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Music 17-Year-Old Charged With A Hate Crime After Stabbing Beyonce Fan To Death Last month, O’Shae Sibley was murdered while listening to Beyonce's "Renaissance." By Caroline Fisher August 05, 2023
Music Chief Keef's New Album "Almighty So 2" Delayed Again To October While we don't have details as to why, this is the latest in multiple delays for the sequel to the fan-favorite 2013 mixtape. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 03, 2023
Music NLE Choppa Insists He's Single, Ex-GF Says Otherwise The rapper says he owes his ex nothing. By Noah Grant April 22, 2023
Music Meek Mill & Rick Ross Link Up For New Collaboration Meek Mill and Rick Ross have new music "coming soon." By Cole Blake March 15, 2023
Music J.I.D Explains Why It's Hard To Perform "The Forever Story" The Atlanta rap leader said that performing through that stellar album's material leaves him emotionally "cooked." By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 10, 2023
Music Kanye West Defaults In "Donda" Sample Lawsuit From Boogie Down Productions After failing to respond to the lawsuit, Ye now faces unspecified repercussions for failing to clear a sample on his track "Life of the Party." By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 09, 2023
Pop Culture Travis Scott's Rolling Loud Set Ends Abruptly During "Sicko Mode" Due To Curfew Day two of the California festival saw plenty of surprises, including appearances from Nicki Minaj, Kali Uchis, and Justin Bieber. By Hayley Hynes March 05, 2023
Music Rolling Loud California: How To Watch Travis Scott, Lil Wayne, & More Here's where to stream the performances from Rolling Loud California. By Cole Blake March 04, 2023
Music Chris Brown Shades Kiely Williams After She Brings Up Abuse Past The Cheetah Girl brought up Breezy's controversial past and he said he was embarrassed for her. By Erika Marie February 17, 2023
Music Ab-Soul Threatens To Slap DJ Akademiks & Bring Back Black Hippy In Warning Shot To The East Coast Ab-Soul was part of the Red Bull Freestyle with Joey Bada$$ and after a battle with Ray Vaughn and Reason, a new challenge has arrived. By Alexander Cole May 27, 2025
Music Chris Brown Officially Charged With Grievous Bodily Harm While In U.K. Prison Chris Brown was arrested in the United Kingdom earlier this week for an alleged nightclub brawl from a few years ago. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 16, 2025
Music SZA Makes A Fan's Day With Free Tickets & Shout-Out After Meeting Thousands At The Pop-Up SZA received a surprise visit by Kendrick Lamar at her latest Not Beauty Pop-Up to meet-and-greet fans ahead of GNX concert. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 15, 2025