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Music The Alchemist Denies Announcing The Release Date For His Erykah Badu Joint Album There were rumblings earlier this month that The Alchemist did in fact announce said information as "Abi & Alan" was slated to drop Aug. 29. By Zachary Horvath August 30, 2025
Music Jay-Z's Yankee Stadium Tickets Are Already Reselling For Thousands Ticket queues for Jay-Z's two performances at Yankee Stadium reached as many as 800,000 fans on Monday morning. By Cole Blake March 23, 2026
Music YSL Woody Speaks On What His Relationship Was With Young Thug During The Interrogations YSL Woody is one of many to have spoken out since the viral interrogation video involving Young Thug that surfaced on August 27. By Zachary Horvath August 29, 2025
Music Drake Wants UMG To Clarify Dave Free’s Relationship To Kendrick Lamar’s Children Recently, Drake requested various documents from Universal Music Group amid his legal battle with the company. By Caroline Fisher August 13, 2025
Original Content B2K Verzuz Pretty Ricky: Essential Songs We Need To Hear Verzuz has officially matched B2K against Pretty Ricky. These are the songs fans will be waiting to hear when the two groups finally face off. By Erika Marie June 24, 2026
Music Steve Lacy Reveals He Confronted Jay-Z About Lil Wayne & Kendrick Lamar Super Bowl Controversy Steve Lacy's first time meeting with Jay-Z also saw them bond over their fashion sensibilities, but this joke defined their crossover. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 16, 2025
Music Timothee Chalamet's Thoughts On His Kendrick Lamar Interview Spark Controversy Timothee Chalamet hopped in Kendrick Lamar's Grand National for a chat ahead of his game-changing Super Bowl Halftime Show. By Zachary Horvath December 15, 2025
Music Young Thug Shows Love To GloRilla As She Makes Light Of Jail Call Diss In a jail call that recently leaked online, Young Thug called GloRilla unattractive and insisted that he would never pursue her. By Caroline Fisher September 08, 2025
Music Top5 All Smiles In Paris Days After Being Stabbed Top5 was stabbed in the neck in London earlier this month while chatting with fans, but he appears to have made a quick recovery. By Caroline Fisher July 21, 2025
Music JAŸ-Z Targets The Haters And Mentions Colin Kaepernick In New Freestyle Night one of JAŸ-Z's Yankee Stadium run this weekend held many special guests, compelling performances, and some bars for the critics. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 11, 2026
Music Diddy Hit With Yet Another New Prison Release Date Diddy was convicted on two counts of transportation for prostitution during his criminal trial, last summer. By Cole Blake April 01, 2026
Music Drake Breaks Impressive Billboard Record First Set By Michael Jackson Drake is about to drop "ICEMAN," and with the hype activating, the Canadian megastar is now surpassing Michael Jackson. By Alexander Cole May 12, 2026