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Music Ab-Soul Addresses Disappointing Freestyle On Kai Cenat's "Mafiathon 3" Stream Ab-Soul appeared on the "On The Radar" segment on Kai Cenat's "Mafiathon 3" stream and underwhelmed. He went live to address it. By Devin Morton September 28, 2025
Music The Lil Baby Dilemma: Declining Reign, Diminished Dominance & The End Of An Era Lil Baby’s run dominated both the charts and the streets, but even Atlanta’s baton carrier has a ceiling, and 2025 made it impossible to ignore. By Aron A. September 26, 2025
Music Young Thug Slammed For Hard R's With White Cover On New Album "UY SCUTI" Young Thug already drew mixed reactions with a "whiteface" cover art for the new album "UY SCUTI," but its opening track deepened the divide. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 26, 2025
Music Young Thug Name-Drops Gunna In Scathing "UY Scuti" Diss Young Thug dropped his fourth studio album, "UY Scuti," on Friday, marking his first release since getting out of jail, last year. By Cole Blake September 26, 2025
Music Chris Blake Griffith Theorizes About Stefon Diggs' Sexuality With DJ Akademiks JT originally resurfaced Chris Blake Griffith's allegations about Stefon Diggs while feuding with Cardi B. By Cole Blake September 25, 2025
Music Hip-Hop Hits A New Low At Coachella 2026 Coachella announced its lineup for next year earlier this month and fans of hip-hop noticed the lack of representation for the genre. By Zachary Horvath September 24, 2025
Music D4vd Slammed For Allegedly “Messing With” 13-Year-Old In Eerie Resurfaced TikTok Comment Social media sleuths continue to question the nature of D4vd's alleged relationship with Celeste Rivas, the deceased teen found in his Tesla. By Caroline Fisher September 22, 2025
Music "The Carter" Director Claims Drake Was Too Much Of A "Dork" For Lil Wayne's Tour Bus Adam Bhala Lough's comments on Drake and Lil Wayne come after a fan leaked a sequel to his "The Carter" documentary. By Cole Blake March 03, 2026
Music Drake Calls Out NFR Podcast For Criticizing Justin Bieber's "Where Are U Now" The move comes as Drake is still at work on his next studio album, "Iceman," which fans expect to be releasing soon. By Cole Blake January 28, 2026
Music Zeethewizard's Friend Responsible For His Death In New Year's Shootout Dallas rapper Zeethewizard was tragically killed earlier this month and more and more developments in the investigation are coming to light. By Zachary Horvath January 23, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Confirms That The Deluxe To "Don't Be Dumb" Is On The Way A$AP Rocky is feeding fans good after his eight-year hiatus, adding a future deluxe to the "Don't Be Dumb" menu. By Zachary Horvath January 22, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Announces The "Don’t Be Dumb World Tour" A$AP Rocky will be hitting the road in promotion of his latest studio album, "Don’t Be Dumb," later this year. By Cole Blake January 20, 2026