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Music Young Thug Name-Drops Gunna In Scathing "UY Scuti" Diss Young Thug dropped his fourth studio album, "UY Scuti," on Friday, marking his first release since getting out of jail, last year. By Cole Blake September 26, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Admits To Violating Probation After Hitting Man Over Snitching Claims In court today, 6ix9ine said that he and another individual "hit a person" back in August, and that it was "wrong." By Caroline Fisher September 25, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Savagely Roasts Pierre Bourne With Viral Interview Diss 6ix9ine claimed in a viral DJ Vlad interview that he stole Pierre Bourne's "GUMMO" beat from Trippie Redd. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 25, 2025
Music Diddy’s Lawyers Argue He Took Part In Voyeurism, Not Prostitution, As Sentencing Looms Diddy's legal team appeared in court for a hearing today, and tried to convince the judge to overturn his conviction. By Caroline Fisher September 25, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Hits The Studio With Jim Jones Ahead Of "BABY BOI" Album Hip-hop fans may not expect these two artists to work together, but Playboi Carti and Jim Jones have an odd commonality in the game. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 25, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Reveals New Deposition Clip As "Grand National Tour" Continues Kendrick Lamar's use of deposition skits come as Drake is taking legal action against Universal Music Group. By Cole Blake September 25, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Wants To Risk Life In Prison To Get Revenge On Men Who Jumped Him Considering all of 6ix9ine's probation issues and a lot of legal trouble, a confrontation would likely hold severe consequences for him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 25, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Sells Out Massive Mexico City Stadium On “Grand National” Tour Earlier this week, Kendrick Lamar kicked off the South American leg of his "Grand National" tour alongside CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso. By Caroline Fisher September 25, 2025
Music Chris Blake Griffith Theorizes About Stefon Diggs' Sexuality With DJ Akademiks JT originally resurfaced Chris Blake Griffith's allegations about Stefon Diggs while feuding with Cardi B. By Cole Blake September 25, 2025
Pop Culture Drake Gifts Adin Ross 2,000 Subs Following Ross's Twitch Return Adin Ross returned to Twitch on Monday and Drake was right there to welcome him back after two years off the platform. By Devin Morton September 24, 2025
Music Drake Eyes Another Massive Streaming Milestone Ahead Of “ICEMAN” Release Earlier this month, it was confirmed that Drake is now the first artist in Spotify history to rack up over 120 billion streams. By Caroline Fisher September 24, 2025
Music Hip-Hop Hits A New Low At Coachella 2026 Coachella announced its lineup for next year earlier this month and fans of hip-hop noticed the lack of representation for the genre. By Zachary Horvath September 24, 2025