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Music Young Thug Has Never-Before-Seen Promo Tactic For "UY SCUTI" Young Thug has decided to use one of his nicknames as a way to try out something no rapper has most likely ever done for an album rollout. By Zachary Horvath June 04, 2025
Music Jay-Z’s 28-Year-Old “In My Lifetime Vol. 1” LP Enters The Charts After Cardi B’s “Imaginary Players” Jay-Z’s In My Lifetime Vol. 1 also included the infamous single “Sunshine,” which featured a music video directed by Hype Williams. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 16, 2025
Relationships Maranda Johnson Formally Accuses Kodak Black Of Domestic Violence After Sounding Off On Alleged Abuse Maranda Johnson and Kodak Black have been entangled in a nasty custody battle that's led to some huge allegations against the rappers. By Zachary Horvath August 16, 2025
Music Young Thug Gets Iced Out By Metro Boomin For His 34th Birthday At The Weeknd Concert Young Thug has a lot to be thankful for on his 34th birthday and we are happy to see him getting the chance to celebrate it with friends. By Zachary Horvath August 16, 2025
Music Metro Boomin Gets A Trial Date In His Civil Rape Lawsuit The update on Metro Boomin's civil rape lawsuit comes after he put out his latest mixtape, "A Futuristic Summa," earlier this month. By Cole Blake August 13, 2025
Music Diddy Seeks $100M In Broadened Defamation Lawsuit Over Sexual Assault Allegations In an amended lawsuit, Diddy alleges that Courtney Burgess and NewsNation caused him “severe reputational harm." By Caroline Fisher August 12, 2025
Music Doechii Can't Believe Her Music Received Praise From Lady Gaga Doechii will hit the road on her first headlining tour known as the Live From The Swamp Tour. She is on the GNX Tour. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 10, 2025
Music Benzino Accuses Fat Joe Of Helping Tank The Ratings Of BET Hip-Hop Awards Benzino took to Instagram Live to throw some shade at Fat Joe for his perceived role in helping tank the ratings of the BET Hip-Hop Awards. By Devin Morton August 10, 2025
Music Drake Posts Lonesome Nighttime Stroll In Brussels And Stacked Safe Amid His "$$$4U" Tour Drake's latest social media posting spree includes him enjoying some alone time and flexing his surplus of cash. By Zachary Horvath August 09, 2025
Music Birdman Says He Wants To Make A Cash Money Documentary With DJ Akademiks Birdman and his brother, Ronald "Slim" Williams, launched the now-iconic label, Cash Money Records. back in 1991. By Cole Blake August 06, 2025
Music Cam’ron Continues Targeting Omar Gooding With Another Fiery Instagram Post Omar Gooding used the feud with Cam'ron to promote his upcoming album, which he plans on releasing in October. By Cole Blake August 06, 2025
Politics Mark Geragos Says Pardoning Diddy Would Be A "Great Decision" For Donald Trump Following his conviction, last month, Diddy will be returning to the courtroom for a sentencing hearing on October 3rd. By Cole Blake August 05, 2025