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Devin Morton July 06, 2025 Music Too $hort, Warren G, DJ Drama, and Berner will join the two during July and August across the U.S. and Canada.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares March 06, 2023 Music Ski Mask The Slump God was reportedly arrested in Florida and faces five DUI counts, including alleged damage to property or another person.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares September 20, 2026 Music LiAngelo Ball is ready to release his debut album after killer cosigns from Lil Wayne and GloRilla on previous singles.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares July 14, 2025 Music Benzino is best known for his 2002 hit "Rock The Party." Hailing from Boston, he entered hip-hop with a trio rap group called Hangmen.
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Bryson "Boom" Paul June 26, 2025 Original Content Some artists left Rap behind after years inside Hip Hop, while others used the culture briefly before finding a different musical home.
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Erika Marie September 23, 2026 Music A dinner conversation put Kid Cudi and Ebro at odds after it reached the airwaves, though the disagreement was quickly resolved.
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Erika Marie September 17, 2026 Music Kayla B and Asian Doll traded shots online.
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Aron A. September 04, 2026 Music Justin Gibson, the defense's final witness in the Lil Durk trial, reportedly claimed Durk and 6ix9ine knew how to go viral with fans' demands.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares September 04, 2026 Music 38 Spesh's challenge to Jadakiss snowballed into a full-fledged feud involving Jim Jones, Fat Joe, DJ Khaled, and a diss record that has now raised the stakes.
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Aron A. July 29, 2026 Music Rolling Loud California has been on a two-year hiatus, but it is officially returning to the Nos Events Center in San Bernardino, California.
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Alexander Cole September 21, 2026 Music Young Thug apologized to Drake, Future, Gucci Mane, Mariah The Scientist, and more on his latest single, "Man I Miss My Dogs."
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Cole Blake September 12, 2025
Sports Taylor Rooks Seemingly Responds To Drake's Mention In Unreleased Song From "ICEMAN" Livestream Drake and Taylor Rooks have a longstanding friendship, which Rooks has always maintained is nothing more serious than that.
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Devin Morton 
Music Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa Announce "High School Reunion" Tour Too $hort, Warren G, DJ Drama, and Berner will join the two during July and August across the U.S. and Canada.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Ski Mask The Slump God Speaks Out After Florida DUI Arrest Ski Mask The Slump God was reportedly arrested in Florida and faces five DUI counts, including alleged damage to property or another person.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music GELO Reveals Tracklist For Debut Album "League Of My Own" LiAngelo Ball is ready to release his debut album after killer cosigns from Lil Wayne and GloRilla on previous singles.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Benzino Rips Jim Jones For Saying He's Better Rapper Than Nas Benzino is best known for his 2002 hit "Rock The Party." Hailing from Boston, he entered hip-hop with a trio rap group called Hangmen.
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Bryson "Boom" Paul 
Original Content Artists Who Left Hip Hop Behind For Other Genres Some artists left Rap behind after years inside Hip Hop, while others used the culture briefly before finding a different musical home.
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Erika Marie 
Music Kid Cudi Calls Ebro “Thirsty” Over Private Conversation, Then Accepts Apology A dinner conversation put Kid Cudi and Ebro at odds after it reached the airwaves, though the disagreement was quickly resolved.
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Erika Marie 
Music Asian Doll Claims Vonnie & King Von’s BM Had An Affair While Von’s BM Was Pregnant Kayla B and Asian Doll traded shots online.
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Aron A. 
Music Lil Durk's Sound Engineer Reportedly Claims 6ix9ine Inspired "Pissed Me Off" Justin Gibson, the defense's final witness in the Lil Durk trial, reportedly claimed Durk and 6ix9ine knew how to go viral with fans' demands.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music 38 Spesh Chose Violence: Breaking Down His Beef With Jadakiss, Jim Jones & Fat Joe 38 Spesh's challenge to Jadakiss snowballed into a full-fledged feud involving Jim Jones, Fat Joe, DJ Khaled, and a diss record that has now raised the stakes.
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Aron A. 
Music Rolling Loud California Dates Officially Announced: How To Cop Tickets Rolling Loud California has been on a two-year hiatus, but it is officially returning to the Nos Events Center in San Bernardino, California.
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Alexander Cole 
Music Drake Shows Love To Young Thug's Heartfelt Apology Song, "Man I Miss My Dogs" Young Thug apologized to Drake, Future, Gucci Mane, Mariah The Scientist, and more on his latest single, "Man I Miss My Dogs."
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Cole Blake