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Music Young Thug, Clipse, And Sexyy Red Are Your Headlining Rap Acts For Coachella 2026 Leading up to this announcement, Kendrick Lamar was rumored to be one of the three headliners for Coachella 2026. By Zachary Horvath September 16, 2025
Music Kodak Black Raises Eyebrows With Meth Lyrics In “On The Radar” Freestyle Kodak Black's fans are concerned once again thanks to some of his concerning new song lyrics about meth addiction. By Caroline Fisher September 12, 2025
Music SZA Defends Lizzo From Ex-Staffers' Lawsuit Allegations Several former employees of Lizzo filed lawsuits against the singer with allegations of misconduct back in 2023. By Cole Blake September 11, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Trolls Trippie Redd Over Young Thug's GloRilla Comments Young Thug has since apologized to GloRilla, but 6ix9ine still laughed at his remark that only guys like Trippie Redd want to be with her. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 05, 2025
Music Offset’s “Haunted By Fame” Fails To Crack The Billboard 200 Offset recently dropped off his fourth studio album, "Haunted By Fame," just a few months after unleashing "Kiari." By Caroline Fisher November 11, 2025
Music Eminem Matches Drake & Travis Scott's Massive Spotify Achievements Although commercial metrics in the music industry have changed, Eminem is a top-tier performer in pretty much all of them in the 20th century. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 09, 2025
Music Lil Uzi Vert & Roc Nation Sued For Alleged Sexual Harassment & Labor Violations Lil Uzi Vert's anonymous alleged former assistant accused them of sexual harassment and claimed Roc Nation executives ignored her grievances. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 09, 2025
Music Master P Pays Tribute To Young Bleed With The Help Of A.I. Young Bleed passed away, earlier this week, after suffering a brain aneurysm following his performance on "Verzuz." By Cole Blake November 05, 2025
Music Kanye West And Kodak Black Song Leaks Ahead Of "BULLY" Kanye West is supposedly releasing "BULLY" once and for all this Friday, November 7, despite a past of numerous delays. By Zachary Horvath November 03, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy On Pace To Finish With Top-10 Grossing Rap Tour Of All Time NBA YoungBoy is cementing his status as one of the true rap stars of this generation, if he hadn't in your eyes already. By Zachary Horvath October 31, 2025
Music Hip-Hop Makes A Huge Splash On The Hot 100 To Kick Off 2026 Mainstream hip-hop in 2025 was middling, to keep it brief, but the latest Hot 100 chart update may be a sign that a resurgence is upon us. By Zachary Horvath January 08, 2026
Music Drake's New Album Gets A Huge Update From DJ Akademiks: "The IceMan Is Coming" DJ Akademiks has dropped yet another hint about Drake's highly anticipated ninth studio album, "ICEMAN," following months of teasing. By Caroline Fisher January 07, 2026