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Music Freddie Gibbs Blasts "Lazy" Use Of A.I. In Hip-Hop Freddie Gibbs raised some eyebrows with this take given his participation on Kanye West's "VULTURES" series. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 24, 2025
Music JID Takes Charge On Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update We have some massive albums from JID, Gunna, and Young Nudy to celebrate on our latest "Fire Emoji" playlist update. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 09, 2025
Streetwear Lizzo Challenges Body Image Norms With New Bikini Photos Lizzo encouraged her fans to feel comfortable in their skin no matter what their body type is, and folks have been celebrating her openness. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 25, 2026
Music Lil Tjay Admits He And Offset Could Become Cool Again Someday The Lil Tjay and Offset situation went down last month, and on "The Breakfast Club," Tjay addressed the situation. By Alexander Cole May 13, 2026
Music Kanye West Receives Standing Ovation At Dave Chappelle's Comedy Show Dave Chappelle had a show last night at The Comedy Store in West Hollywood, and it just so happened to feature an appearance from Kanye West. By Alexander Cole May 04, 2026
Music JAY-Z, Missy Elliott, Kendrick Lamar, & More Rappers Named Among Best Living Songwriters Fans on social media have been debating whether "The New York Times" made the right selections with the ranking. By Cole Blake April 28, 2026
Music Eminem Becomes A Grandfather Again After Alaina Scott Welcomes Daughter Eminem's daughter Alaina Scott is now a mother, following his other daughter Hailie Jade's bundle of joy last year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 17, 2026
Music Gunna Cops Luxury Cars For His Manager & Friends Gunna decided to bless his manager and close friends with some incredible gifts in the form of a Ferrari and other assorted luxury cars. By Zachary Horvath April 10, 2026
Music Ronald Savage, Afrika Bambaataa's First Accuser, Mourns His Passing Despite the history being what it was with Afrika Bambaataa, Ronald Savage is still sending his best to the former's family amid his death. By Zachary Horvath April 10, 2026
Music Pooh Shiesty In "Good Spirits" Despite Bond Hearing Result Pooh Shiesty had a difficult time during his court appearance yesterday, but his lawyer Bradford Cohen, has provided an encouraging update. By Zachary Horvath April 09, 2026
Viral Completely Naked Man Gets Into Brawl Outside Of Kanye West Concert Little is known about the naked man in question, including if he was at Kanye West's show. But it's a pretty wild scene nonetheless. By Zachary Horvath April 03, 2026
Music Meek Mill Issues Fiery Response To Charlamagne Tha God’s Career Criticism During a recent episode of his podcast, Charlamagne Tha God claimed that Meek Mill never fully recovered from his feud with Drake. By Caroline Fisher April 02, 2026