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Reviews Kid Cudi "INSANO" Album Review While it's great to see Mr. Rager in a more energetic, carefree, and musically evolved place, the execution on his ninth studio LP leaves a lot to be desired. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 19, 2024
Music DJ Akademiks & Mal Reveal Drake's Creative Process Behind "ICEMAN" DJ Akademiks, Mal, BenDaDonnn, and more have had a lot to say about the direction of "ICEMAN," and Drake helped enlighten their reporting. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 26, 2026
Music Travis Scott Rides Jet Skis With Two Mystery Women Following Now-Infamous Cannes Brawl Travis seems to be having a good time. By Alexander Cole May 29, 2024
Music NBA YoungBoy Ends Tour By Celebrating Selling Out Every Show NBA YoungBoy dealt with cancelations and violent incidents during his tour, but he still managed to pull off an incredible feat. By Zachary Horvath November 13, 2025
Music Rihanna Supports New Artist Stunna Gambino's Song “DEMONS” On IG Rihanna unintentionally acted as an A&R recently on IG when she posted a video with up and coming rap artist Stunna Gambino's new single "DEMONS" playing in the background. By Keenan Higgins December 23, 2020
Music DMX's Ex-Wife Loses Legal Battle With His Estate Over Catalog Ownership Tashera Simmons attempted to use language in her and DMX's divorce agreement to claim ownership of his catalog. By Cole Blake April 09, 2025
Relationships SZA's Latest Love Interest Sparks Controversy The singer is "embarrassed" by a past relationship. By Devin Morton August 12, 2024
Music Finesse2Tymes Goes Off On Young Thug And Threatens To Fight Offset Finesse2Tymes took issue with Young Thug and Gunna's relationship, while threatening to fight Offset in two videos online. By Cole Blake January 19, 2026
Music Wack 100 Goes Off On Diddy's Sons After Ray J Clash Wack 100 claims to have a video of Christian Combs allegedly sleeping with a woman who is transgender. By Cole Blake December 30, 2024
Music Casanova Feels Some Type Of Way About Not Being Included On Billboard 200 Chart The rapper dropped his album on the 11th. By Erika Marie October 21, 2019
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 R. Kelly's Two Atlanta Homes Were Completely Burglarized While He Was On Tour R. Kelly's homes got cleaned out. By Aron A. December 06, 2017