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Music Elliott Wilson Claims Hip-Hop Hasn't Had A Hit Song Since Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" Many folks clapped back with counters to Elliott Wilson's claim, including recent successes from Kendrick Lamar's rival Drake. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 29, 2025
Music Young Thug Fans Grow Impatient As Rapper Hits The Studio Again Ahead Of "UY SCUTI" June is almost over, which means the teased release window for Young Thug's new album "UY SCUTI" is about to fully close. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 29, 2025
Relationships DDG Reportedly Granted Permission To Visit Halo With Halle Bailey In Italy DDG sought permission to travel to Italy with Halle Bailey and Halo earlier this week. There will be a lot of restrictions, however. By Zachary Horvath June 28, 2025
Music 50 Cent Puts Diddy's Lawyer On Blast Once Again Following His Closing Argument Despite 50 Cent's history with Diddy, he showed some sympathy for the mogul as he felt that his lawyer did a poor job in court on June 27. By Zachary Horvath June 28, 2025
Music Drake Confirms That "Iceman" Is Dropping This Year A title that was once speculated by fans is now becoming reality as Drake has just said that "Iceman" is coming in 2025. By Zachary Horvath June 28, 2025
Music Chance The Rapper Taps Lil Wayne & Smino For A "Star Line" Single Coming Very Soon Chance The Rapper's new album "Star Line" comes out next month, and Lil Wayne and Smino will grace one of the album's lead singles. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 27, 2025
Music Drake Responds To T-Pain "Step Away" Comment, Revealing The Auto-Tune Singer Has Always Resented Him Lil Wayne has made heavy contribution in the music careers of Drake and T-Pain. Both were suppose to release joint album with Weezy F. Baby. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 26, 2025
Music Can Cardi B’s "Am I The Drama" Overcome the Sophomore Slump? Seven years later, Cardi B’s sophomore album will reveal whether she can match — or top — the legacy of "Invasion of Privacy." By Aron A. June 26, 2025
Music Diddy Trial Prosecutors Break Down How Jurors Can Convict Him Of Sex Trafficking Diddy is facing a number of charges including sex trafficking and racketeering in his ongoing criminal trial. By Cole Blake June 26, 2025
Music Clipse Deliver Impressive “Ace Trumpets” Performance On “A COLORS SHOW” Clipse are currently gearing up to drop their new album, "Let God Sort Em Out," which is slated for release on July 11. By Caroline Fisher June 26, 2025
Politics White House Uses Usher's "Hey Daddy" To Welcome Donald Trump Back From NATO Summit NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte jokingly referred to Donald Trump as "Daddy" during a NATO Summit in The Hague. By Cole Blake June 26, 2025
Music Ebro Darden Argues Nas Has Done More For Hip-Hop Than Any Other Rapper Ebro Darden is a fan of Nas helping legendary rappers release new albums through his Mass Appeal record label. By Cole Blake June 25, 2025