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Music Kanye West (Ye) Delivers Incredible Performance In Front Of 70k At Shanghai Stadium Kanye West has rapped about tearing up arena since Graduation. His most memorable line about it is on Kid Cudi's "Erase Me." By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 12, 2025
Music Gucci Mane Recalls His Wife Kidnapping Him During A Mental Health Episode In addition to his memoir, "Episodes," Gucci Mane will also be dropping his 17th studio album of the same name later this month. By Cole Blake October 06, 2025
Music Joe Budden Claims Noah “40” Shebib Is Back For Drake’s “ICEMAN” During a recent episode of his podcast, Joe Budden revealed why he has high expectations for Drake's upcoming album. By Caroline Fisher April 22, 2026
Music DJ Hed & Mal Ignite Social Media After A Spirited Debate About The Drake & Kendrick Lamar Beef It's been roughly a year since Drake and Kendrick Lamar's feud reached its peak, and DJ Hed and Mal have a lot to say about it. By Caroline Fisher May 02, 2025
Music Adam22 Adds Fuel To Wild "Cuck" Rumors About Kanye West Kanye West previously described his style of music as "cuck" and is even naming his next album after the idea. By Cole Blake April 29, 2025
Reviews Bad Bunny Finally Comes Home & Closes His “Most Wanted” Tour With Stellar Puerto Rican Shows: Review Out of Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio's many tours and hometown shows, this performance at El Choli was one of his most well-structured, impressive, and heartfelt to date. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 10, 2024
Music Kendrick Lamar Refused To Appear On Drake's "First Person Shooter" The hatred between these two runs deeper than we thought. By Elias Andrews May 03, 2024
Music R Kelly's Projected Release From Prison Has Been Announced R Kelly has been in a medium security facility in Butner, North Carolina since April 2023 and trying anything to get out early. By Zachary Horvath January 26, 2026
Music Lil Yachty Claps Back At Net Worth Reports With Staggering Career Earnings From 2016 Yachty takes pride in his wealth. By Alexander Cole July 29, 2024
Music Kanye West Thanks Drake For Inspiring "Watch The Throne" In New "100 GIGS" Website Clip The story of Kanye West and Drake has among the most highs and lows of any hip-hop duo, and Drizzy knows this well. Why else would he bring this classic clip back? By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 25, 2024
Relationships Big Sean & Jhené Aiko Reportedly Break Up After Spending 10 Years Together Big Sean and Jhené Aiko have yet to comment on the viral rumors, which have been circulating online in recent days. By Cole Blake November 03, 2025
Pop Culture Drake And Sophie Brussaux Throw Western-Themed Bash For Adonis' 8th Birthday Drake and Sophie Brussaux keep their relationship private, but it seems their co-parenting journey is going well. By Zachary Horvath October 13, 2025