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Music Yung Miami Enters The Streaming World With Her Very First Twitch Session It seems like Yung Miami is focusing on her extracurriculars right now, as she recently announced she will be a Harvard student. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 16, 2025
Music Sexyy Red Reveals She's Got A New Album Dropping Soon The upcoming project will mark Sexyy Red's first full-length release since dropping "In Sexyy We Trust" in 2024. By Cole Blake June 12, 2025
Music Lil Wayne Reunites With Drake & Nicki Minaj On "Tha Carter VI" Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter VI" will be dropping at midnight and it's set to feature several high-profile collaborations. By Cole Blake June 05, 2025
Music E-40 Celebrates 30th Anniversary Of "In A Major Way" On NPR's "Tiny Desk" E-40 released his classic sophomore album, "In A Major Way," as a critical and commercial success back in March 1995. By Cole Blake June 02, 2025
Politics Larry Hoover Jr. Reaches Out To Kanye West Following His Father's Presidential Commutation Larry Hoover received a commutation of his sentence from President Donald Trump, and it has sparked a ton of reactions online. By Alexander Cole May 29, 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
Music Cash Out's Mugshot Surfaces As He Begins Life Sentence For Sex Trafficking A jury found Cash Out guilty of rape, sex trafficking, and RICO charges in his high-profile criminal trial, earlier this year. By Cole Blake August 07, 2025
Music Salt-N-Pepa Call Out UMG As Fiery Legal Battle Continues Salt-N-Pepa have filed a lawsuit against Universal Music Group in an effort to regain control of their master recordings. By Cole Blake August 04, 2025
Music Drake Dodges Water Bottles & Toilet Paper During London & Amsterdam Concerts Drake has been performing on the "Some Special Shows 4 U" tour ahead of the release of his next studio album, "Iceman." By Cole Blake August 04, 2025
Music Doechii Announces Upcoming Tour, "Live From The Swamp," With JT As A Surprise Guest In Lollapalooza 2025 Set Doechii and JT released "Alter Ego" in 2024. The song has received remixes by Kaytranada, Von Boch, and Precious. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 04, 2025
Sports Mac Miller Honored By Pittsburgh Pirates As Part Of “Yinzerpalooza” Celebration The Pittsburgh Pirates first teased a Mac Miller tribute in May, and they finally made it a reality on the evening of July 19. By Devin Morton July 20, 2025
Music Diddy & Cassie Sued By Male Escort Over Alleged STD & Secret Abortion A male escort named Clayton Howard alleges that he started participating in "freak-offs" with Diddy and Cassie in 2009. By Caroline Fisher July 04, 2025