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Music Wu-Tang Clan Brings Out Lil Kim, Slick Rick, & More For Star-Studded Final NYC Concert Wu-Tang Clan will be wrapping up their tour with two more shows in New Jersey and Philadelphia, later this week. By Cole Blake July 17, 2025
Music Rakim Thanks Kendrick Lamar For Shoutout On New Clipse Album Kendrick Lamar rapped about half his profits going to Rakim on the Clipse "Let God Sort Em Out" cut, "Chains & Whips." By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 12, 2025
Music Kehlani Promotes New Single "Folded" With Summer-Ready Gym Bod That Can FOLD Y'all Boyfriend Kehlani toured the nation in 2024 with her latest album, Crash. It included the hit single "After Hours." It reached the top of the charts. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 22, 2025
Music Kanye West Hopes To "Manifest Love" By Changing His Album's Controversial Title Kanye West is working on multiple albums right now, one of which was supposed to fully come out last week. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 22, 2025
Music Deion Sanders Rushes To Lil Wayne's Defense Amid Poor Reviews For "Tha Carter VI" Deion Sanders and Lil Wayne have developed a strong bond with another, so it's nice to see Coach Prime showing love for Weezy right now. By Zachary Horvath June 21, 2025
Music Diddy's Alleged Drug-Running Assistant Granted Immunity For Trial Testimony Diddy's alleged "drug mule" Brendan Paul reportedly told the trial's judge that he was subpoenaed and planned to invoke the Fifth. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 20, 2025
Relationships Young Thug Confirms That Mariah the Scientist Broke Up With Him Things have been a little rocky between Young Thug and Mariah the Scientist as of late, even with their collabs on "UY SCUTI." By Zachary Horvath October 01, 2025
Music Birdman Reveals Why He's Been On Tour With NBA YoungBoy NBA YoungBoy will continue performing on his "Make America Slime Again Tour" through November 12, when he will wrap up in Seattle. By Cole Blake September 30, 2025
Music Sean Kingston & His Mother Must Pay Fraud Victim Almost $40K Sean Kingston and Janice Turner were convicted of a $1 million fraud scheme and will now serve their respective sentences. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 29, 2025
Music Kim Kardashian's Lawyer Alex Spiro Threatens Suit Against Ray J After RICO Allegation Ray J's claims about the Kardashian family have landed him in hot water with lawyer Alex Spiro and could result in a defamation lawsuit. By Devin Morton September 28, 2025
Pop Culture Drake Gifts Adin Ross 2,000 Subs Following Ross's Twitch Return Adin Ross returned to Twitch on Monday and Drake was right there to welcome him back after two years off the platform. By Devin Morton September 24, 2025
Music Young Thug Faces New Appeal From The State Of Georgia To Reverse Ruling The legal drama comes as Young Thug is gearing up to release his next studio album, "UY Scuti," later this week. By Cole Blake September 23, 2025