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Music Who Is Still Supporting Diddy In Hip-Hop? The Diddy scandal has caused many folks in the culture to shift the blame away or speculate on systemic intervention. How are they different? By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 22, 2025
Music Drake & Kodak Black Collab Joins Slew Of Recent Drizzy Leaks Before "Iceman" This leaked Drake and Kodak Black song, titled "Skies Parted" online, is reportedly a scrapped loosie from the 2023 "For All The Dogs" era. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 21, 2025
Music Chris Brown And Summer Walker Share A Sultry Dance During "Take You Down" Performance By Devin Morton September 21, 2025
Music Cardi B Proves She Wrote Diss Lyrics To JT Herself After Joe Budden’s Ghostwriter Claim Cardi B’s sophomore album, Am I The Drama?, achieved platinum certification by the RIAA on its release day. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 20, 2025
Music Young Thug Reunites With Trippie Redd In The Studio And Teases New Snippet Young Thug took a shot at Trippie Redd in one of the many leaked jail calls and the latter was pretty upset after hearing what he had to say. By Zachary Horvath September 20, 2025
Music Drake's "NOKIA" Is Now The Most Streamed Rap Song Of 2025 Rap hasn't been as dominant in 2025 in terms of commercial hit songs, but even during a down year, Drake manages to be at the top. By Zachary Horvath September 20, 2025
Music D4vd’s “Romantic Homicide” Climbs Charts After Missing Teen Is Found In His Tesla The body of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas, who went missing last year, was found in an impounded Tesla registered to D4vd this month. By Caroline Fisher September 19, 2025
Music Jay Electronica Finally Releases "Act 1" & "Act 2" On Streaming Both of these Jay Electronica projects now appear on Apple Music, although only one of them is available on Spotify at press time. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 18, 2025
Music Karrueche Tran Co-Signs Chris Brown’s Viral Dance With Kayla Nicole Chris Brown brought Kayla Nicole onstage during his "Breezy Bowl XX" tour stop in Los Angeles, and the performance continues to make waves. By Caroline Fisher September 17, 2025
Music Nine Vicious Hints At Mysterious Tensions With Young Thug’s YSL Nine Vicious has generated a lot of excitement for himself thanks to inking a deal with Young Thug's YSL. But it seems things aren't good. By Zachary Horvath September 13, 2025
Music Lil Durk Trial Could Face Delay Until 2026 Due To "Complex" Case Lil Durk and his legal team disagree with prosecutors and defense attorneys, as he wants to face trial this October as previously scheduled. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 12, 2025
Music Boosie Badazz Responds To Kodak Black's Diss Over Young Thug Drama Kodak Black thinks Boosie Badazz should drag Young Thug as much as he did 6ix9ine for his snitching scandal. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 11, 2025