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Music Drake Finally Cancels His Australia & New Zealand Tour Dates After Months Without Updates Live Nation Australia says Drake will still be returning to Australia and New Zealand at some point in the future. By Cole Blake July 29, 2025
Music Kodak Black Says “F*ck DJ Khaled” In New Song During a recent stream with N3on, Kodak Black seemingly confirmed that he has beef with DJ Khaled by previewing an upcoming track. By Caroline Fisher July 28, 2025
Music Metro Boomin Boasts Impressive Feature List For New Mixtape "A Futuristic Summa" While some familiar names will appear on this Metro Boomin mixtape, its most exciting guests are Southern rap icons of yesteryear. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 28, 2025
Politics Donald Trump Accuses Beyonce Of Illegally Endorsing Kamala Harris During Passionate Rant Over the weekend, Donald Trump hit Beyonce, Oprah, and Al Sharpton with some serious allegations on Truth Social. By Caroline Fisher July 28, 2025
Pop Culture N3on Apologizes For Racist Remarks Following Controversial "Breakfast Club" Interview N3on apologized to the public actions after his old, highly racist content resurfaced following his "Breakfast Club" interview. By Devin Morton July 27, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Seemingly Teases Tracklist For New Album "BABY BOI" Playboi Carti took to Instagram to shout out the new NBA YoungBoy album "MASA," on which he makes an appearance. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 26, 2025
Music Fans React To Tyler The Creator & Frank Ocean Unfollowing Each Other On Instagram Tyler The Creator and Frank Ocean go way back, and an Instagram unfollow is a big deal these days when it comes to celebrity friendships. By Zachary Horvath July 26, 2025
Music Don Toliver Confirms He’s Dropping A New Album In 2025 In his new "FAULT Magazine" cover story, Don Toliver says his new album is what he's looking forward to revealing the most this year. By Caroline Fisher July 25, 2025
Music Fans Theorize Drake Was Dissing Kendrick Lamar With Pinocchio Reference On "Iceman" Stream Drake has been in England since his historic headlining performance at Wireless Festival, earlier this month. By Cole Blake July 25, 2025
Music LL Cool J Reaffirms He Created The Hip-Hop Acronym “G.O.A.T” During Late-Night Conversation With Seth Meyers LL Cool J released his debut album, Radio, in 1985. It includes classic songs such as “I Can’t Live Without My Radio,” “Rock The Bells." By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 24, 2025
Music Ken Carson Tour Reportedly Canceled Amid Playboi Carti & Opium Tour Rumors We will see if Ken Carson, Playboi Carti, Destroy Lonely, and Homixide Gang finally take Opium on the road, as they promised some years ago. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 24, 2025
Music Salt-N-Pepa’s Cheryl James Rejects Drake Comparisons Amid UMG Lawsuit Cheryl James of Salt-N-Pepa says Drake suing UMG over Kendrick Lamar's Grammy-winning diss track is "kind of like calling the police." By Caroline Fisher July 24, 2025