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Music Kanye West Gets "Vultures" Tattoo, Matching With Ty Dolla Sign Unfortunately for fans waiting for the collab album, ink on skin does not set the project's release in stone... but when has Ye ever done that? By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 29, 2023
Music Omarion Addresses Backlash For Asking About Slick'Em At Pretty Ricky Verzuz B2K's Omarion did not know Pretty Ricky's Slick'em Hound was struggling with drug addiction when he made a sly remark at their Verzuz battle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 27, 2026
Music Travis Scott Sparks Debate Over Stormi Moment At Fanatics Fest Online reactions poured in after a video of Travis Scott and his daughter, Stormi, at Fanatics Fest went viral. By Erika Marie July 20, 2026
Reviews Future "The Real Me" Review On "The Real Me," Future explores every version of himself except the one that moves forward. By Aron A. July 19, 2026
Music J. Cole Provides An Update On The Status Of "It's A Boy" J. Cole recently spoke about his plans for the future of his career during an "AMA" with fans on social media. By Cole Blake February 10, 2026
Music Every Hip-Hop Album Dropping In May 2026 There are a plethora of hip-hop albums dropping in May of 2026, and today, we are providing a long list of those titles. By Alexander Cole April 30, 2026
Music Kodak Black & Sexyy Red Confirmed For "GTA 6" Rockstar Games recently did an interview with DAZED about "GTA 6," which led to a revelation about Kodak Black and Sexyy Red. By Alexander Cole August 26, 2026
Music Usher & Chris Brown Expand The R&B Tour With New Tour Dates Usher and Chris Brown's tour just got a few new dates added. By Aron A. August 17, 2026
Music Drake Gets Stream Sniped By Fans During Surprise "ICEMAN" Live Session Drake premiered a fiery new song titled "What Did I Miss?" during this "ICEMAN" livestream, and dropped it just a few hours later. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 05, 2025
Music Jack Harlow's "Monica" Gets Torn Apart By Pitchfork & Anthony Fantano Jack Harlow's newest album, "Monica," arrives after he faced backlash for an interview with The New York Times’ “Popcast" show. By Cole Blake March 17, 2026
Music Fans Believe They Just Found Drake's Instagram Burner Account Drake did have his "Plot Twist" account drop a lot of material over the past few years, so maybe this is part of the "ICEMAN" rollout. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 13, 2026
Music Chingy Has "Zero Sympathy" For Sidney Starr Following Arrest Chingy says "that had nothing to do with me." By Tallie Spencer September 10, 2026