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Music Kanye West Is Ready To Risk It All To Get His Kids Back In Spiteful Rant Against The Industry Kanye West has a lot of anger built up inside of him and it seems that his kids are the reason why he's been the way he's been lately. By Zachary Horvath April 29, 2025
Music Daylyt Appears To Take More Shots At Joey Badass On New Song, "Backpack" Joey Badass previously challenged the entire West Coast on his song, "The Ruler's Back," earlier this year. By Cole Blake April 29, 2025
Music Lil Durk Hit With New Obstacle In Murder-For-Hire Case As Feds Seize His Unreleased Music Lil Durk has been behind bars since last October when authorities arrested him for an alleged murder-for-hire plot. By Cole Blake April 29, 2025
Music Benny The Butcher Announces Surprise Album Dropping This Friday Benny The Butcher is returning and dropping his first LP of 2025 and he's bringing along some familiar friends. By Zachary Horvath April 29, 2025
Music Adam22 Adds Fuel To Wild "Cuck" Rumors About Kanye West Kanye West previously described his style of music as "cuck" and is even naming his next album after the idea. By Cole Blake April 29, 2025
Music Rick Ross Gives Evasive Answer When Asked About Drake’s Monumental UMG Lawsuit The Drake and Rick Ross beef headlines have fallen to the wayside, but it's clear that Rozay still feels a way about his former collaborator. By Zachary Horvath April 29, 2025
Music Beyoncé Shares Wholesome Moments With Blue Ivy & Rumi Carter To Open "Cowboy Carter" Tour Beyoncé and Blue Ivy are no strangers to sharing the stage, but Rumi made a surprise appearance and left fans happy. By Zachary Horvath April 29, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Takes The High Road As Megan Thee Stallion Struggles To Chart With "Whenever" DJ Akademiks argued that Megan Thee Stallion isn't in the same tier as Cardi B, Doja Cat, and Nicki Minaj. By Cole Blake April 29, 2025
Music We Now Know Beyoncé’s Epic 40-Track Setlist For The "Cowboy Carter" Tour Beyoncé put on one heck of an opening night performance yesterday (April 28) for her "Cowboy Carter" tour and it was backed by a big setlist. By Zachary Horvath April 29, 2025
Music Beyonce Fans Believe She's Teasing Her Next Album With "Cowboy Carter Tour" Merch Beyonce previously confirmed that "Renaissance" and "Cowboy Carter" are just two parts of a trilogy of albums. By Cole Blake April 29, 2025
Streetwear Kanye West Prepares For The Met Gala With KKK-Inspired Outfit That Will Surely Get Him Kicked Out Kanye West has always sought to be provocative and his Met Gala plans are yet another example of his desire for attention. By Alexander Cole April 29, 2025
Music Birdman Claims Cash Money Gave $2 Billion To Drake, Lil Wayne & Nicki Minaj's Careers Birdman's larger Cash Money imprint held Young Money, on which Lil Wayne led Drake and Nicki Minaj to massive success. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 28, 2025