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Music Cardi B Sarcastically Persuades Fans To Buy "AM I THE DRAMA?" Box Sets Cardi B's civil assault trial has her cracking more jokes as she prepares to unleash her sophomore album "AM I THE DRAMA?" next month. By Zachary Horvath August 29, 2025
Music Freddie Gibbs Claims Kanye West Was Upset About "Back To Me" Verse On "Vultures 1" Freddie Gibbs stopped by the "Butcher Block" podcast, where he discussed working with Kanye West and Ye's anger at Gibbs' standout verse. By Devin Morton August 24, 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
Music Everything We Know About Earl Sweatshirt's New Album "Live Laugh Love" Earl Sweatshirt gave fans a mysterious but quickly rewarding preview of his next album, and it seems both novel and nostalgic. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 18, 2025
Music Tyler The Creator Remembers His Favorite G-Unit Member & Receives An Appreciative Response Tyler The Creator said his favorite 50 Cent track is “I’ll Whip Ya Head Boy” from the Get Rich or Die Tryin’ Motion Picture Soundtrack. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 14, 2025
Music Drake Fans Catch Possible Kojo Menne Asamoah Reference On "Family Matters" Amid UMG Lawsuit Kojo Menne Asamoah is the man Drake is trying to serve with a subpoena in his defamation lawsuit against UMG over "Not Like Us." By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 09, 2025
Music Cassie Returns To Social Media Months After Emotional Diddy Trial Testimony In May, Cassie took the stand in her ex-boyfriend Diddy’s federal trial to recall the years of abuse she allegedly endured. By Caroline Fisher August 08, 2025
Music Young Thug Teases A YSL Project From Label's Newer Generation Young Thug's new gen YSL project could tap 1300SAINT, Yung Kayo, Nine Vicious, and more. But this announcement amid a Gunna release? Huh... By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 08, 2025
Music Soulja Boy Celebrates Release From Jail After Prosecutors Reject Gun Charge Earlier this week, Soulja Boy was booked on suspicion of being a felon in possession of a firearm after a traffic stop in Los Angeles. By Caroline Fisher August 06, 2025
Music Tsu Surf Shares Doubts About Battle Rap Return In New Prison Update In 2023, Tsu Surf pleaded guilty to conspiracy and possession of firearms and ammunition by a convicted felon. By Caroline Fisher August 05, 2025
Music Drake & Central Cee's "Which One" Heads For High-Ranking Debut On The Billboard Hot 100 Drake and Central Cee ended up performing the song together at a concert in Manchester over the weekend. By Cole Blake July 28, 2025
Music Hot Boy Turk Prepares Lawsuit Against Cash Money Over Kicking Him Off 30th Anniversary Tour Young Turk, now Hot Boy Turk, was arguably a fan favorite of the Hot Boys in the early 2000s. Lil Wayne and Turk were the youngest. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 28, 2025