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Music Judge Scolds Lil Durk Fans For Giving "Free Durk" Postcards In Courtroom The judge in the Lil Durk case reportedly warned fans they could be prosecuted for contempt of court due to their actions. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 21, 2026
Music Blueface Reportedly Gets In Shootout As Video Of Chrisean Rock Beating Up A Woman In The Street Goes Viral Blueface and Chrisean Rock are currently under scrutiny as videos from last night showcase some alleged concerning behavior. By Alexander Cole August 17, 2026
Music BIA Offers Doja Cat An Apology After Years Of Rumored Tension BIA took responsibility for past shady remarks after Doja Cat said she was not interested in revisiting the tension. By Erika Marie August 14, 2026
Music Tyga Pushes Back On AI Criticism Over $TARFACE Pitchfork’s 0.0 review sparked more debate around $TARFACE, but Tyga says the album is still entirely his work. By Erika Marie August 13, 2026
Music Drake Reveals The “Pen Isn’t Dry” In PSA To His Opps Drake's Kick stream last night held not just general shots at his hip-hop opponents, but also more specific jabs at Jay-Z and Roc Nation. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 09, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Claims West Coast Hip-Hop Is "Dead" Beyond Kendrick Lamar DJ Akademiks also had a lot to say about Kendrick Lamar and The Game's long-running tensions, and he has a problem with their resurgence. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 08, 2026
Music Pooh Shiesty Fans Are Shocked By New Album "All Eyes On Shiest" Amid a complex and high-profile legal case accusing him of robbing Gucci Mane, Pooh Shiesty had a lot to say on "All Eyes On Shiest." By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 07, 2026
Relationships Rihanna Appears To Throw Shots At Drake While Dancing On A$AP Rocky Rihanna fires back. By Aron A. August 05, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Picks Winner In Hypothetical Drake & A$AP Rocky Boxing Match DJ Akademiks has weighed in on A$AP Rocky's desire to go bare knuckle fighting with the likes of Drake. By Alexander Cole August 05, 2026
Relationships A$AP Rocky Passionately Explains His Love For Rihanna: "She's Always F*cking There For Me" A$AP Rocky found himself a real ride-or-die in Rihanna. By Aron A. August 04, 2026
Numbers Rick Ross' Final First-Week Sales For 'Set In Stone' Are In The album's first-week performance has sparked early conversation about where it fits within Ross' extensive catalog. By Erika Marie July 28, 2026
Music John Legend Previews Fiery Track "Bodies On The Floor" With Clipse John Legend and Pharrell Williams are dropping "Muse" tonight, and the album comes complete with a Clipse feature. By Alexander Cole October 22, 2026