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Music Lil Wayne's Son Neal Claims Lil Baby's "WHAM" Album Is "Terrible" This Carter was not impressed. By Elias Andrews January 16, 2025
Music Ebro Refutes The Belief That He's A Hater Of Independent Media Ebro says he's always been one to crack jokes about DJ Akademiks and other creators, but he wasn't going after independent media. By Cole Blake April 15, 2026
Music The Game Says Hip-Hop Is Suffering Without Drake The Game recently hopped online to share his hot take on the lasting impact Drake and Kendrick Lamar's beef has had on hip-hop. By Caroline Fisher April 15, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Walks Out Court With Ray-Bans On Right Into The Brand's First-Ever Creative Director Position A$AP Rocky joins the Ray-Bans empire. By Bryson "Boom" Paul February 23, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" Breaks Yet Another Record Thanks To International Streams What else is new? By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 20, 2025
Music Travis Scott Teases New Sheck Wes Collab That Blows Out Speakers Travis Scott has been locked in the studio, and he finally gave fans a preview of an upcoming song with Sheck Wes. By Elias Andrews March 31, 2025
Relationships Girlfriend Of Real Boston Richey Allegedly Presses Charges Following Phone Snatching Altercation Official documents or police reports have not been released yet, so these remain purely allegations against Real Boston Richey for now. By Zachary Horvath March 31, 2025
Music Bishop Brigante Passes Away As Drake, Royce Da 5'9, & Many More Share Tributes Bishop Brigante released several popular singles over the years and even enjoyed a small acting career as well. By Cole Blake March 31, 2025
Music AZ Chike Talks Kendrick Lamar “peekaboo,” Getting Roasted By ScHoolboy Q & West Coast Unity After delivering back-to-back standout verses on ScHoolboy Q’s "Blue Lips" and Kendrick Lamar’s "GNX," AZ Chike has solidified himself as one of Los Angeles’ most exciting rap voices. He shares a hilarious story about the now-famous group photo from Kendrick’s The Pop Out, his initial fear of signing a record deal, and gaining support of West Coast legends. By Aron A. March 27, 2025
Music MIKE Concertgoers Get Bashed Mercilessly For Playing Chess During His Show Fans of MIKE couldn't believe their eyes after witnessing this truly one-of-a-kind moment and they took the time to unleash on them. By Zachary Horvath March 26, 2025
Relationships Trina's Husband Reportedly Arrested For Battery Over 2023 Altercation In Miami Trina's husband, who is of "Love & Hip Hop: Miami" fame, was reportedly arrested Thursday according to "TMZ." By Zachary Horvath March 22, 2025
Music Kanye West Reportedly Filmed DJ Akademiks Interview Wearing "All Black Costume" Kanye West tweets are one thing, but the rapper allegedly did an interview wearing an extremely controversial outfit. By Elias Andrews March 20, 2025