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Music Benzino Claims Young Thug's Jail Calls Are Leaked By The U.S. Government Benzino's rap career began in the 90s, it has included beefs with 50 Cent, Eminem, Fat Joe, and his daughter Coi Leray. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 07, 2025
Music Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist Are Already Working On "Alfredo 3" Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist's "Alfredo 2" has been lauded as one of the best hip-hop albums of the year so far. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 04, 2025
Music The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights" Lands Atop Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Of The Century List The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights" is the biggest song in the history of the Hot 100, so it is not surprising that it took this honor as well. By Devin Morton August 28, 2025
Music T-Hood's Death Deemed A Homicide By Police After Autopsy Report T-Hood was tragically killed earlier this month on August 9 after succumbing to several gunshot wounds at his home in Snellville, Georgia. By Zachary Horvath August 27, 2025
Music Lil Baby's "My Turn" Tops Billboard's Polarizing Ranking Of The Top Rap Albums Of The 21st Century In addition to Lil Baby, other artists to land inside the top 10 included Drake, Kendrick Lamar, SZA, The Weeknd, and more. By Cole Blake August 27, 2025
Music Southside Says Young Thug Friendship Can't Bring Him To Work With Gunna Gunna and Young Thug's relationship is essentially over and its causing people to choose sides like trap producer Southside. By Zachary Horvath August 25, 2025
Music Offset Fires Back At Listener's Backhanded Compliment For His New Album Offset dropped his most personal and honest record to date this weekend with "KIARI" featuring JID, Gunna, John Legend and more. By Zachary Horvath August 23, 2025
Music Jay-Z Throws Apparent Shade At Kanye West While Performing With Beyonce In Paris The move comes as Kanye West has made numerous headlines in recent months for speaking about Jay-Z and Beyonce. By Cole Blake June 23, 2025
Music Kehlani Promotes New Single "Folded" With Summer-Ready Gym Bod That Can FOLD Y'all Boyfriend Kehlani toured the nation in 2024 with her latest album, Crash. It included the hit single "After Hours." It reached the top of the charts. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 22, 2025
Music Drake Sparks Uproar After Joining Morgan Wallen On Tour In Houston Drake and country singer Morgan Wallen previously collaborated on the song, "You Broke My Heart" back in 2023. By Cole Blake June 22, 2025
Music Beyonce & Jay-Z Take Sneaky Helicopter Trip To View Sprawling UK Estate Beyonce and Jay-Z were recently in England for her six record-breaking "Cowboy Carter" shows at London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. By Caroline Fisher June 20, 2025
Music Kanye West Takes A Surprising Turn On New Snippet Amid Possible "Bully" Delay A lot of Kanye West fans are not surprised that his new album "Bully" has not come out as expected on June 15... At least, not yet. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 15, 2025