" tour. By Caroline Fisher April 23, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar Addresses R. Kelly's Demise On "Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers" Kendrick Lamar discusses R. Kelly's abuse and fall on his new album. By Rex Provost May 13, 2022
Music Lil Zane Reflects On Rejecting Diddy's Deal & Why Rap Career Faded Lil Zane gained international fame as a feature on 112's hit track "Anywhere," but the rapper wasn't able to maintain his career's longevity. By Erika Marie February 19, 2020
Music Rapper Who Inspired The "For The D" Challenge Arrested For Putting Child In A Lyft She wanted the driver to take her son to school. By Erika Marie April 27, 2019
Music Young Thug Calls Kid Cudi A "Rat" In Lightning Fast Tweet-And-Delete Young Thug does not seem to be the biggest fan of Kid Cudi these days following the artist's testimony at the Diddy Trial. By Alexander Cole May 23, 2025
Music Kiya Shuts Down Rumors That She's Dating Lil Baby After IG Scandal It's all cap, apparently. By Elias Andrews October 10, 2024
Music Fat Joe Wins Key Court Ruling In Defamation Case Against Former Hypeman Fat Joe makes progress towards a win in this latest round of the case. By Tallie Spencer March 12, 2026
Music Brian Steel Salutes Young Thug For Being "A Hero" Post-YSL RICO Trial Young Thug has earned Brian Steel's respect for helping make changes to the legal system and ones that he feels will have a lasting impact. By Zachary Horvath August 02, 2025
Original Content How Jay-Z Traveling To London Saved His Career We're taking a look at how traveling to London in 1989 saved the storied career of Jay-Z from coming to a premature end. By Caleb Hardy May 04, 2023
Music Ice Spice Drops Questionable Bars In New Snippet, Fans Rip It To Shreds Rappers need to trash the feces comparison bars. By Zachary Horvath January 08, 2024