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Music Ty Dolla $ign Settles "Vultures" Sample Lawsuit As Case Continues Against Kanye West Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign teamed up for two "Vultures" albums in 2024, although the status of the their third project remains unclear. By Cole Blake July 30, 2025
Music Drake Looks Terrified As He Mistakes Fan For His Ex In Manchester Drake recently mistook a fan for one of his exes, and social media users suspect that the fling didn't end well. By Caroline Fisher July 29, 2025
Music Gospel Singer Refutes Travis Scott, Future, & SZA Saying Kanye West Is Sole Author Of "TELEKINESIS" In Copyright Suit Travis Scott, Future, and SZA's legal team argued that Kanye West had put together the key components that make "TELEKINESIS." By Zachary Horvath July 29, 2025
Music JID Shoots Music Video With Fans & Teases A Track From "God Does Like Ugly" JID has built plenty of hype for "God Does Like Ugly" with the lead single "WRK" and the four-track prelude. By Zachary Horvath July 26, 2025
Music Turk & His Wife Claim Cash Money Booted Him From Tour After He Refused A Payment Reduction Turk of the Hot Boys recently reignited a best rapper debate at the Atlanta stop of the Cash Money reunion tour. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 26, 2025
Music Classic DJ Skee, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, & Eazy-E Memorabilia Available In The “Straight Outta The Collection” Auction DJ Skee began Skee TV in the early 2000s after being a resident DJ for West Coast legend The Game, who was signed to Dr. Dre’s Aftermath. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 24, 2025
Original Content Tyler, The Creator Sees What The Algorithm Did To Joy In Hip Hop Tyler, The Creator wants us to think about what we’ve traded away now that being watched comes before feeling free in the places where we go to move. By Erika Marie July 24, 2025
Music Lil Nas X Charged With Four Felonies Following Viral Naked Walk Through L.A. Lil Nas X had to spend this past weekend in jail to await his bail. But now he's facing time behind bars after committing four felonies. By Zachary Horvath August 25, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Causes Huge Debate By Proclaiming Atlanta Is "The Home Of Hip-Hop" Concerning this Playboi Carti debate, fans are split between hip-hop's historical origins and Atlanta's dominance in recent decades. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 22, 2025
Music Bryson Tiller Reflects On Missed Opportunity To Sign To Drake’s OVO According to Bryson Tiller, his decision not to sign to Drake's OVO came down to a simple lack of communication. By Caroline Fisher August 22, 2025
Music Key Glock Scathingly Reacts To Young Dolph's Alleged Murderer's Not Guilty Verdict Hernandez Govan was accused of allegedly masterminding Young Dolph's murder, and Dolph's collaborator Key Glock wanted a conviction. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 22, 2025
Music Lil Nas X Could Have Been Waving Red Flags Long Before Hospitalization And Arrest Yesterday, Lil Nas X was released from a hospital and arrested after roaming Los Angeles in nothing but underwear and cowboy boots. By Caroline Fisher August 22, 2025