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Music Battle Rapper Tsu Surf Reportedly Shot Multiple Times Reports indicate that Tsu Surf is currently in stable condition. By Mitch Findlay July 26, 2018
Music Kanye West Ex-Staffer Granted Attorney Fees For Fighting "Frivolous" Motion In Antisemitism Lawsuit Kanye West's attempt at dismissing an early 2025 lawsuit is backfiring as his legal team is being awarded for defending a waste of a motion. By Zachary Horvath August 05, 2025
Music Nashville Police Hunt Final Suspect In Chris King’s Murder As Case Moves Toward Justice The final suspect, Trayvon Palmer, is reportedly believed to be in Los Angeles. By Tallie Spencer December 11, 2025
Music Black Eyed Peas Use “Where Is the Love?” To Address Minnesota At Ty Dolla $ign’s EZMNY Jam Pre-GRAMMYs Event The Black Eyed Peas performed at Ty Dolla $igns Pre-Grammy event and had a message. By Tallie Spencer January 29, 2026
Music Quando Rondo FaceTimes Adrien Broner In Rare Appearance Since Prison Release Quando Rondo pops out. By Aron A. July 23, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals How XXXTentacion Brought Him And Drake Together Many years ago, Drake and XXXTentacion appeared to have some kind of feud, and DJ Akademiks was in the middle of it. By Alexander Cole April 27, 2026
Music YG Announces “The Gentlemen’s Club” Tour: How To Buy Tickets YG's hitting the road this fall. By Aron A. July 22, 2026
Music Busta Rhymes Delivers Light-Hearted Speech After Finally Securing A VMA Award Busta Rhymes has been a prominent figure in rap for over three decades, but despite the wait, he was gracious after winning his first VMA. By Zachary Horvath September 08, 2025
Music Kanye West Shows Off How He's Using AI In The Making Of "Bully" Kanye West is sticking with his support of AI. By Cole Blake February 05, 2025
Music Wale Addresses New Album's Release Date In "Slowdown" Freestyle Wale began promoting his forthcoming album at the top of the year with the lead single "Blanco." He has released two new songs since. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 29, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Dominates Spotify Wrapped And Claims One Final Victory Lap Kendrick Lamar dropped "GNX" at the end of 2024, and then went on to have the biggest year of his career so far. By Alexander Cole December 03, 2025
Music Erica Banks Claims Carl Crawford Did Not Pay For Her BBL Earlier this year, Carl Crawford claimed that he paid for Erica Banks' first BBL, and that it gave her a huge confidence boost. By Caroline Fisher August 14, 2025