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Reviews Mobb Deep "Infinite" Review "Infinite" is a proper send-off for Mobb Deep. Eight years after Prodigy’s death, Havoc recreates their familiar universe, honoring posthumous verses while showcasing his own evolution alongside The Alchemist. By Aron A. October 15, 2025
Music Blueface Gets His Las Vegas Strip Ban Lifted But There's A Catch Blueface was able to dodge a 2-5-year prison sentence stemming from this Las Vegas strip club shooting that occurred in October 2022. By Zachary Horvath October 10, 2025
Music AI 2Pac Video Has Social Media Extremely Concerned For The Future In addition to the video of 2Pac, AI-generated videos of other celebrities have been emerging online as well. By Cole Blake October 06, 2025
Sports Steph Curry Admits He's Tired Of "Not Like Us" Due To Drake Friendship Steph Curry's comments come as LeBron James has been vocal about his support of Kendrick Lamar throughout the beef. By Cole Blake July 24, 2025
Music Beanie Sigel Uses AI To Restore His Original Voice On "Can't Leave Streets Alone" Fans are thrilled to finally hear Beanie Sigel getting back into rapping with the help of artificial intelligence. By Cole Blake December 03, 2025
Music DJ Vlad Gets Revenge On Rory By Calling Him A "Racist" In response to Rory's recently resurfaced controversial tweets, DJ Vlad called him a hypocrite for comparing their whiteness in hip-hop. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 14, 2025
Wrestling Westside Gunn Blasts WWE For Alleged "RAW" Kick-Out & Threats To His Music Westside Gunn's wrestling fandom has been evident for years, but the WWE is allegedly not happy with it at all. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 09, 2025
Music Kai Cenat Says Drake’s ICEMAN Episode 3 “Wasted My Time” Ahead of hosting a conversation with Latto and Ice Spice, ending a feud, Kai Cenat watches Drake’s latest ICEMAN episode. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 05, 2025
Music Lil Yachty & PlaqueBoyMax Cook Up "In The Booth" On Stream With The Concrete Boys Lil Yachty and PlaqueBoyMax also hosted Dc2trill, Draft Day, and Camo! for their "In The Booth" livestream. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 14, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Reveals How A Family Death Led To Baby Keem Relationship Kendrick Lamar and Baby Keem gave fans "family ties," "Savior," "The Hillbillies," and more after rekindling their bond as cousins. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 17, 2026
Sports J Cole Clowned Over Disappointing First Game With The Nanjing Monkey Kings J Cole's first game with the Nanjing Monkey Kings is officially in the books but unfortunately, he wasn't able to put in a good performance. By Zachary Horvath April 12, 2026
Music YNW Melly's Mom Reportedly Wore A Wire To Aid His Trial But It May Backfire YNW Melly's case is already complex, but his path to a more lenient sentence may have just become more difficult and very unlikely. By Zachary Horvath March 02, 2026