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Music T.I.'s Defamation Case Officially Set To Go To Trial In June 2026 T.I. and Sabrina Peterson are officially heading to court after an LA judge solidified a trial date for the defamation case T.I. filed. By Devin Morton May 27, 2025
Music Drake x Bobbi Althoff: 5 Takeaways From "Not This Again" Episode 1 Drake sat down with Bobbi Althoff for a new interview, over two years since their first one went viral. Here are some takeaways. By Devin Morton September 02, 2025
Music Chance The Rapper Says His Famous Ab-lib Was Inspired By Mac Miller Mac Miller has been instrumental in launching the rap careers of superstars such as Vince Staples, Schoolboy Q, and Chance The Rapper. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 31, 2025
Music Ralo Claims Young Thug Turns Everyone In Atlanta Against Each Other Ralo previously went back and forth with Young Thug over snitching allegations against not just themselves, but many ATL MCs and colleagues. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 29, 2025
Music 21 Savage Urges Drake To Drop "ICEMAN" Drake's "Her Loss" collaborator, 21 Savage, is like a lot of the former's fans right now. He's just as ready for "ICEMAN" as they are. By Zachary Horvath August 20, 2025
Music Raekwon Drops Stacked Tracklist For New Album "The Emperor's New Clothes" Raekwon's new album "The Emperor's New Clothes" is part of a treasure trove of classic MCs dropping new projects via Mass Appeal. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 10, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky's New Single "pray4dagang" Reportedly Fails To Land On Apple Music Charts A$AP Rocky's new single "pray4dagang" reportedly failed to chart on Apple Music despite being exclusive to the platform for its first day. By Devin Morton July 06, 2025
Music 50 Cent Posts Career Retrospective Video On 50th Birthday 50 Cent celebrates his milestone birthday with a life-spanning Instagram video he dubbed "50 Years of 50." By Devin Morton July 06, 2025
Music Ian Clowned Over His Viral XXL Freshman Freestyle Ian is one of several up-and-coming rappers that XXL recently celebrated with its 2025 Freshman Class issue. By Cole Blake July 03, 2025
Music Ying Yang Twins Leave Fans Puzzled After Bizarre SeaWorld Performance You probably know The Ying Yang Twins best for their crunk classics, as even the crowd at SeaWorld got down to "Get Low." By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 30, 2025
Music Clipse Unveil Star-Studded Tracklist For "Let God Sort Em Out" After much speculation and anticipation, Clipse have decided to share the tracklist for "Let God Sort Em Out" two weeks ahead of its release. By Zachary Horvath June 30, 2025
Music Kanye West & King Combs Team Up On Seven-Track EP "NEVER STOP" Kanye West has been showing a lot of love to Diddy's family as of late, and that is culminating in a new EP with Diddy's son, King Combs. By Alexander Cole June 27, 2025