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Music Alleged Reason For Logic's Break-Up With Jessica Andrea Surfaces A prenup and growing disinterest are allegedly at the root of Logic & his wife's split. By Devin Ch March 21, 2018
Music Ice Spice Generates Shockingly Low First Week Sales Numbers For "Y2K!" Deluxe Are folks taking these numbers too out of context? By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 06, 2025
TV Hip Hop's Biggest Anime Fans Rappers who like anime are more common than ever these days. We're looking at a few and showing just how far their love goes. By Paul Barnes May 11, 2023
Society Major Key: 13 Rappers Who Received The Key To The City From Diddy to Bun B, these artists were formally honored for their success and service. By Kristen Bromiley April 04, 2017
Music Kanye West & N3on Discuss The Reason Why The Streamer Faked His Death Kanye West has sat with a variety of streamers in recent months, including N3on, Akademiks, and World Star Hip-Hop. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 26, 2025
Music LiAngelo Ball's "Tweaker" Nabs RIAA Platinum Certification LiAngelo Ball, aka GELO, burst onto the music scene at the top of 2025 with "Tweaker," a track that would change his career trajectory. By Zachary Horvath November 17, 2025
Music AWGE Reveals Timeline For A$AP Rocky's "Don't Be Dumb" Deluxe A$AP Rocky will be giving fans even more material from the "Don't Be Dumb" era and it seems like they won't have to wait much longer. By Zachary Horvath April 06, 2026
Music Rod Wave Countersues Promoter Over Massive $27 Million Tour Issues Rod Wave claims that Grizzly Touring is trying to force him to work with the company again after a lot of canceled shows. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 13, 2025
Relationships Maranda Johnson Formally Accuses Kodak Black Of Domestic Violence After Sounding Off On Alleged Abuse Maranda Johnson and Kodak Black have been entangled in a nasty custody battle that's led to some huge allegations against the rappers. By Zachary Horvath August 16, 2025
Music Tyler The Creator Shows Clipse Love During Baltimore "CHROMAKOPIA" Tour Stop Tyler performed in Baltimore recently, where he took time out of his set to shout Clipse out and tell his fans to listen to their comeback album. By Devin Morton July 12, 2025
Politics Flavor Flav Calls For The United States To Ban Guns In Heart-Wrenching Op-Ed Piece Flavor Flav's op-ed comes shortly after he and Chuck D brought Public Enemy back for the new single "March Madness." By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 03, 2025
Music Tupac's Thug Life: Where Are They Now? Though Tupac's Thug Life rap collection were only active for a brief period, they represent a significant moment in hip hop history. By TeeJay Small March 06, 2024