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Music RIAA Just Made NBA Youngboy The Most Successful Rapper This Decade NBA Youngboy has been unstoppable his entire career with a cult-like following that made him one of the most popular artists in rap music. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 22, 2025
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 HoneyKomb Brazy Released From Prison After Federal Gun Case HoneyKomb Brazy pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and was sentenced to 30 months in prison, earlier this year. By Cole Blake October 14, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar’s Grand National Tour Materializes The Elusive pgLang Vision Kendrick Lamar and SZA set a new standard on the Grand National tour; more importantly, the tour embodies pgLang’s forward-thinking ethos at the intersection of art and media. By Aron A. June 24, 2025
Music Justin Bieber Goes On Erratic Posting Spree After Viral Confrontations With Paparazzi Elicit Concern Justin Bieber recently made it clear to the paparazzi that he wants to be left alone after being stopped outside of his home and the beach. By Zachary Horvath June 16, 2025
Music Lord Jamar & DJ Vlad Reflect On Their Fallout Over Louis Farrakhan Comments Lord Jamar explained how he took issue with how DJ Vlad misquoted and criticized Minister Louis Farrakhan and his comments on Jewish people. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 09, 2025
Viral DDG Allegedly Reacts To Man Threatening Legal Action For Dream Con Fight With His Brother There is only one sole picture on social media backing this up, but some fans are reading between the lines of DDG's Twitter. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 01, 2025
Music New Alleged Young Thug Jail Call Hears Him Trash Talk Lil Durk Young Thug did appear to be close with Lil Durk around the release of "BUSINESS IS BUSINESS," imploring him to diss Gunna. By Zachary Horvath September 03, 2025
Music 50 Cent Seemingly Reacts To Young Thug & YSL Snitching Scandal In Atlanta A resurfaced alleged clip of Young Thug's interrogation video, and its wild fallout, have caused 50 Cent to break his silence on this matter. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 01, 2025
Music Is That A World Tour Or Your Girl's Tour? A$AP Rocky Turned The "Don't Be Dumb" Tour Into The Concert Of The Summer Rocky's greatest strength has always been his ability to build worlds, whether through his music or the visuals that accompany it. The Don't Be Dumb Tour simply happens to be a large realization of that skill. By Aron A. June 12, 2026
Sneakers The 10 Best Air Jordans for Drake’s "ICEMAN" Era, Ranked From the Air Jordan 11 "Legend Blue" to Drake's own collabs, these are the ten Air Jordan colorways that fit the ICEMAN aesthetic best. By Ben Atkinson June 13, 2026
Music Drake's "Shabang" Sparks Latest "ICEMAN" Viral Challenge Maneesh on the beat... By Aron A. June 08, 2026