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Music Big U Will Represent Himself In RICO Trial After His Lawyer's Shocking Withdrawal Authorities have accused Big U of allegedly running a criminal network connected to the Rollin' 60s Crips gang. By Cole Blake May 21, 2025
Music Kanye West Spotted Leaving Jewish Human Rights Center Kanye West has been working to repair his relationship with the Jewish community after his antisemitic antics in recent years. By Cole Blake April 21, 2026
Music Lil Yachty Reveals His Mount Rushmore Of SoundCloud Rappers With A Notable Omission Lil Yachty decided to leave Juice Wrld out of his picks, explaining that he felt he came after the original era. By Cole Blake March 04, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Laughs Off Ari Fletcher's Threats With Even More Gossip Ari Fletcher previously complained about DJ Akademiks claiming she's slept with "half of Atlanta" during a recent social media rant. By Cole Blake March 10, 2026
Relationships Lizzo Admits She Remained A Virgin Until Winning A Grammy Lizzo also revealed that tons of hip-hop artists popped up in her DMs after she won a Grammy Award in 2020. By Cole Blake April 01, 2026
Music Cardi B & BIA Are Beefing: Breaking Down The Animosity Cardi B and BIA have been going at each other and fans wonder what next to expect from the feuding female MCs. By Chukwudi Onyewuchi June 04, 2024
Music The Horror Films That Built Hip-Hop’s Dark Side: Screams & 808s From 21 Savage, Dr. Dre & More From eerie piano loops to cinematic terror, here's how horror movie scores shaped the heartbeat of modern hip-hop. By Aron A. October 31, 2025
Music Young Thug Tells Store Manager To Turn Off His Song With Gunna Young Thug and Gunna have dropped bangers over the years, although Thugger isn't interested in hearing them. By Alexander Cole July 09, 2026
Music Tory Lanez Gifts GloRilla's Estranged Sister The $2,500 She Needed GloRilla's sister previously complained about her not supporting their family during an interview with TMZ. By Cole Blake February 09, 2026
Music Cardi B Performs Raunchy Rendition Of Miley Cyrus’ “Party In The USA” On Tour Cardi B is currently making her way around North America on her "Little Miss Drama" tour, and serving up some exciting surprises. By Caroline Fisher February 24, 2026
Music d4vd Hands Out Labubus At Minneapolis Performance Amid Dead Body Investigation d4vd was reported to be doing okay and working with the police on this shocking dead body investigation that started this week. By Zachary Horvath September 10, 2025
Music Blueface Isn't Buying NBA YoungBoy's Tour Numbers NBA YoungBoy wrapped up his "Make America Slime Again" tour with a concert in Seattle, earlier this month. By Cole Blake November 18, 2025