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Music Who Is CJ Francis IV? The Rapper Accused Of Allegedly Ghostwriting For Kendrick Lamar CJ Francis IV became enmeshed in the current rap feud due to claims he ghostwrote a Kendrick Lamar song. By Chukwudi Onyewuchi April 26, 2024
Music Moneybagg Yo Details Chyna Santana's Death: "I Instantly Broke Down" Moneybagg Yo described how he "couldn't believe" she passed away. By Caroline Fisher June 01, 2023
Numbers Rick Ross' Final First-Week Sales For 'Set In Stone' Are In The album's first-week performance has sparked early conversation about where it fits within Ross' extensive catalog. By Erika Marie July 28, 2026
Music Trey Songz Dodges Prison Time For Alleged Fight At New York Club As long as Trey Songz doesn't get into legal trouble in the next year, he will not go to jail for this nightclub incident. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 24, 2026
Music YG Announces “The Gentlemen’s Club” Tour: How To Buy Tickets YG's hitting the road this fall. By Aron A. July 22, 2026
Music Vince Staples Delivers Exciting NPR Tiny Desk Concert Vince Staples recently put out an exceptional album called "Cry Baby," and on Tuesday, he performed some of these songs on NPR. By Alexander Cole July 21, 2026
Music Chrisean Rock Reveals What Blueface Must Do To End Their Beef Chrisean Rock recently took to social media and revealed the steps Blueface must take in order to be in her good graces again. By Alexander Cole July 20, 2026
Music Kanye West Announces New Concert In Kazakhstan This Summer Ye is stacking more and more international concert bookings on his plate, despite the controversies and cancelations some of them have faced. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 17, 2026
Music NBA YoungBoy Disses Gillie Da Kid & His Late Son YNG Cheese NBA YoungBoy has been going after the likes of Future and all of Atlanta, but now, he has some words for Gillie Da Kid. By Alexander Cole July 14, 2026
Music JAŸ-Z's "Extra Innings" Show Delayed As Yankee Stadium Security Fails To Let In Thousands Of Fans Thousands of fans can't get into Yankee Stadium, and with security crumbling, JAŸ-Z's Extra Innings show could be shut down early. By Alexander Cole July 12, 2026
Music Blueface's Mother Karlissa Saffold Apologizes To NBA YoungBoy Blueface's mom Karlissa Saffold had insulted NBA YoungBoy's intelligence, which arrived amid YB's supposed diss to Blue online. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 10, 2026
Music XXL Officially Unveils Their 2026 Freshman List Iconic hip-hop magazine XXL has officially revealed its Freshman List for 2026, and it includes some massive up-and-comers. By Alexander Cole June 24, 2026