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Politics Kneecap Cancels U.S. Tour As Legal Fallout From Terrorism Charge Continues Kneecap has labeled the case against them a "witch-hunt" as member Mo Chara faces a terrorism related charge. By Cole Blake August 25, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Announces Expansive "Antagonist" Tour Featuring Opium Labelmates Playboi Carti has been trying to head out on tour since July 2023, but after clearing several roadblocks, the Opium boss is finally doing it. By Zachary Horvath August 25, 2025
Music BigXthaPlug’s Attorney Is Committed To Fighting For Him Amid Gun And Drug Case Last week, BigXthaPlug was arrested in Dallas for alleged gun and drug possession just after dropping his new album, "I Hope You're Happy." By Caroline Fisher August 25, 2025
Music Ksoo Attends YFN Lucci Concert From Prison With The Help Of Lil Duval Earlier this month, Ksoo was found guilty of first-degree murder in the 2020 death of fellow Jacksonville rapper Lil Buck. By Caroline Fisher August 25, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & Drake Are In A Tight Race For The Best Selling Album Of 2025 The update comes as Drake is still gearing up to release his highly-anticipated solo album, "Iceman," at some point this year. By Cole Blake August 25, 2025
Music Drake Asks Stake If It's "Personal" After Being Unable To Withdraw Funds From Account Drake recently (potentially) burnt a bridge with Kick and Stake and was unable to withdraw his money from Stake following his latest rant. By Devin Morton August 24, 2025
Music Everything We Know About Doja Cat's New Album "Vie" Doja Cat recently confirmed her new album would be arriving in September, and this is everything else we know about "Vie" so far. By Devin Morton August 25, 2025
Music The Weeknd Brings Out Future During Atlanta Tour Stop For Performance Of "Low Life" The Weeknd has brought out several big-name special guests along his tour stops, but this one with Future may go down as the best. By Zachary Horvath August 23, 2025
Music Travis Scott Cuts Leeds Festival Set Short For Mysterious Reasons Travis Scott will return to a headlining stage tomorrow (Sunday, August 24) for Leeds' sister festival, Reading. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 23, 2025
Music Ghostface Killah Wants Tyler, The Creator To Send Him Beats However, the specific Tyler, The Creator song that led Ghostface Killah to this conclusion may surprise you. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 23, 2025
Music Drake Tells Adin Ross He Wants To Box Kick's CEO At A Walmart Drake has been very critical of Kick and Stake cofounders Ed Craven and Bijan Tehrani for various recent reasons. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 23, 2025
Music Bloodhound Q50 Drops Diss Track Against Haters Celebrating His Reported Shooting Bloodhound Q50 was allegedly the target of a St. Louis shooting for allegedly stealing $60K from folks in the city. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 22, 2025