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Music Ian Connor Loses It At A$AP Rocky For Claiming He Birthed Playboi Carti After saying he helped birth Playboi Carti, A$AP Rocky received a ton of flak from a former affiliate, Ian Connor. By Alexander Cole October 15, 2026
Original Content 17 Rap Songs That Blew Up On TikTok We're breaking down all the hip-hop songs that took off on TikTok. By Joe Abrams July 28, 2021
Music Boosie Badazz & Kodak Black Exchange More Insults As Feud Escalates Earlier this week, Kodak Black joined Boosie Badazz's livestream, prompting a heated back-and-forth between the two of them. By Caroline Fisher March 11, 2026
Music Wiz Khalifa Just Became A Character In The New Hitman Video Game Wiz Khalifa appears as The Wizard in a free limited-time Hitman: World of Assassination mission, set inside a packed MMA arena. By Ben Atkinson June 08, 2026
Music 6ix9ine Says King Von Is In "The Pits Of Hell" While Trolling Lil Durk 6ix9ine joined DJ Akademiks' stream on Tuesday night, where he decided to troll the likes of Lil Durk and King Von. By Alexander Cole August 19, 2026
Music Rick Ross Reveals Release Date For New Album "Set In Stone" Rick Ross has big plans for the summer, as his new album "Set In Stone" will land amid a 20th anniversary tour for "Port Of Miami." By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 08, 2026
Music YG Reveals Release Date For New Album "The Gentlemen's Club" YG is one of the biggest West Coast artists in the world, and he is looking to come through for the fans with "The Gentlemen's Club." By Alexander Cole May 27, 2026
Streetwear Kanye West Shows Off Jaw-Dropping Watch At ComplexCon Kanye West stepped out at ComplexCon with an AP timepiece, and his answer when asked about the price went viral. By Ben Atkinson October 05, 2026
Music MC Sparky D Tragically Passes Away At 61 Battle rap pioneer MC Sparky D has sadly passed away at the age of 61. DJ Premier paid tribute to her over the weekend. By Alexander Cole July 07, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Shuts Down Reddit Hater Accusing Marketing Team Of Posting On His Behalf ASAP Rocky has been active on Reddit lately as he gears up to drop his highly anticipated fourth studio album, "Don't Be Dumb." By Caroline Fisher December 30, 2025
Music Lil Durk's Sound Engineer Reportedly Claims 6ix9ine Inspired "Pissed Me Off" Justin Gibson, the defense's final witness in the Lil Durk trial, reportedly claimed Durk and 6ix9ine knew how to go viral with fans' demands. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 04, 2026
TV Drake Reportedly Set To Make An Appearance At Kai Cenat's Streamer University DDG was on stream where he spilled the beans about Drake and his alleged interest in Kai Cenat's latest project. By Alexander Cole June 10, 2026