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Music Kendrick Lamar Praises Baby Keem's Creative Evolution In Third “Ca$ino” Documentary Baby Keem's long-awaited sophomore album "Ca$ino" is slated for release tomorrow, and features his cousin, Kendrick Lamar. By Caroline Fisher February 19, 2026
Music Rich The Kid Claims He Might Have Given Kanye West His Final Hit Recently, Rich The Kid took to his Instagram Story to throw some serious shade at his collaborator, Kanye West. By Caroline Fisher January 14, 2026
Streetwear Kanye West Drops New Yeezy Items For The Holidays But Fans Are Skeptical Considering how long Kanye West's Yeezy brand has allegedly taken to send out items to customers, some fans can't get too excited. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 27, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky Announces The "Don’t Be Dumb World Tour" A$AP Rocky will be hitting the road in promotion of his latest studio album, "Don’t Be Dumb," later this year. By Cole Blake January 20, 2026
Music The Grammys Has A Hip-Hop Problem On the HNHH livestream, Aron and I also discussed horrorcore, the Soul Train Music Awards, Ice Cube's Dejon Paul beef, ComplexCon, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 10, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks' Latest Update On Drake's "ICEMAN" Is The Most Intriguing Yet DJ Akademiks has been feeding Drake fans plenty of inside information on "ICEMAN," but this may be the coolest update yet. By Zachary Horvath March 06, 2026
Music NBA YoungBoy's Brother Arrested For Allegedly Pistol-Whipping Lil Dump's Girlfriend NBA YoungBoy's brother Kendell Gaulden is accused of trying to shoot rapper Lil' Dump and assaulting Dump's girlfriend. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 02, 2026
Music Blueface Lists $1.2 Million Mansion Amid Debt To Soulja Boy’s Ex Blueface's Santa Clarita Valley mansion has five bedrooms, five bathrooms, a two-car garage, a backyard, and more. By Caroline Fisher December 31, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA Shatter Record For Highest-Grossing Hip-Hop Tour Kendrick Lamar and SZA's "Grand National" tour has reportedly raked in more than $332.1 million since April. By Caroline Fisher November 13, 2025
Music All Four Of Foolio's Convicted Murderers Receive Life In Prison Isaiah Chance, Sean Gathright, Davion Murphy, and Rashad Murphy have received their sentence for killing Foolio. By Alexander Cole June 22, 2026
Music Tank Reacts To Pitchfork Going Ether On Chris Brown's Album R&B veteran Tank has repeatedly come forward in defense of Chris Brown, and following Pitchfork's low "Brown" rating, he returns with more to say. By Erika Marie May 12, 2026
Music Afrika Bambaataa Dead At 68 Today, Hassan Campbell confirmed in a Facebook video that Afrika Bambaataa has passed away at the age of 68. By Caroline Fisher April 09, 2026