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Music NBA YoungBoy Receives First-Week Sales Projections For “MASA” Just months after getting pardoned by Donald Trump, NBA YoungBoy dropped his eighth studio album, "MASA (Make America Slime Again)." By Caroline Fisher July 30, 2025
Music Dr. Khalid Muhammad's Estate Files Lawsuits Against 2Pac, Public Enemy, And D'Angelo Over Uncleared Vocal Samples Dr. Khalid Muhammad's estate filed lawsuits against several prominent artists, citing uncleared samples of his voice. By Devin Morton July 29, 2025
Music Tory Lanez Gets New Court Date Amid Fight To Overturn Conviction In 2022, Tory Lanez was found guilty of shooting Megan Thee Stallion in the foot after a party two years prior. By Caroline Fisher July 29, 2025
Music YSL Lawyer Indicted For Alleged Involvement In Gang Activity & Drug Trafficking Nicole Fegan previously represented a defendant in the viral YSL RICO case, which centered around Young Thug. By Cole Blake July 23, 2025
Music Joey Bada$$ Performs Unreleased Track From New Album, "Lonely At The Top" Joey Bada$$ is in the midst of a huge year after already welcoming his first child with Serayah, last month. By Cole Blake July 17, 2025
Music Clipse Perform Emotional Rendition Of "The Birds Don't Sing" On "The Tonight Show" Clipse performed on "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon," delivering an emotional tribute to their parents. By Devin Morton July 16, 2025
Music Clipse Fans Discuss The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly On New Album "Let God Sort Em Out" With an album as big as Clipse's comeback record, it's only natural that you will get haters and glazers from all sides. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 11, 2025
Music Kid Cudi Prepares New Music With "Free" Cover Art Reveal Kid Cudi had to halt his album release after breaking his leg in 2024. The rap star jumped off the stage during a festival performance. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 10, 2025
Music Ian Connor Mercilessly Clowns ASAP Rocky For Messy "DON'T BE DUMB" Rollout ASAP Rocky and Ian Connor were once close friends, but the relationship between the two could not be further apart these days. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 07, 2025
Sports Lil B Ends Feud With Kevin Durant After Issuing Apology Following Conversation With E-40 Lil B briefly reignited his yearslong feud with Kevin Durant but quickly walked it back, praising him for the first time... ever? By Devin Morton 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
Music Offset & Quavo Reunite To Celebrate What Would've Been Takeoff's 31st Birthday The road for the Migos has been a rocky one since their dissolution and Takeoff's tragic passing, but Quavo and Offset are here to honor it. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 19, 2025