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Music Fetty Wap Is All Smiles In New Prison Photos As Fans Call For His Release Fetty Wap is currently serving a six-year prison sentence at a low-security facility in Sandstone, Minnesota. By Caroline Fisher July 10, 2025
Music Dave Chappelle Chastises DJ Khaled For His Silence On Gaza War Dave Chappelle slammed DJ Khaled for his continued silence on what's happening in Gaza, despite being Palestinian. By Devin Morton July 02, 2025
Music Cardi B Claps Back At Twitter Trolls Claiming She Isn't Selling Out Her Shows Cardi B reportedly became the first female rapper to sell out two nights at the Kia Forum in Inglewood during her "Little Miss Drama" tour. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 22, 2026
Music Complex Drops Hip-Hop Media Rankings With Kai Cenat, DJ Akademiks & Joe Budden At The Top Complex's list also includes Anthony Fantano, PlaqueBoyMax, Nadeska Alexis, Charlamagne Tha God, Angela Yee, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 24, 2025
Music The Game Says He Doesn’t Believe He Has To Pick Sides Following Drake Collab The Game explains his "Pick a side, then I'm picking homicide" bar from "No Brakes." By Aron A. August 25, 2026
Music Drake Pulls Up To Ella Langley's Show After Praising Her "Goated Pen" Drake and Ella Langley have two of the biggest songs of 2026, so it's no surprise there's some strong admiration here. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 23, 2026
Music Mal Apologizes To J. Cole For Calling "Love Yourz" Performance "Performative" After Mal's criticism of J. Cole crying during a "Love Yourz" rendition, the context for why the moment was so special to Cole emerged. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 21, 2026
Music Suge Knight Recalls Smoking 2Pac's Ashes, But He's Missing Important Details Suge Knight recently spoke to TMZ and claimed 2Pac's ashes were smoked, but he left out a ton of key details. By Alexander Cole August 19, 2026
TV Blueface's Updated Weekly Streaming Earnings Are Simply Unfathomable Recently, Blueface revealed how much he is making by streaming live on Kick. Now, he's updated those earnings, and they're ridiculous. By Alexander Cole August 12, 2026
Music Drake Barks At A Goth Girl In 20v1 While Courting Adam22’s Wife Lena The Plug Drake had a very eventful Kick stream last night giving away $1 million for Stake's ninth anniversary, including flirting with Lena The Plug. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 09, 2026
Music Hip-Hop Albums & Songs Dropping Tonight, August 7, 2026 There are a plethora of new hip-hop albums and songs dropping tonight, and there is plenty for fans to be excited about. By Alexander Cole August 06, 2026
Music Blueface Reveals Outrageous Weekly Kick Stream Earnings Blueface is one of the latest rappers to start streaming on Kick, and he is bringing in loads of cash as a result. By Alexander Cole August 06, 2026