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Music Pop Smoke's Killer Wears His Merch In New Viral Photo Pop Smoke was shot and killed when five people broke into a home he was staying at in Los Angeles back in February 2020. By Cole Blake July 09, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy Reveals He's Having His 13th Child, On Brand-New Album NBA YoungBoy's new album has had the internet talking and it's because of moments like these. Congratulations to YB! By Zachary Horvath July 25, 2025
Music 21 Savage Clarifies His "Streets" Stance After 6ix9ine & Blueface Mock Him Blueface and 6ix9ine are laughing at 21 Savage, Young Thug, Meek Mill, Pooh Shiesty, G Herbo, and other rappers denouncing "the streets" now. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 20, 2025
Music LaRussell Deactivates Social Media Amid Backlash To "Heaven Sent" Track LaRussell garnered controversy for calling Donald Trump, Adolf Hitler, Jeffrey Epstein, and more "heaven-sent" on a new song. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 20, 2026
Music Kanye West Admits He "Hates" One Of His Classic Albums In Latest Jay-Z & Beyonce Rant Kanye West previously made insensitive comments about Jay-Z and Beyonce's twins, which he followed with "apologies," to a degree. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 12, 2025
Music FNG King Clarifies His Relationship With Finesse2tymes After 11-Year-Old Allegedly Ran Away From The Rapper Finesse's godson speaks out. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 12, 2025
Music Kanye West Berates An Old Clip Of His Son Saint Finding A Kim Kardashian Sex Tape Reference Kanye West has drawn a lot of controversy for his own promotion of content that is inappropriate for his children. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 26, 2025
Music Pusha T's Proudest Of Kanye West & Pharrell Competing On The Same Album While Pusha T is much tighter with Pharrell now than he is with Kanye West, when it comes to solo albums, he's proudest of "It's Almost Dry." By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 01, 2026
Music Deitrick Haddon Admits He’s Disappointed GloRilla Won BET Gospel Award According to Deitrick Haddon, GloRilla's latest win indicates that the gospel industry needs "a complete reset.” By Caroline Fisher June 12, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Attacks SZA’s Appearance, Career & More During Brutal Twitter Tirade Recently, Nicki Minaj went on yet another fiery rant, this time targeting TDE's Terrence "Punch" Henderson and SZA. By Caroline Fisher July 16, 2025
Music Drake Previews Bold Bars On New "ICEMAN" Snippet Teased By Akademiks Drake’s ICEMAN era may come with both cold bars and colder truths. By Tallie Spencer February 06, 2026
Music YBT Of 83 Babies Dead At 23 Earlier this month, YBT of 83 Babies was fatally injured in a shooting in his hometown of Durham, North Carolina. By Caroline Fisher March 17, 2026