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Music Gunna Celebrates Young Thug’s Birthday Amid YSL RICO Trial Young Thug turns 33 today. By Caroline Fisher August 16, 2024
Music Juvenile Announces New Hot Boys Album With Lil Wayne, B.G. & Turk The album with be the Hot Boys' first in over two decades. By Caroline Fisher May 19, 2024
Music Ice Spice Checks Kai Cenat On Livestream For Trying To Smack Her Butt Promo is promo. By Devin Morton July 26, 2024
Music Yasiin Bey Puts “Exploitative” Streaming Services On Blast During a recent interview, Yasiin Bey criticized the music industry, going after streaming services in particular. By Caroline Fisher February 27, 2025
Music What Is Gangsta Rap? Explore the origins, key elements, and enduring influence of Gangsta Rap in our comprehensive guide to this impactful hip-hop subgenre. By Jake Skudder May 26, 2023
Music Oopsie! Drake May Have Announced Upcoming "Anita Max Win Tour" Before The Details Were Iron Out Did Drake's announce his tour prematurey? By Bryson "Boom" Paul December 14, 2024
Pop Culture Keyshia Cole Continues To Suggest That She's Done With Hunxho Thanks To Some Suggestive Posts Things seem to be crashing down following a lavish birthday celebration just a few weeks ago. By Zachary Horvath November 11, 2024
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals Top5 Has Gone Through Surgery & Details Long Road To Recovery Top5 was stabbed in the United Kingdom over the weekend after attending Drake's Wireless Festival performance. By Cole Blake July 15, 2025
Music Lil Durk's Lawyer Believes Only "Weak-Legged" Prosecutors Take Hip-Hop RICO Cases Lil Durk is the subject of a federal murder-for-hire case, which doesn't actually have any racketeering charges to make it a RICO. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 02, 2025
Music Chief Keef Breaks Silence On Juice WRLD's Death: "I Ain't Gotta Say Much" Chief Keef says Juice WRLD "knows" he rocked with him. By Alex Zidel December 20, 2019
Music Lil Wayne Signs New Deal & Announces New Album Lil Wayne signs with UTA and announces his new album "I Am Not A Human Being III." By Alex Zidel April 21, 2021
Music Drake's Alleged Sources Claim Hidden Daughter Accusations Are Fake News The pressure's mounting... By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 04, 2024