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Music Playboi Carti Fans Torch Rapper After New Snippet Bites Yeat's Sound Playboi Carti is really trying fans' patience with the rollout for his album, and now they have started to criticize the rapper's music. By Elias Andrews March 06, 2025
Music Amber Rose Blames Kanye West’s Erratic Behavior On “Enablers” Around Him According to Amber Rose, she was able to help Kanye West grieve the loss of his mother since her mother lost a parent at a young age. By Caroline Fisher March 06, 2025
Music Wu-Tang Clan Tap Ernie Johnson Jr. To Narrate Stunning "The Final Chamber" Tour Trailer Wu-Tang Clan's last group tour, "Wu-Tang Forever: The Final Chamber" with Run The Jewels, begins June 6 in Baltimore. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 03, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Continues His Dominance Over Drake As The Latter Falls Out Of The Billboard Top 10 Kendrick Lamar and Drake both dropped albums that have been competing on the charts in recent months. By Cole Blake March 03, 2025
Music Who Had The Better Verse? Wiz Khalifa Fans Praise His Teased Feature On J Cole's "cLOUDs" We don't know if J Cole will officially release this Wiz Khalifa version of "cLOUDs," but fans are loving it regardless. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 28, 2025
Music Yasiin Bey Puts “Exploitative” Streaming Services On Blast During a recent interview, Yasiin Bey criticized the music industry, going after streaming services in particular. By Caroline Fisher February 27, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Suspects UMG Is Allegedly Suppressing Drake’s Song “Nokia” Recently, DJ Akademiks theorized that if Drake's song "Nokia" drops out of the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, UMG is suppressing it. By Caroline Fisher February 26, 2025
Music Drake & PARTYNEXTDOOR Receive Promising Second-Week Sales Projections For "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U" "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U" already achieved healthy numbers week one, but the things are still looking positive for Drake and PND next week too. By Zachary Horvath February 26, 2025
Music Jermaine Dupri Blasts Rolling Stone For Disrespectful Michael Jackson Ranking Jermaine Dupri is furious with Rolling Stone for disrespecting Michael Jackson by including him on their list of "terrible songs." By Cole Blake February 24, 2025
Music Yung Joc Reveals His Three Nephews Died In Atlanta Apartment Fire Prayers for Yung Joc. By Bryson "Boom" Paul February 23, 2025
Music Tony Buzbee Reportedly Barred From Practicing Law In New York City After Jay-Z & Diddy Lawsuit Apart from the dropped sexual assault lawsuit against Jay-Z and Diddy, Tony Buzbee had filed over a dozen cases against Sean Combs in NYC. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 22, 2025
Politics What's The Big Deal? Jim Jones Defends Rappers Visiting White House To "Respect" Donald Trump Jim Jones thinks Snoop Dogg, Rick Ross, Boosie Badazz, and other rappers supporting Donald Trump's White House made the right call. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 22, 2025