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Music Dave Portnoy Goes Scorched Earth On "Piece Of Sh*t" Kanye West Kanye West has been making headlines for numerous antisemitic antics, including naming his latest single, "Heil Hitler." By Cole Blake May 22, 2025
Music Kanye West Reveals The Meaning Behind New Album "Bully" A newly surfaced alleged text from Kanye West from back in 2024 explains the meaning of "Bully" amid fans' heated discussions about it. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 29, 2026
Music 6ix9ine Reveals How He Got Revenge On Dave East For Mocking His Music 6ix9ine and Dave East are on two very different waves within New York hip-hop, and their rises to fame took on very different forms. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 27, 2025
Music J. Cole Calls His Albums "Side Quests," Says "The Fall-Off" Isn't His Last Work J. Cole's new comments on "The Fall-Off" have fans debating over albums like "4 Your Eyez Only," which he sees differently than fans do. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 20, 2026
Music GloRilla Shows Off Incredible Gym Progress, And Fans Are Taking Notice GloRilla has been taking a bit of a break from music to go all out in the gym, and the progress is becoming noticeable. By Alexander Cole March 17, 2026
Music Questlove Apologizes To Roots Picnic Attendees Following Their Frustrations Over Lengthy Day 1 Delay Thankfully, The Roots were able to carry out this year's festival which has been going now for an astounding 18 years. By Zachary Horvath June 02, 2025
Music Drake Calls Out NFR Podcast For Criticizing Justin Bieber's "Where Are U Now" The move comes as Drake is still at work on his next studio album, "Iceman," which fans expect to be releasing soon. By Cole Blake January 28, 2026
Music Diddy Forced To Explain Why He Wants To Wear His Own Clothes In Court Diddy was found guilty on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution in his high-profile criminal trial By Cole Blake September 26, 2025
Music Gene Deal Banned From Diddy Trial After Alleged Altercation Outside The Courthouse Diddy's trial is continuing with more witness testimony on Thursday, but it looks like Gene Deal won't be in attendance. By Cole Blake May 29, 2025
Music Freddie Gibbs Appears To Diss Jim Jones & Benny The Butcher On New Album “Alfredo 2” Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist dropped "Alfredo 2" today, and fans were quick to point out some apparent shade. By Caroline Fisher July 25, 2025
Music Exotic Dancer Testifies Diddy & Cassie Allegedly Wore Disguises During Freak-Offs Exotic dancer Sharay Hayes, otherwise known as "The Punisher," has taken the stand in Day of the Diddy Trial. By Alexander Cole May 20, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Labels & Artists Will Copy Drake's "ICEMAN" Rollout DJ Akademiks thinks Drake's new album "ICEMAN" will introduce a new meta for the music industry to follow concerning album rollouts. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 19, 2026