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Music Lil Poppa's Cause Of Death Officially Revealed Yesterday, the Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed that Lil Poppa was pronounced dead at the age of 25. By Caroline Fisher February 19, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Reveals Tracklist For New Album "Don't Be Dumb" A$AP Rocky has finally shared more insight into his upcoming album, "Don't Be Dumb," which is just days away. By Cole Blake January 14, 2026
Music Dr. Umar Claims 50 Cent Made Diddy Docuseries Out Of “Self-Hatred” Netflix's new 50 Cent-produced doc, "Sean Combs: The Reckoning," continues to elicit mixed reactions from viewers. By Caroline Fisher December 16, 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
Music Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" Falls Out Of The Hot 100 After Historic Run Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" will probably never be surpassed in terms of the success it achieved as a diss track. By Zachary Horvath May 28, 2025
Music Two Suspects Arrested In LGP Qua Murder Case While Another Suspect Remains At Large Police officials accused three men of murdering Philadelphia rapper LGP Qua after trying to rob him on Mother's Day. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 26, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar's "GNX" Reclaims Number One Spot By Narrowly Outselling Drake Kendrick Lamar backed up his claims of being the best of the "Big Three" on wax, and he did it again with album sales. By Elias Andrews March 10, 2025
Music How Bob Marley & The Wailers “Get Up Stand Up” Became Hip-Hop’s Spiritual Predecessor These samples and interpolations of Bob Marley & The Wailers "Get Up Stand Up" capture the song's essence through hip-hop's lens. By Aron A. February 08, 2025
Politics Elon Musk Taunts Snoop Dogg For Crypto Ball Performance In Celebration Of Donald Trump Elon Musk called out Snoop Dogg for the performance. By Cole Blake January 20, 2025
Music Real Boston Richey’s Sister Accuses Tatiana Chanell Of Sleeping With Lil Baby Recently, Real Boston Richey's sister decided to go after his ex-girlfriend Tatiana Chanell amid her disturbing allegations. By Caroline Fisher April 13, 2025
Music Justin Bieber Parties With Gunna, Lil B, IShowSpeed & More At "SWAG" Listening Event Def Jam and Justin Bieber sent out emails last week that "SWAG" is the most listened to album in the world. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 27, 2025
Music T.I. Shuts Down Tiny Cheating Rumors With Boo'd Up Photos T.I. makes sure to remind us all he's in love with one woman only: Tiny. By Alex Zidel June 04, 2019