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Music YNW Melly Loses Lawsuit Over Harsh Jail Conditions YNW Melly has been in jail since 2019, when authorities charged him with two counts of first-degree murder. By Cole Blake August 27, 2025
Music Mother Of XXXTENTACION's Son Gekyume Posts Adorable Photo Of Him Starting 1st Grade Fans have been highly supportive and kind towards XXXTENTACION's son online and the same is going on here as he starts grade school. By Zachary Horvath August 12, 2025
Reviews JID "God Does Like Ugly" Review JID loses a bit of his straightforward sharpness on here, but "God Does Like Ugly" balances his ambitions more brashly than ever before. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 11, 2025
Music DDG Eviscerates Soulja Boy By Clowning His $4 Million Sexual Battery Judgement Many fans pointed out the dark irony of Soulja Boy calling out DDG for allegedly abusing Halle Bailey earlier this year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 16, 2025
Music Lefty Gunplay Tells Drake He's Ready To Squabble Up Lefty Gunplay is on the side of Kendrick Lamar which means by extension, he has some smoke for the 6ix God, Drake. By Alexander Cole May 12, 2025
Music Bobby Shmurda Owns Up To Tour Failure, Lawsuits On The Way Bobby Shmurda earned respect from everyone in hip-hop after his release from prison for not snitching and serving more time in his bid. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 11, 2025
Music Kanye West Previews Disrespectful New Song Named After Virgil Abloh It looks like Kanye West's disrespectful attitude towards Virgil Abloh will be featured on his next album, "Cuck," By Cole Blake May 05, 2025
Music Drake Dodges Water Bottles & Toilet Paper During London & Amsterdam Concerts Drake has been performing on the "Some Special Shows 4 U" tour ahead of the release of his next studio album, "Iceman." By Cole Blake August 04, 2025
Music Complex Drops Hip-Hop Media Rankings With Kai Cenat, DJ Akademiks & Joe Budden At The Top Complex's list also includes Anthony Fantano, PlaqueBoyMax, Nadeska Alexis, Charlamagne Tha God, Angela Yee, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 24, 2025
Music Kanye West Collaborator Tobias Smith Suddenly Passes Away At 43 Tobias Smith had an accomplished music career quietly behind the scenes, racking up Grammy wins and sharing his talents with AEW. By Zachary Horvath January 30, 2026
Music How To Listen To J. Cole's "Birthday Blizzard '26" Freestyles J. Cole just dropped off four new freestyles as part of an EP called "Birthday Blizzard '26," hosted by the legendary DJ Clue. By Alexander Cole January 27, 2026
Music Drake Allegedly Spoke To XXXTentacion's Mom After His Passing Drake and XXXTentacion's history has been speculated about even years after the latter's passing. It also wasn't the best. By Zachary Horvath January 15, 2026