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Music Erykah Badu Announces Nine-City Tour With The Alchemist Ahead Of Joint Album Ahead of the release of their joint album, Erykah Badu and The Alchemist will premiere the project while on tour. By Devin Morton August 01, 2025
Music Chief Keef Meets Katy Perry Years After Iconic Online Feud Chief Keef and Katy Perry finally met in person on Wednesday night, a decade after their iconic feud on X. By Alexander Cole May 28, 2026
Music The Tragic Murder Of Lil Durk’s Brother DThang Remains A Mystery After Four Years Lil Durk's brother Dontay "DThang" Banks Jr. was fatally shot outside of a Harvey, Il strip club back in 2021. By Caroline Fisher October 09, 2025
Music Joe Budden Weighs In On Mero Taking Ebro's Spot On Hot 97 Mero began hosting his own show on Hot 97 on Tuesday morning, following the cancelation of "Ebro in the Morning." By Cole Blake January 14, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Young Thug & Lil Baby Can’t Succeed Without Gunna Young Thug and Lil Baby were recently spotted together, leading to speculation about what they could be cooking up. By Caroline Fisher February 26, 2026
Music Cam’ron Claims Jay-Z Dissed Him On “Otis” Over Kanye West Shade According to Cam'ron, he said some "slick sh*t" about Kanye West in the past, and Jay-Z didn't let it slide. By Caroline Fisher April 02, 2026
Music DDG Blasts Fans For Obsessing Over First-Day Streams Following New Album DDG dropped his second album of 2025 titled "moo" this past Friday, October 10, and it's gotten off to a rough start streaming wise. By Zachary Horvath October 13, 2025
Music Tyler The Creator Drops Music Video For "Darling, I" Featuring Nia Long, Lauren London, & More Tyler The Creator is still performing on his "Chromakopia: The World Tour" to promote the 2024 project as well. By Cole Blake August 19, 2025
Music Drake's Spotify Dominance Reaches New Heights Ahead Of "ICEMAN" Drake is dropping "ICEMAN" in 11 days from now, and his Spotify numbers continue to dazzle even his biggest haters. By Alexander Cole May 04, 2026
Music Kanye West Fails To Drop "BULLY" Deluxe And Divides The Fanbase Some Kanye West fans hope the "BULLY" deluxe arrives soon, whereas others think Ye never confirmed its release date enough to get hyped. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 19, 2026
Music Adam22 & Sneako Have Hot Takes On Diddy's Sentence & Perceived Guilt Diddy's 50-month prison sentence for transportation to engage in prostitution have Adam22 and Sneako feeling skeptical. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 04, 2025
Reviews Earl Sweatshirt "Live Laugh Love" Review Earl Sweatshirt's personal growth over the past few years may have just made "Live Laugh Love" his most definitive album experience. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 25, 2025