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Music Kanye West Delivers Epic Setlist During Night One Of His SoFi Stadium Series Kanye West performed in front of a packed house at SoFi Stadium on Wednesday, and fans were treated to an all-time great setlist. By Alexander Cole April 02, 2026
Music Kanye West Affiliate Defends "Bully" Amid Harsh Reactions To Leaked Album Fans aren't happy that Kanye West appears to have been using artificial intelligence to craft his upcoming album, "Bully." By Cole Blake March 25, 2026
Music 50 Cent Reacts To Fredo Bang's Alleged Lawsuit Over YNW Melly Case 50 Cent reacted to recently surfaced deposition footage featuring Fredo Bang, who was accused of picking YNW Melly up after alleged murder. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 16, 2025
Music Cardi B Reportedly Hits The Gym Just Days After Giving Birth Cardi B recently gave birth to her fourth child, a baby boy with Stefon Diggs that marks their first bundle of joy as a couple. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 14, 2025
Music JPEGMAFIA Calls Out Danny Brown For Lying About "SCARING THE HOES 2" JPEGMAFIA and Danny Brown teamed up in 2023 to drop "SCARING THE HOES," one of the fan-favorite hip-hop projects of the decade so far. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 07, 2025
Music Jay-Z’s Long-Running Paternity Case Finally Comes To An End A man named Rymir Satterthwaite alleges that he's Jay-Z's biological son, and has been goign after him legally for years. By Caroline Fisher November 06, 2025
Music G Herbo Achieves His First Solo Platinum Plaque With "Went Legit" G Herbo's last month or so has been very exciting and good things are continuing to come his way with this RIAA certification. By Zachary Horvath January 09, 2026
Music 50 Cent's "In Da Club" Surpasses 2 Billion Streams On Spotify The newest milestone comes after 50 Cent finished 2025 as the most popular rapper from New York on YouTube. By Cole Blake January 06, 2026
Music Westside Gunn Turns Nicolás Maduro's Arrest Into An Album Cover Donald Trump originally shared the image of Nicolas Maduro after Saturday's arrest on his Truth Social account. By Cole Blake January 05, 2026
Music Kanye West Clears Up Rumors About Leaked James Blake Collab Album Kanye West recently took to X to respond after Albe Back claimed to have written a song called "What I Would've Said At Virgil's Funeral." By Caroline Fisher January 01, 2026
Music 21 Savage Secures Controversial Official First Week Sales For "WHTTS?" After a lot of debate around "WHAT HAPPENED TO THE STREETS?" concerning its first week sales projections, 21 Savage has the final tally. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 21, 2025
Streetwear Future Named Louis Vuitton "Friend Of The House" Future has been named a Friend of the House by Louis Vuitton, marking a major moment in the brand’s culture-driven vision. By Ben Atkinson December 15, 2025