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Music DJ Swamp Izzo Recalls How Hospital Allegedly Misled Young Scooter's Family About His Passing DJ Swamp Izzo hosted Young Scooter's first mixtapes, and recently reflected on the late rapper's relationship with making music. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 14, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Officially Puts "MUSIC" Back At Number One On The Billboard 200 Chart This is the fourth tracking week for Playboi Carti's new album "MUSIC" on the Billboard 200, and its third as a chart-topper. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 13, 2025
Pop Culture 50 Cent Torments Floyd Mayweather Again Over Boxer's Bold Claims Of Owning "100 Buildings" In New York 50 Cent has been on Floyd Mayweather a lot over the last couple of weeks, and this commentary follows the boxer's Jimmy Fallon interview. By Zachary Horvath April 12, 2025
Music Travis Scott Sold Out Circus Maximus Tour In India, China, South Korea Within Minutes Travis Scott's Circus Maximus tour supports the rap star's chart-topping album, Utopia. The album includes "Fe!n" and "Meltdown." By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 10, 2025
Music Ice Cube Will Make "Major Announcement" During Hollywood Walk Of Fame Star Ceremony Given Ice Cube's iconic films and his indelible hip-hop influence, a Walk Of Fame Star makes perfect se– Wait, doesn't he have one already? By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 10, 2025
Music DMX's Ex-Wife Loses Legal Battle With His Estate Over Catalog Ownership Tashera Simmons attempted to use language in her and DMX's divorce agreement to claim ownership of his catalog. By Cole Blake April 09, 2025
Music Wale Reflects On Distance With Drake And Painful Kid Cudi Fallout Wale spoke candidly and earnestly about his industry relationships with Kid Cudi and Drake amid the release of his new album. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 07, 2025
Music SZA, Doechii, & More Headline 12th Annual TDE Holiday Charity Event TDE is back to spread holiday cheer this season, returning for the 12th time with performances, giveaways, and more. By Zachary Horvath December 04, 2025
Music Gunna Continues To Push Back Against Young Thug Snitching Allegations Gunna was recently spotted at LIV Nightclub in Miami with Offset, rapping along to one specific line from a G Herbo song. By Caroline Fisher December 04, 2025
Music Yak Gotti Issues A Heartfelt Apology To Lil Duke And Shouts Out Gunna Yak Gotti labeled Lil Duke his "broski" while apologizing to his former collaborator for ever having wronged him. By Cole Blake December 01, 2025
Sports Toosii Announces Official Commitment To Play Division I Football At Syracuse Toosii is heading back to his hometown to play for the Syracuse Orange. He has been working out and had received D-I offers elsewhere. By Zachary Horvath December 01, 2025
TV 50 Cent Shows Off Never-Before-Seen Diddy Footage In Trailer For New Docuseries 50 Cent's executive-produced, "Sean Combs: The Reckoning," is dropping this week. But before it does, he's teasing it with a new trailer. By Zachary Horvath December 01, 2025