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Music Ken Carson Tour Reportedly Canceled Amid Playboi Carti & Opium Tour Rumors We will see if Ken Carson, Playboi Carti, Destroy Lonely, and Homixide Gang finally take Opium on the road, as they promised some years ago. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 24, 2025
Music The Notorious B.I.G.’s Estate Reaches Settlement With Retailers Over Allegedly Unauthorized Prints In February of this year, The Notorious B.I.G.'s estate sued Target, Nordstrom, Bed Bath & Beyond, and Home Depot. By Caroline Fisher July 18, 2025
Music Drake Fires Subliminal Shot At Alex Warren For Blocking "What Did I Miss?" From Going No. 1 Drake generated a lot of discourse over this release per usual, but it wasn't enough to dethrone Alex Warren's TikTok smash hit. By Zachary Horvath July 15, 2025
Music UK Rapper Ratlin Calls Top5 A "Police Bwoy" After Top's Stabbing Top5 was in London for his friend Drake's Wireless Festival takeover, and he narrowly escaped an attempt on his life. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 14, 2025
Music Kanye West (Ye) Delivers Incredible Performance In Front Of 70k At Shanghai Stadium Kanye West has rapped about tearing up arena since Graduation. His most memorable line about it is on Kid Cudi's "Erase Me." By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 12, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Hints At A Fresh Sound For Upcoming Album "BABY BOI" In New Snippet It's unclear where this snippet came from, but it joins DJ Swamp Izzo and other Playboi Carti affiliates' "BABY BOI" teases so far. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 29, 2025
Music Travis Scott Joins Playboi Carti Onstage In Los Angeles Despite Don Toliver & Ken Carson Beef Ken Carson appeared to shade Don Toliver during his Summer Smash set earlier this month, prompting a fiery response. By Caroline Fisher June 26, 2025
Music Diddy Trial's Verdict Sheet For Jurors Releases To The Public The Diddy trial's jury will unpack five weeks of testimony, evidence, and arguments, and their decision could send Puff to jail for life. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 23, 2025
Music Jeezy Reveals Jay-Z Canceled Their Music Video To Let Bobby Shmurda Shine Bobby Shmurda had just dropped his classic "Hot N***a," whereas Jeezy and Jay-Z had recently released the iconic "Seen It All." By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 22, 2025
Music Diddy’s Alleged Sex Worker “The Punisher” Opens Up About Penis Implant Sharay Hayes, otherwise known as "The Punisher," testified in Diddy's federal sex trafficking trial last month. By Caroline Fisher June 20, 2025
Music Diddy Judge Explodes In Court After Sealed Information About Case Leaks The judge overseeing Diddy's federal trial recently gave a serious warning to both the prosecution and the defense. By Caroline Fisher June 18, 2025
Sports Memphis Bleek Warns Nicki Minaj & Lil Wayne Against Going After Jay-Z & The NFL Nicki Minaj dissed Jay-Z and the NFL during her verse on the remix to Lil Wayne's new song, "Banned From NO." By Cole Blake June 17, 2025