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Music DJ Akademiks Calls Out Drake, Kendrick Lamar, & J. Cole For Avoiding Hip Hop Outlets It looks like he took issue with Cole sitting down with Bob Myers and not with outlets that are "for the culture." By Erika Marie March 28, 2023
Music Playboi Carti Reaches Out To Post Malone & Pharrell With rumors swirling about the state of Playboi Carti's "Whole Lotta Red," the rapper extended a curious greeting to Post Malone and Pharrell Williams. By Mitch Findlay November 25, 2020
Music Kevin Gates Opens Up About His Controversial Battery Charge Kevin Gates reflects on a dark moment in his career. By Mitch Findlay October 09, 2018
Music The Game Lines His Studio With Roses While Working On New Album The Game's roses really tie the room together. By Mitch Findlay July 18, 2018
Music Unseen Footage Of King Von's Murder Shown During Lil Durk Trial Lil Durk's trial is currently going down in Los Angeles, and on Day 2, footage of King Von's murder was shown in court. By Alexander Cole August 26, 2026
Music XXXTENTACION Concert Gets Cancelled; Fans Mosh In The Streets In Response Fans weren't going to go home. By Matt F June 21, 2017
Music Young Thug Signs New Publishing Deal With Kobalt Music Group All of Thugger's future music will be released through Kobalt. By Thomas Galindo November 11, 2021
Streetwear Kanye West Mocks Diddy's Assault Video With New Merch Inspired By Cassie's Outfit Kanye West also praised Adolf Hitler during the wild rant. By Cole Blake February 09, 2025
Music Lil Baby Reminisces On The Day He Was Released From Prison 2 years later, Lil Baby is one of the biggest stars in the world. By Alex Zidel July 02, 2018
Music A$AP Rocky's Lawyer Joe Tacopina Reveals Why He Turned Down Diddy Case Joe was deferential to another rapper. By Elias Andrews February 25, 2025
Sports Diddy Premieres Unreleased Song During Beats By Dre Ad Diddy debuted an unreleased song during a new Beats by Dre commercial. By Cole Blake April 27, 2022
Music Logic Releasing "Everybody" Documentary With Album's Deluxe Edition Cop that deluxe edition for a behind the scenes adventure. By Mitch Findlay May 02, 2017