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Original Content Tupac, D4vd & Feeding The Conspiracies That Never Die The Tupac-era conspiracy machine has evolved into a much faster information ecosystem in the 30 years since the rapper was killed in 1996. By Aron A. September 03, 2026
Music Drake Announces "FOMO" Livestream As Album Buzz Reaches New Heights Drake has been teasing fans with some sort of new project called "FOMO," and on Thursday, Drizzy made an announcement. By Alexander Cole September 03, 2026
Music Hip-Hop Albums & Songs Dropping Tonight, September 4, 2026 With Labor Day coming up on Monday, this is going to be a light weekend for new hip-hop albums and songs, but big artists are still dropping. By Alexander Cole September 03, 2026
TV Blueface Cops $2.2 Million Home Amid Streaming Boom Blueface is currently experiencing a resurgence in popularity thanks to the streaming game, and now, he is celebrating that success. By Alexander Cole September 03, 2026
Music Young Thug's YSL Records Partners With Mega Millions Music For Special Deal With Yume Yume is a breakout star, and after appearing on "Slime Language 3," it has been revealed that she is now part of YSL Records. By Alexander Cole September 03, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Baffled By Doodie Lo's Lil Durk Trial Antics DJ Akademiks was on stream Wednesday night, and found himself aghast at everything Doodie Lo has been doing. By Alexander Cole September 03, 2026
Relationships Serayah Denies That She Took Joey Bada$$ Back After accusations of "repeated infidelity," Serayah sets the record straight regarding her relationship with Joey Bada$$. By Aron A. September 03, 2026
Music Kanye West Refutes Buying Extravagant New Grills After Jeweler Uses His Name A jeweler recently came out and said that they made a pair of grills for Kanye West, although someone has their information wrong. By Alexander Cole September 03, 2026
Original Content Famous Dex’s Most Troubling Controversies From Arrests To Rehab Rehab once appeared to mark a turning point for Famous Dex, but his latest August 2026 arrest has revived old concerns. By Erika Marie September 03, 2026
Music Diddy's Prison Release Date Has Been Changed Again Diddy is currently in prison until early 2028, and according to TMZ, his exact release date has been changed yet again. By Alexander Cole September 03, 2026
Music Rick Ross Calls Out The Game’s “The Documentary III” Sales Over Drake Stimulus Rick Ross compares the first-week sales of his latest album to The Game's new "The Documentary III," which boasts features from Drake and Kanye West. By Aron A. September 03, 2026
Music Lil Durk Trial: Closing Arguments Given A Tentative Schedule As Jurors Grow Restless Jurors in the Lil Durk trial are starting to get tired, and on Wednesday, they asked when the trial will be wrapping up. By Alexander Cole September 03, 2026