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Music Young Scooter's Son Blasts Atlanta Police In Heartbreaking Statement On Father's Passing This follows many tributes to Young Scooter from Atlanta rappers and beyond like Playboi Carti, Meek Mill, and Quavo. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 29, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals Why He Hasn't Dropped Kanye West Interview According to a new lawsuit, Kanye West also recently filmed a podcast with Andrew Tate and the controversial internet personality's brother. By Caroline Fisher March 29, 2025
Music Diddy's Family Comes Together In Court For Opening Statements In Mogul's Trial One of Diddy's coparents, Dana Tran, accompanied his mother Janice and all his children, including Justin, Quincy, Jessie, and D'Lila. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 12, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Dominates Nominations For 2025 BET Awards Kendrick Lamar is joined by Drake, Doechii, Future, and GloRilla as the most nominated rappers at the 2025 BET Awards. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 08, 2025
Music UMG Issues Scathing Motion To Dismiss Drake's Defamation Lawsuit UMG and Drake have been locked in a fiery legal battle since the Toronto rapper accused them of defamation in January. By Cole Blake May 08, 2025
Pop Culture Chrisean Rock Documents Young Thug Link-Up With Wholesome Selfie Young Thug and Chrisean Rock don't seem like they would ever cross paths, but they have gone through a lot in their own way lately. By Zachary Horvath May 05, 2025
Music KARRAHBOOO Accuses Lil Yachty Of Abandoning Her After A Frightening Car Accident KARRAHBOOO alleges that Lil Yachty is keeping her stuck under his label, whereas Lil Yachty accused her of playing victim. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 03, 2025
Relationships Kanye West's Claim About Having Not Seen Saint All Year Gets A Firm Rebuke The co-parenting drama comes as Kanye West is preparing to put out a new album with Dave Blunts called, "Cuck." By Cole Blake April 22, 2025
Music Eazy The Block Captain Questions Papoose's Validation Remy Ma Really Spent X-Mas With The Battle Rapper Eazy The Block Captain has been embroiled in beef with Papoose over Remy Ma for months after it was rumored Eazy and Ma had an affair. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 20, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Finally Surpasses This Spotify Benchmark Despite Drake's UMG Lawsuit K.Dot is one of only three rappers to achieve this. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 19, 2025
Politics Soulja Boy Defends Donald Trump Inauguration Party Performance: “They Paid Me A Bag” Soulja Boy is under fire. By Caroline Fisher January 19, 2025
Music Don Toliver Plays Snippet Of New Music On Social Media, Fans Think "Jackboy 2" On The Way Don Toliver follows Travis Scott with new preview. By Bryson "Boom" Paul January 18, 2025