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Music DJ Mustard Announces He's Joining Kendrick Lamar & SZA's "Grand National Tour" As The Opening Act There was some hope that Doechii was going to be the opener for Kendrick Lamar and SZA, but its DJ Mustard who fills in instead. By Zachary Horvath April 01, 2025
Music Jay-Z Dissed After Nas’ $5 Billion Casino Project Gets Approved Earlier this month, Jay-Z's bid to build a casino in Times Square was shot down by a community advisory committee. By Caroline Fisher September 25, 2025
Music 50 Cent Issues Ruthless Response To Diddy’s Alleged Prison Attack Recently, a friend of Diddy's named Charlucci Finney alleged that the mogul woke up in prison "with a knife to his throat." By Caroline Fisher October 23, 2025
Music Young Thug Says Kendrick Lamar Will Never Be Bigger Than Drake After Failing To Get A Feature The leaked call audio continues to come out, as Young Thug was allegedly caught blasting Kendrick Lamar after not getting a feature. By Devin Morton September 02, 2025
Music Young Thug Slammed For Hard R's With White Cover On New Album "UY SCUTI" Young Thug already drew mixed reactions with a "whiteface" cover art for the new album "UY SCUTI," but its opening track deepened the divide. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 26, 2025
Music Diddy’s Hair Dramatically Turns Grey As Sex Trafficking Trial Nears Diddy will still be going on trial in May after his legal team's request for a delay was denied, last week. By Cole Blake April 22, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy Gets Overwhelmed By Fans After Jamaica Club Night NBA YoungBoy will meet many more crazed fans during his upcoming tour, and everyone wants to celebrate his prison release. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 08, 2025
Music UK Rapper Ratlin Calls Top5 A "Police Bwoy" After Top's Stabbing Top5 was in London for his friend Drake's Wireless Festival takeover, and he narrowly escaped an attempt on his life. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 14, 2025
Music J. Cole Unveils Official Tracklist For "The Fall-Off" J. Cole is dropping "The Fall-Off" this Friday, and we officially have the new tracklist for the album, which is packed with 24 songs. By Alexander Cole February 04, 2026
Music Kanye West Wears Black KKK Outfit During Wild DJ Akademiks Interview During his interview with DJ Akademiks, Kanye West discussed Diddy, Kendrick Lamar and Drake's feud, Playboi Carti, and more. By Caroline Fisher March 30, 2025
Music Kanye West Takes A Shot At Drake In Bizarre New “Heil Hitler” Snippet Kanye West recently teamed up with Digital Nas on Twitch to work on his new album that was supposed to drop last week, "WW3." By Caroline Fisher April 06, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy Puts His Pride For The USA On Full Display For Official Cover Of "Make America Slime Again" NBA YoungBoy is the latest rapper to put their own spin on the American flag album cover art and it's got fans hype. By Zachary Horvath July 02, 2025