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Music Yung Lean Reveals Why He Had To Cut Ties With Kanye West During a recent interview, Yung Lean got candid about his former friendship with Kanye West, and his decision to distance himself from him. By Caroline Fisher November 06, 2025
Music Blueface Breaks His Silence And Shows Off New Physique After Being Released From Jail There were rumblings that Blueface had been released from jail over the weekend, and now, we have confirmation. By Alexander Cole November 03, 2025
Music Cardi B Receives Strong Final Sales Figures For "AM I THE DRAMA?" Cardi B, despite some middling reviews, has done well with "AM I THE DRAMA?" and its being rewarded with an impressive opening week. By Zachary Horvath September 27, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Sells Out Massive Mexico City Stadium On “Grand National” Tour Earlier this week, Kendrick Lamar kicked off the South American leg of his "Grand National" tour alongside CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso. By Caroline Fisher September 25, 2025
Music Drake Eyes Another Massive Streaming Milestone Ahead Of “ICEMAN” Release Earlier this month, it was confirmed that Drake is now the first artist in Spotify history to rack up over 120 billion streams. By Caroline Fisher September 24, 2025
Music Drake Sends Odd Message About "Good Times" Amid "Iceman" Rollout Ahead of the release of the new album "Iceman," Drake is busy overseas on tour. How many good times can he have before they're draining? By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 18, 2025
Music Drake Shows Love To Fan Who Gifted Him Custom "ICEMAN" Chain Drake took to Instagram to show off a custom "ICEMAN" chain he received from a fan. Maybe he'll wear it during one of his upcoming shows. By Devin Morton September 14, 2025
Music Meek Mill Warns Of American “Mental Health Crisis” After Deadly Philadelphia Shooting Meek Mill recently compared the fatal shooting of Lauren Jardine to the murder of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska. By Caroline Fisher September 11, 2025
Music Yeat Takes Shot At Kendrick Lamar On New Drake Collab “Dog House” Drake dropped off his newest track last night, "Dog House" featuring Yeat and Julia Wolf, which features shade directed at Kendrick Lamar. By Caroline Fisher September 09, 2025
Music Jackboy Enters Prison Debate With Pointed Comments For Kodak Black Another one of Kodak Black's enemies, Jackboy, is chiming in with his two cents on the former's time in protective custody. By Zachary Horvath March 13, 2026
Music Keefe D Left Scrambling After Latest Update In His Tupac Murder Trial Duane "Keefe D" Davis will have to find new legal counsel to help him navigate the murder case against him regarding Tupac Shakur. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 13, 2026
Music Jay-Z’s $20 Million Loan Under Scrutiny Amid Uncle Nearest Legal Battle The Fawn Weaver-owned whiskey brand Uncle Nearest is being accused of hiding money by its lender, Farm Credit Mid-America. By Caroline Fisher March 11, 2026