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Music Madlib Shares Fundraising Campaign After Losing His Home Due To L.A. Wildfires An organization founded by his manager will help his family rebuild through donations. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 13, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA Shatter Record For Highest-Grossing Hip-Hop Show Kendrick Lamar and SZA's "Grand National" tour also has support from Mustard, and it didn't take long to make history. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 25, 2025
Music Ari Lennox Reportedly Parts Ways With Dreamville Months After Calling The Label Out Ari Lennox gave her last performance as a Dreamville artist during the collective's final festival just a few weeks ago. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 24, 2025
Sports Kanye West Recalls Bizarre Story About Spending The Day Kobe Bryant Died At Kylie Jenner's House Kanye West previously changed the title of his upcoming album from "WW3" to "Cuck" after dropping the song, "Cousin." By Cole Blake April 22, 2025
Music Slim Thug Burglary: Houston Rap Star Claims God Returned His Stolen Jewelry Slim Thug burst onto the mainstream landscape in 2005 alongside Paul Wall and Mike Jones on the huge hit song "Still Tippin'." By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 20, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Reacts To TDE's Punch Breaking Down The Kendrick Lamar & Drake Battle DJ Akademiks gave Punch some props and critiques, but most importantly defended his influence on the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 19, 2025
Music Soulja Boy Compares Himself To Diddy & Jay-Z After Sexual Battery Accuser Is Awarded $4 Million Soulja Boy was recently found liable for assault, sexual battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. By Caroline Fisher April 12, 2025
Music Cam'Ron Claims Kanye West Has Been "Bizarre" For Years Cam'Ron and Kanye West helped build Roc-A-Fella's legacy in the 2000s with classics like "Oh Boy" and "Jesus Walk." By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 10, 2025
Music Strange Music CEO Believes Suge Knight's Harsh Decisions Were "Necessary" As Death Row Boss Travis O'Guin believes some of the tall tales around Suge Knight's ruthless Death Row management often get "blown out of proportion." By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 06, 2025
Music Wack 100 Claps Back At DJ Akademiks For Claiming Police Questioned Wack Over Big U Case Various media figures somewhat associated with the Big U case have denied claims like these from DJ Akademiks, including Wack 100 and Adam22. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 05, 2025
Music Soulja Boy Dodges Questions About Kidnapping And Sexual Assault Case Soulja Boy is being accused of sexual battery, sexual assault, false imprisonment, creating emotional distress, and more. By Caroline Fisher April 05, 2025
Music Meek Mill Reveals Grim Reason Why He Was "Scared" To Wear Suits Meek Mill got real with his Twitter followers, and admitted that he had a negative association with suits as a kid. By Elias Andrews March 03, 2025