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Music Raekwon Drops Stacked Tracklist For New Album "The Emperor's New Clothes" Raekwon's new album "The Emperor's New Clothes" is part of a treasure trove of classic MCs dropping new projects via Mass Appeal. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 10, 2025
Pop Culture Omar Gooding Claps Back At Cam'ron For Trolling Him On Instagram On Tuesday, Cam'ron reignited his beef with Omar Gooding, which stems from comments he made on "It Is What It Is." By Cole Blake August 06, 2025
Music Brian McKnight’s Son Niko Passes Away After Two-Year Cancer Battle Brian McKnight has been at odds with his biological children for some time now, even calling them "evil" last year. By Caroline Fisher May 30, 2025
Music Klay Thompson Spoils Megan Thee Stallion With A Blue Bentley For Her Birthday Megan Thee Stallion recently turned 31, and to celebrate, her boo Klay Thompson gave her a gift worth approximately $275K. By Caroline Fisher February 17, 2026
Music Tyler, The Creator, Clipse, Playboi Carti & More Submit For 2026 Grammys Kendrick Lamar and Drake are Grammy titans, but there are ton more heavy hitters looking to dethrone them and they have worthy submissions. By Zachary Horvath October 04, 2025
Viral Dame Dash & Charlamagne Tha God's Heated Interview Devolves Into Schoolyard Insults Dame Dash has had some choice words for Charlamagne Tha God before, but things really got out of hand on "The Breakfast Club." By Zachary Horvath September 16, 2025
Music Drake Fans Implode On One Another In Heated Spaces Chat Following UMG Loss Drake filed his lawsuit against Universal Music Group, earlier this year, accusing the company of defaming him. By Cole Blake October 14, 2025
Music Young Thug's Explosive & Emotional Big Bank Interview: 5 Key Takeaways Young Thug spoke to Big Bank on his "Perspektives With Bank" podcast about the YSL RICO trial, his friendships with other rappers, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 09, 2025
Music Offset Takes A Petty Shot At Cardi B & Stefon Diggs On "Haunted By Fame" Offset claimed he wanted to "move on in peace" on his last album "KIARI," but that plan didn't last long it seems. By Zachary Horvath October 31, 2025
Music Joey Bada$$ Explains Why He Canceled Tour With Ab-Soul & Rapsody Rapsody previously denied rumors that Joey Bada$$ canceled his "Dark Aura" tour with her and Ab-Soul due to low ticket sales. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 25, 2025
Music NLE Choppa Seemingly Reacts To NBA YoungBoy's Disses On New Song Yet another video of NLE Choppa (now The Great) egging on the NBA YoungBoy beef came just mere hours after YB's "Zero IQ Freestyle." By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 16, 2025
Music Cardi B Reveals The Ridiculous Amount Of Money She Made In One Night Of Stripping Cardi B famously worked as a stripper before she appeared on "Love & Hip Hop: New York" and her music career took off. By Cole Blake January 19, 2026