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Reviews The Weeknd "Hurry Up Tomorrow" Review "Final" albums rarely feel as gratifying as their circumstances suggest, but Abel Tesfaye carries that weight with so much focus and detail. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 04, 2025
Original Content Nas & JAY-Z's Second Round: Was It Better Than The First? In one of hip-hop's most legendary battles -- that of JAY-Z and Nas -- the incredible second round goes underappreciated all too often. By Mitch Findlay July 08, 2021
Music Wifisfuneral Retires From Rap Wifisfuneral announces his retirement from rap, upsetting thousands of his fans. By Alex Zidel May 11, 2020
Music Cardi B Jokes About Drugging & Hooking Men Up With "Trannies" In Resurfaced Video Cardi B said she would get her man "all perc'd up" and hook him up with a "tranny." By Alex Zidel March 27, 2019
Music Justin Bieber Alludes To Invasion Of Privacy In Cryptic Message Amid Concerns Of Alleged Health Issues It has been four years since Justin Bieber released new music. Fans have become worried about him following several fan encounters. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 08, 2025
Music Kanye West Accused By Redditors Of Egregious AI Use On "VULTURES 2" Given the quality of "VULTURES 2", this wouldn't shock us too much if its indeed true. By Zachary Horvath September 18, 2024
Music Diddy's Legal Trouble Gets Yet Another Documentary Treatment From BBC This follows other Diddy documentaries from TMZ, MAX, and more. The new BBC doc also preludes the Bad Boy mogul's federal trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 24, 2025
Music Chief Keef "Almighty So 2" First Week Sales Numbers Revealed As one of his best bodies of work so far, especially in the most recent stage of Chief Keef's career, it deserves way more love. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 18, 2024
Relationships YG Cleverly Implies That Saweetie Cheated On Him Following Their Shouting Match Cell phone drama was cited as the cause of their fight. By Zachary Horvath August 14, 2024
Music Tony Yayo Reveals The Real Reason Behind The Game & 50 Cent Beef In a recent interview, Tony Yayo claimed that The Game's beef with 50 Cent was rooted in Jimmy Henchman's attitude toward Chris Lighty. By Rex Provost May 17, 2022
Music Big Sean Receives Heartfelt Life Advice From Will Smith Ahead Of New Album Sean is really going for the wholesome rebrand. By Elias Andrews August 08, 2024
Music French Montana Skates By On A Technicality In Multi-Year Sampling Lawsuit French Montana had been locked into a copyright lawsuit with producer Eddie Lee Richardson over an instrumental. By Zachary Horvath October 17, 2025