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Music Petition Launched To Remove Kanye West From Slovakian Hip-Hop Festival Fans are calling for Kanye West's removal from a popular festival in Slovakia because of his history of antisemitism. By Devin Morton June 26, 2025
Music OMB Peezy Nightclub Shooting Suspect Arrested This April, OMB Peezy's sprinter van was shot at roughly 20 times in the parking lot of StarBar in Raleigh, North Carolina. By Caroline Fisher June 25, 2025
Music Kyrie Irving Shares Nuanced Defense Of Drake While Addressing Kendrick Lamar Feud Kyrie Irving says Drake still commands respect for all that he's achieved over the course of his lengthy career. By Cole Blake June 22, 2025
Music Drake Links Up With Julia Wolf For Her Toronto Concert Julia Wolf is making big waves with her alternative rock and pop sounds, and Drake is a big fan of her new album "PRESSURE." By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 19, 2025
Music Fat Joe Hit With $20 Million Lawsuit Over Disturbing Allegations Of Sex Acts With Minors & More Fat Joe has yet to put out a statement regarding the allegations, but he's represented by attorney Joe Tacopina. By Cole Blake June 19, 2025
Music Jim Jones Trashes Clipse's "Ace Trumpets" Jim Jones has had his issues with Pusha T and Clipse in the past and it seems like he could be reigniting their feud. By Zachary Horvath June 18, 2025
Music Diddy’s Former Assistant Allegedly Put Honey In Rooms For Freak-Offs One of Diddy's former assistants took the stand in his federal trial today, and recalled how he'd prepare rooms for alleged freak-offs. By Caroline Fisher June 13, 2025
Music Cam'ron Kicks Adrien Broner Off "It Is What It Is" For Making Inappropriate Comments Towards Stat Baby Cam'ron wasn't happy with the way Adrien Broner was acting on his talk show and let the iconic boxer know it. By Cole Blake September 16, 2025
Music Joey Bada$$ Declares 2025 As The Best Year For Rap This Decade The 2020s have been a great decade so far for the genre, with multiple future classics, but Joey Bada$$ feels 2025 has been the best. By Zachary Horvath September 10, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Slams Sukihana For Bringing Up His Dead Friend Amid Young Thug Beef Sukihana called out Tekashi 6ix9ine for dissing Young Thug in several posts on social media in recent weeks. By Cole Blake September 10, 2025
Music Gunna Releasing A Documentary Soon Amid Tensions With Young Thug Details are slim to none on this project from Gunna, but it is in development amid Young Thug calling him out repeatedly. By Zachary Horvath September 09, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Accuses Young Thug Of Pandering With Controversial LGBTQ+ Comments Young Thug remarked that he doesn't trust men who aren't open about their sexuality while discussing snitching. By Cole Blake September 09, 2025