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Music PlaqueBoyMax Responds To AlBee Al's Claim That He Doesn't Support New Jersey Artists PlaqueBoyMax was called out by New Jersey rapper AlBee Al on the "Joe Budden Podcast" for not giving proper love to artists from there. By Zachary Horvath December 08, 2025
Sports Drake's Son Adonis Hangs Out With Kevin Durant Drake is stirring up a lot of chatter online with this picture thanks to his falling out with LeBron James. By Zachary Horvath August 20, 2025
Music J. Cole Greeted By Mob Of Fans As His Honda Civic Gets Repaired J. Cole has been traveling around the country in his Honda Civic to sell CD copies of his newest album, "The Fall-Off." By Cole Blake February 24, 2026
Music Offset & JID Team Up With Drowning Pool For Fiery Live Rendition Of “Bodies” In addition to JID, Offset's third studio album "KIARI" features John Legend, NBA YoungBoy, Gunna, and more. By Caroline Fisher September 09, 2025
Music Earl Sweatshirt Drops Featureless Tracklist For "Live Laugh Love" Earl Sweatshirt surprised quite a few people this past weekend by announcing this project and the quick turnaround before it arrives. By Zachary Horvath August 19, 2025
Music P.E.A.C.E. Of Freestyle Fellowship Passes Away P.E.A.C.E. was arguably the most iconic and legendary Freestyle Fellowship pen, and hip-hop is mourning yet another legend. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 26, 2025
Music LAPD Officer Testifies About Kid Cudi Police Call At Diddy Trial Following Kid Cudi and Capricorn Clark's bombshell testimonies, an LAPD officer is sharing his insights on Diddy's alleged break in. By Zachary Horvath May 28, 2025
Music Playboi Carti, Lil Wayne, GloRilla & More Announced As 2025 BET Awards Performers Leon Thomas and Teyana Taylor also join GloRilla, Lil Wayne, and Playboi Carti as 2025 BET Awards performers. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 15, 2025
Music Cassie Describes Diddy's Alleged Abuse And Drastic Mood Swings Cassie is currently on the stand in the Diddy trial and the jury is currently hanging onto her every word so far. By Alexander Cole May 13, 2025
Music Ksoo's Father Awaits Sentencing In November After Testifying Against Him Ksoo got a life sentence for a murder conviction, which also hit his brother with a 12-year sentence following a plea deal. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 26, 2025
Music Lil Uzi Vert Hypes Fans Up With Wavy New Song Snippet Lil Uzi Vert is thinking about what project to drop next, and it looks to be a sequel to one of their most beloved records. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 08, 2025
Music Claressa Shields And Fan Go Back And Forth Over Papoose Claressa Shields is going back and forth with whoever has something to say. By Tallie Spencer February 26, 2026