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Music Vybz Kartel's Homecoming: From Prison Release To The Grammys & Beyond After his release in July 2024, Vybz Kartel returned home to a warm embrace. Now, he's plotting on his highly-anticipated homecoming performance, entrepreneurial ventures, and celebrating the 10-year anniversary of his seminal album, "Viking (Vybz Is King)." By Aron A. December 17, 2024
Music Sexyy Red Reacts To Owen Wilson Looking Shocked At Her Rolling Loud Performance If only there was some sort of trademark exclamation from the actor that would communicate his amazement... By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 16, 2024
Music Playboi Carti's New Album "MUSIC" On Pace To Achieve Historic Spotify Opening Week Playboi Carti reportedly denied the use of AI technology on this new album "MUSIC," which is one of its biggest controversies. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 16, 2025
Music Kanye West Is Disappointed That Kendrick Lamar Is On Playboi Carti’s New Album Kanye West previously credited Kendrick Lamar for taking down his "nemesis" Drake in their explosive feud. By Caroline Fisher March 14, 2025
Music Nate Dogg's Son Voices Frustration With Late Rapper's Estate Over Catalog Sale Naijiel D. Hale, one of nine children that the late Nate Dogg fathered, called his father's wife a "b***h" who didn't support him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 13, 2025
Music Latto Borrows Classic Aaliyah Hook On Catchy New Song Snippet Latto has been overshadowed by other female rappers in recent months, but she's back with a new banger on deck. By Elias Andrews March 12, 2025
Music Joe Rogan Praised Kanye West Before Interview Mix-Up Earlier this week, Kanye West accidentally planned an interview with someone pretending they were Joe Rogan. By Caroline Fisher March 08, 2025
Music Kanye West Declares New Album "Bully" Has That "Antisemitic Sound" Kanye West has teased this new album "Bully" for a while, both through his bigoted rants and through working with Playboi Carti and The Game. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 06, 2025
Music Turk Finally Addresses Birdman Appearing To Fall Asleep On Stage In Viral Video The Hot Boys had been performing on a brief reunion tour together when the viral video of Birdman was taken. By Cole Blake March 06, 2025
Music Kanye West Wants Drake To Speak At His Funeral Kanye West surprisingly showed love to Drake on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday, despite their up-and-down relationship. By Cole Blake March 05, 2025
Music Future Confirms Plans For A New Album & Fans Can't Wait Future confirmed his plans for the project amid ongoing drama with Instagram model Gorgeous Doll on social media. By Cole Blake March 05, 2025
Music Ray J Reflects On How He "Irresponsibly" Handled His Conflict With Kodak Black Ray J has had his fair share of rough decision making, so him taking some accountability for this spat is definitely a good look. By Zachary Horvath March 03, 2025