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Music Kanye West Delivers Epic Setlist During Night One Of His SoFi Stadium Series Kanye West performed in front of a packed house at SoFi Stadium on Wednesday, and fans were treated to an all-time great setlist. By Alexander Cole April 02, 2026
Music Pooh Shiesty Might Go To Jail For Life For Allegedly Kidnapping Gucci Mane Pooh Shiesty, his father, and six other suspects were arrested earlier this week for allegedly kidnapping and robbing Gucci Mane at gunpoint. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 03, 2026
Music Chris Blake Claims Drake Is Refusing To Drop "ICEMAN" Drake remains one of the biggest artists in the world, and with "ICEMAN" on the way, there has been speculation about his next move. By Alexander Cole April 02, 2026
Music First Week Sales Projections For Kanye West's "Bully" Come In Well Below Expectations Kanye West's "Bully" was receiving some pretty strong first week sales projections, but a new update has quelled expectations. By Zachary Horvath April 01, 2026
Music 50 Cent Reacts To Pooh Shiesty & His Father’s Arrest After FBI Raid Earlier this week, Pooh Shiesty and his father were both arrested following a raid of the rapper's Tennessee home. By Caroline Fisher April 02, 2026
Reviews Kanye West "Bully" Album Review "Bully" doesn’t feel like a comeback. It feels like Kanye West is reminding the world he still knows the tricks while avoiding the vulnerability and ambition that once made his music impossible to ignore. By Aron A. April 01, 2026
Music Kanye West's "Bully" Gets Completely Ripped Apart By Pitchfork, And Fans Can't Stop Coping Kanye West's "Bully" has proven to be a polarizing album, and the latest "Pitchfork" review has some Ye fans completely up in arms. By Alexander Cole April 01, 2026
Music Joe Budden Gives His Review Of Kanye West's "Bully" Kanye West has released "Bully" to the masses, and it should come as no surprise that Joe Budden and his podcast have some thoughts. By Alexander Cole April 01, 2026
Music Hit-Boy Reveals Jay Electronica Jokingly Threatened To Shoot Up His & Nas's Studio Session Hit-Boy explains how Jay Electronica inspired one of Nas's bars on "Hood2Hood." By Aron A. November 14, 2022
Sneakers The Sneaker Jay-Z Wore to His GQ Interview Is Getting People Talking Jay-Z wore the Adidas Samba OG during his big GQ April 2026 cover interview, keeping his footwear clean and classic. By Ben Atkinson March 24, 2026
Music DOJ Alleges Gucci Mane Was Kidnapped And Robbed By Pooh Shiesty And Big30 Pooh Shiesty was arrested on Wednesday in Dallas by the FBI with the reasoning being unknown. Now, we have a surplus of information as to why. By Zachary Horvath April 02, 2026
Music Meek Mill Fires Back With New Freestyle As Fans Say "He Still Got It" Meek Mill is letting the music speak for itself. By Tallie Spencer April 02, 2026