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Music Joey Bada$$ Announces "The Dark Aura Tour" With Ab-Soul & Rapsody As Special Guests The tour announcement comes after Joey Bada$$ had to delay the release of his highly-anticipated new album. By Cole Blake August 18, 2025
Music Troy Ave Opens Fire On Robbery Suspect In Harrowing Security Footage In June, Troy Ave and celebrity chef Geoff Cole's evening took an unexpected turn when a man tried to rob them in San Diego. By Caroline Fisher July 16, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Works On “GNX” In Never-Before-Seen Footage Shared By Sounwave Recently, Kendrick Lamar's main producer Sounwave decided to hop online to give fans a look behind the scenes. By Caroline Fisher January 01, 2026
Music Billboard Announces Major Rule Change That Could Shake Up Hip-Hop Sales The change will take effect on the charts for January 17, which track listening habits from January 2 to 8. By Cole Blake December 17, 2025
Music Eve Dishes On Brief Romance With Suge Knight In Her Memoir Eve put out the memoir in celebration of the 25th anniversary of her debut album, "Let There Be Eve…Ruff Ryders' First Lady." By Cole Blake August 19, 2025
Music Boosie Badazz Reacts To Kodak Black’s Latest Concerning Viral Video Recently, footage that appears to show Kodak Black nodding off onstage surfaced online, sparking concern among fans. By Caroline Fisher February 24, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" Reportedly Breaks Another Record After Hot 100 Exit Loads of fans can't believe Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" has held on for this long, whereas many others are tired of its hype. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 30, 2025
Music Alabama Barker Brutally Rejects YK Osiris During Livestream YK Osiris recently claimed that he could get with any woman he wanted to, but Alabama Barker had her doubts. By Caroline Fisher July 23, 2025
Music Ralo Claps Back At Peewee Roscoe's Snitching Allegations Amid Young Thug Scandal Peewee Roscoe cleared Young Thug's name of snitching allegations, but he accused Ralo and others of being the real culprits. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 28, 2025
Original Content NBA Youngboy's Most Vulnerable Songs We highlight sixteen of Youngboy Never Broke Again's most vulnerable and emotionally-aware moments on wax. By Alex Zidel January 20, 2022
Politics Kanye West Blasts Frank Ocean For Trying To Convince Him Not To Support Donald Trump Kanye West infamously made headlines for endorsing Donald Trump during his first campaign for the presidency. By Cole Blake April 08, 2025
TV 6ix9ine Reveals How Much DJ Vlad Is Paying Him For Interviews After fallouts with Aries Spears and Boosie, VladTV is getting transparent about how much he pays 6ix9ine for interviews. By Alexander Cole May 07, 2026