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Music Gunna Flexes New Muscular Look In New Backstage Photos Gunna is looking buff af right now. By Ben Mock October 01, 2023
Music Mo3’s Estate Secures Legal Victory In Copyright Lawsuit Against Sound Engineer In 2023, Mo3's estate sued sound engineer Ray G. Bollin Jr. for alleged copyright infringement, conversion, and tortious interference. By Caroline Fisher June 04, 2025
Music Sukihana Clarifies What She Meant When She Said She "Sold Her Soul" Some fans still believe in the myth that one can sell their soul. By Alexander Cole June 03, 2024
Original Content Famous Dex’s Most Troubling Controversies From Arrests To Rehab Rehab once appeared to mark a turning point for Famous Dex, but his latest August 2026 arrest has revived old concerns. By Erika Marie September 03, 2026
Music Elliott Wilson Reveals Old Kendrick Lamar Leak Was Supposed To Feature Drake Kendrick Lamar and Drake are now lifelong enemies, although once upon a time, they were making music together. By Alexander Cole August 27, 2026
Music Hit-Boy Says He Doesn’t See Himself Working With Nas Again Despite everything they accomplished together, Hit-Boy says there are deeper reasons he doesn’t see another Nas project happening. By Erika Marie August 25, 2026
Music Brian Steel Given OVO Seal Of Approval Outside Lil Durk Trial Brian Steel has received co-signs from YSL and OTF, and outside the Lil Durk trial, he got stamped by OVO as well. By Alexander Cole September 02, 2026
Music Flacka Accuses Lil Durk Of Stiffing Him On Payment For Alleged Quando Rondo Hit Lil Durk's trial continued on Monday, with Flacka taking the stand and accusing Durk of not paying him for the alleged hit. By Alexander Cole September 01, 2026
Music Drake's Alleged "FOMO" Album Appears To Have A Release Date Drake has been teasing some sort of project called FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out), and the artist continues to drop some hints. By Alexander Cole September 01, 2026
Music The Alchemist Welcomes His First Child During Christmas Weekend The producer welcomed a child this holiday season. By Madusa S. December 28, 2020
Politics Kanye’s Katrina, George Bush Criticism Hits Differently 21 Years Later The Katrina telethon captured a Kanye whose defiance often centered Black inequality, years before MAGA reshaped his politics. By Erika Marie September 02, 2026
Music Hip-Hop Albums & Songs Dropping Tonight, August 28, 2026 There are some incredible hip-hop albums coming out tonight as Rod Wave, Erykah Badu, The Alchemist, DJ Dahi, and Fat Joe prepare to drop. By Alexander Cole August 27, 2026