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Music Kanye West Admits He Dreams Of Apologizing To Jay-Z Kanye West and Jay-Z have had a tumultuous relationship over the last decade, but their feud has heated up in recent months. By Cole Blake June 01, 2025
Music Gene Deal Banned From Diddy Trial After Alleged Altercation Outside The Courthouse Diddy's trial is continuing with more witness testimony on Thursday, but it looks like Gene Deal won't be in attendance. By Cole Blake May 29, 2025
Music Lefty Gunplay Allegedly Blocked From Going Onstage During Kendrick Lamar's L.A. Show Lefty Gunplay has not addressed this at press time, so take this Kendrick Lamar concert narrative with a grain of salt. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 25, 2025
Music DJ Khaled Announces Return To "Album Mode" With Viral Influencer Ashton Hall DJ Khaled originally delayed his album after Drake made a public statement that he has not cleared his features on the album. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 22, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Firmly Doubles Down On Plans To Drop "BABY BOI" Album This Year Playboi Carti and "MUSIC" collaborator DJ Swamp Izzo have been constantly talking about this project since the rapper returned. By Zachary Horvath May 10, 2025
Music Mac Miller's Posthumous "Balloonerism" Album On Pace For Impressive 1st Week Sales Mac Miller's second posthumous album is here. By Cole Blake January 23, 2025
Music MIKE Reveals Release Date, Cover Art & Tracklist For New Album "Showbiz!" Following "Bear Trap" Single MIKE is one of the most consistent and generous MCs dropping bars today. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 17, 2025
Music Chris Blake Griffith Accused Of Faking Drake DMs Because Rapper Refused To “Expose” Stefon Diggs According to DJ Akademiks, the leaked Drake DMs that surfaced yesterday are fake. By Caroline Fisher January 08, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar's "DNA" Becomes His Latest Diamond Hit A great start to K.Dot's 2025. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 02, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Fans Peddle Dubious Conspiracy Theory About Him Using AI Vocals On New Songs With The Weeknd Artificial intelligence might allegedly help him finish his album, but at what cost? By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 30, 2024
Music Boosie Badazz Gifts His Manager A LGBTQ-Inspired Diamond Necklace For Christmas Boosie has created divide with his comments about the community, but he's making it clear he's never had ill will. By Zachary Horvath December 28, 2024
Music GloRilla Leaves Fans In Shock With Throwback Picture That Shows Off Her Big "Glo-Up" Who is that? By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 21, 2024