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Music Jim Jones Welcomes Home Treyway Member Who Did Time With 6ix9ine Mel Murda, also known as Mel Matrix, served a six-year RICO sentence from the same case 6ix9ine cooperated in. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 29, 2025
Music SZA Thanks Kendrick Lamar & Their Teams After Closing Her Last "Grand National" Tour Shows SZA may be tapping out, but Kendrick Lamar still has shows to perform in Australia and Latin America for this "Grand National" tour. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 10, 2025
Music JID Explains Why He Finds Most Rap Beefs "Very Unattractive" JID has been giving off a battle-ready type of energy this year, but he's not going to engage just to "sharpen his sword." By Zachary Horvath August 09, 2025
Music Ciara Teases Gillie Da Kid Over Twerking Look-Alike In Old Ludacris Video Ciara made an appearance on Gillie Da Kid and Wallo's podcast to promote her upcoming album "CiCi" that's dropping August 22. By Zachary Horvath August 06, 2025
Music Chris Brown Calls Out Reports Tying Him To Alleged Shooting Near His Home Chris Brown took to Instagram to deny the shooting happened at all, whereas law enforcement sources are reportedly insisting on it. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 03, 2026
Music Wack 100 Reacts To TDE Getting Sued For Alleged Sexual Harassment & Assault Top Dawg Entertainment was recently hit with several allegations. By Caroline Fisher February 01, 2025
Music Metro Boomin Showers The Weeknd & MIKE DEAN With Immense Praise For "Hurry Up Tomorrow" Metro also outdid himself on the record as well. By Zachary Horvath February 01, 2025
Music Travis Scott & Central Cee Heat Things Up On Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update "4X4" and "Can't Rush Greatness" are making waves. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 25, 2025
Music Drake Airs Out Fake Friends At Toronto Club After Future, Rick Ross & Kendrick Lamar Battle What else would Drake's rant be about? By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 06, 2024
Music NBA YoungBoy Announces First-Ever Headlining Tour & Tickets Are Going On Sale Soon NBA YoungBoy will be hitting the road to perform new music fresh off of his release from prison, earlier this year. By Cole Blake May 15, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Says Kendrick Lamar Left Hip-Hop Directionless After Drake Beef DJ Akademiks thinks only Drake's "ICEMAN" can get hip-hop culture back on course after Kendrick Lamar sought to "Watch The Party Die." By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 26, 2026
Music J Cole Praised For Bowing Out Of Kendrick Lamar Feud After Fans Hear Blistering Drake Diss, "Euphoria" J Cole made it out mostly unscathed. By Cole Blake April 30, 2024