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Music Iggy Azalea Previews New Music: "The ONLY Snippet I’m Posting" Iggy Azalea has some new music on the way. By Mitch Findlay December 11, 2018
Music Future Releases New Merch Collection For "The WIZRD" Future puts on for Eliantte in his new merch line. By Alex Zidel January 09, 2019
Music Pop Smoke Tribute Mural Erected In Rapper's Brooklyn Hometown Pop Smoke is honored with a touching tribute by muralists who created the artwork in the rapper's hometown. By Erika Marie July 09, 2020
Music AllStar JR Allegedly Left NBA Ben 10 Without Feeling In His Legs When reports of AllStar JR's arrest came out, it was unclear if it was tied to the shooting of NBA Ben 10. But more details allege otherwise. By Zachary Horvath April 23, 2026
Music Jay-Z Says Blue Ivy Finally Sees Him As A Cool Dad Now We can't see Hov as anything less than a polar bear's toenails, although to be fair, he's never told us to eat our veggies. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 26, 2023
Music Lil Nas X & Kevin Abstract Discuss Being LGBTQIA+ Artists In Hip Hop The "Industry Baby" star told the Brockhampton rapper that both he and Frank Ocean helped him feel as if it was "slightly more okay" with being himself. By Erika Marie August 24, 2021
Music Beyonce Reportedly Has Thousands Of Tickets Left To Sell For "COWBOY CARTER" Tour Opening Beyonce's "COWBOY CARTER" tour kicks off tonight at SoFi Stadium in California, and will follow with more U.S., U.K., and France stops. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 28, 2025
Music Meek Mill Calls OTF Jam A “Heathen” Over Lil Durk Testimony The Philly rapper questioned Jam’s credibility after he admitted violent crimes while implicating Durk in the alleged Quando Rondo plot. By Erika Marie August 27, 2026
Numbers Lil Baby's "The Bigger Picture" Reaches Double Platinum Status Lil Baby's Grammy-nominated protest anthem is now a multi-platinum single. By Joshua Robinson August 12, 2021
Music 2 Chainz Announces "Dope Don't Sell Itself" Release Date 2 Chainz's new album arrives early next month. By Alex Zidel January 21, 2022
Music "Joe Budden Podcast" Debates If Drake Should Diss Kendrick Lamar On "ICEMAN" Joe Budden and his cohosts also had a discussion around Drake and Kendrick Lamar's album drop rate, wondering if one will step on the other. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 22, 2026
Music Mariah the Scientist Reacts To Concertgoer Trolling Young Thug Amid Snitching Allegations Young Thug's currently facing a lot of criticism and until now, we haven't heard much from his girlfriend, Mariah the Scientist. By Zachary Horvath September 01, 2025