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Music Kanye West Bizarrely Changes His Album Title To "Cuck" Kanye West has already confirmed that he'll be working with Dave Blunts on several songs off of the upcoming project. By Cole Blake April 21, 2025
Music Pusha T & Jadakiss Face Off In Viral Debate Over Who Is The Better Rapper Other fans have been arguing that Pusha T and Jadakiss are too different as artists to compare to one another. By Cole Blake April 08, 2026
Music 21 Savage Breaks His Silence On Latto’s Pregnancy Announcement Last week, Latto broke the news that she's pregnant with her first child and preparing to drop her fourth studio album, "Big Mama." By Caroline Fisher March 26, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals Release Window For Drake's "ICEMAN" DJ Akademiks hopped on stream on Monday night and offered up his take on when Drake's "ICEMAN" will hit the masses. By Alexander Cole March 24, 2026
Relationships Shyne Accuses Brandy Of Lying And Doubles Down On Their Relationship History Brandy described her relationship with Shyne as "platonic" in a statement after he discussed her on "It Is What It Is." By Cole Blake March 23, 2026
Music August Alsina Calls Young Thug's Comments On Gay Men "Dumb" Thugger had a controversial hot take on gay men who are closeted, and August Alsina addressed the remarks, calling them "stupid." By Erika Marie June 24, 2026
Music Kanye West Announces Release Date For "BULLY" Deluxe Album Kanye West is currently going on a World Tour, and with "Gemini Season" making the rounds, the artist has a new album dropping. By Alexander Cole June 09, 2026
Music Drake's "ICEMAN" Now Eligible For RIAA Gold Certification After First Week Sales Billboard hasn't confirmed the final first week sales numbers for Drake's "ICEMAN," but a few extra days of tracking at least got it to Gold. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 24, 2026
Music Kanye West Gets Support From Jason Voorhees Actor For Mask Usage Kanye West has gotten the actor's blessing. By Cole Blake February 10, 2024
Music 7 Worst Rap Diss Tracks Ever Beef is the lifeblood of hip hop's competitive spirit, but not all of them are created equal. Here's a look at the worst diss tracks ever. By TeeJay Small January 15, 2024
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
Music Kendrick Lamar's "DNA" Becomes His Latest Diamond Hit A great start to K.Dot's 2025. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 02, 2025