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Pop Culture Karlissa Saffold Hints At Blueface's Return From Prison With Welcome Home Bash Blueface was projected to be out of prison earlier this summer. But it seems like it may be a later than we thought. By Zachary Horvath August 18, 2025
Music Scarface Reveals To Shannon Sharpe He Doesn't Care About The Music Game Anymore Scarface is a member of the iconic Houston rap group, The Geto Boys. He is best known for the classic song “Smile,” featuring Tupac. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 18, 2025
Music JID Reportedly Secures First Week Sales Projections For New Album "God Does Like Ugly" JID has much more music on the way, and fans are already singing the praises of his new album "God Does Like Ugly." By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 14, 2025
Music Chance The Rapper Offers Fans Early Access To Unreleased “Star Line” Tracks With Preorder Chance The Rapper's first studio album in over five years, "Star Line," is slated for release later this week. By Caroline Fisher August 13, 2025
Music Joe Budden Laughs At Hate Post Trolling Drake For Gambling Livestream Both Joe Budden and Drake have taken various shots at one another on social media over the years. By Cole Blake August 12, 2025
Music Young Thug Takes A Direct Shot At Gunna On New Lil Baby Album It looks like Young Thug is ready to address his rumored beef with Gunna head-on in an upcoming Lil Baby collab. By Caroline Fisher August 12, 2025
Music Metro Boomin Abandons His Own Party As Fans Refuse To Get Off The Stage Metro Boomin was hosting the party in Atlanta over the weekend in celebration of his latest mixtape release. By Cole Blake August 11, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Believes Gunna's "The Last Wun" Will Outsell Young Thug & Lil Baby's Upcoming Projects Gunna just released his last album under YSL Records fittingly titled "The Last Wun" yesterday costarring Offset, Burna Boy, and more. By Zachary Horvath August 09, 2025
Music JID Still Wants To Rap With Kendrick Lamar After J. Cole Apology JID explained on "The Joe Budden Podcast" why J Cole's apology to Kendrick Lamar for a diss song deserves more respect and nuanced discussion. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 09, 2025
Music Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist Announce Two-Month Long Tour For "Alfredo 2" Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist will be hitting the road next month alongside some special guests like MAVI as well. By Zachary Horvath August 05, 2025
Music Metro Boomin Goes Off On Those Trashing "A FUTURISTIC SUMMA": "Y'all Get No B*tches And It Shows" The public has been weighing in on Metro Boomin's "A FUTURISTIC SUMMA" and overall, it's been mostly mixed over the last three days. By Zachary Horvath August 04, 2025
Music Mal Claims A Highly-Anticipated Album Is Dropping Friday, And Rory Think It's J. Cole J. Cole has been teasing "The Fall Off" for a few years now, and Rory & Mal can't help but tease an impending release. By Alexander Cole January 07, 2026