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Music DJ Akademiks Explains Why Drake & PARTYNEXTDOOR Aren't Dropping The Same Day As The Weeknd Ak believes this is secret promo for "Hurry Up Tomorrow." By Zachary Horvath January 29, 2025
Politics Snoop Dogg Loses Half A Million IG Followers After Trump Performance The rapper has taken a hit. By Elias Andrews January 27, 2025
Music DJ Unk Passes Away At 43 Rest In Peace. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 25, 2025
Music Federal Prosecutors Allege That Rapper's "IRS" Song Confesses To $650 Million Fraud Scheme The feds don't want to let these lyrics slide. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 24, 2025
Music Nas Responds To Winning New York's Casino War Against Jay-Z Fans resurfaced Nas and Jay-Z's iconic hip-hop feud after the Community Advisory Committee ruled on their casino bids. By Cole Blake October 08, 2025
Music Playboi Carti's "Antagonist 2.0" Tour Setlist Is Beyond Parody Playboi Carti is currently on tour with Destroy Lonely, Ken Carson, and Homixide Gang, and as you will see, his setlist is quite something. By Alexander Cole October 06, 2025
Music JT Goes Off On Saucy Santana With A Barrage Of Insults JT's messages for Saucy Santana come as she's also been feuding with Cardi B following the release of "Am I The Drama?" By Cole Blake October 01, 2025
Music Diddy Wants To Block "Mia" Accuser From Speaking At His Sentencing Hearing Diddy will return to the courtroom for his sentencing on Friday, October 3, when he'll finally learn whether he'll have to stay behind bars. By Cole Blake October 01, 2025
Music Diddy Plans To Address Judge During Long-Awaited Sentencing Diddy was found guilty of two counts of transportation for prostitution in July, and faces up to 20 years in prison. By Caroline Fisher October 01, 2025
Music Chris Gotti Slams Ashanti For Not Reaching Out After Irv Gotti's Death Murder Inc. co-founder Irv Gotti passed away at the age of 54 on February 5, 2025, after suffering a hemorrhagic stroke. By Cole Blake September 30, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Admits He Was Terrified During Casanova Confrontation At Barclays Center According to 6ix9ine, he was severely outnumbered when he clashed with Casanova's crew at Barclays Center in 2018. By Caroline Fisher September 29, 2025
Music Kodak Black Hilariously Checks Fan During Bizarre Livestream One of Kodak Black's latest interactions with a fan took a turn for the worse when they began arguing about Voodoo, prison time, and more. By Caroline Fisher September 29, 2025