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Music Young Thug Admits He Doesn't Know Who The Alchemist Is After Collab Meme Maybe Young Thug's confusion is about Ian Connor, who recently posted texts with Thugger about The Alchemist and their collab album meme. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 02, 2025
Music Ebro Refutes The Belief That He's A Hater Of Independent Media Ebro says he's always been one to crack jokes about DJ Akademiks and other creators, but he wasn't going after independent media. By Cole Blake April 15, 2026
Music Kanye West's Teenage Artwork Gets Massive Uptick In Value Among the paintings and drawings from Kanye West valued at $3.1 million is a sketch of his mother, Donda West. By Cole Blake April 15, 2026
Music Offset Refutes Tasha K's Claim That He Returned To Casino Where He Was Shot Offset issued a statement after recovering from the shooting, and various online pages claimed he returned to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 11, 2026
Music J. Cole Says The "Universal Classic" In Hip-Hop Is Dead, But Is He Wrong? J. Cole was recently on "Lost In Vegas" where he offered up his thoughts on classic albums and where they stand in hip-hop. By Alexander Cole March 31, 2026
Music Joe Budden Isn't A Fan Of J. Cole's "Disingenuous" Press Run Joe Budden has been previously critical of J. Cole's "The Fall-Off" album and its rollout, although he does give Cole his flowers too. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 28, 2026
Music LaRussell’s Mother Announces Rally To Support Him Amid “Heaven Sent” Controversy LaRussell is still under fire for his song lyrics about Jeffrey Epstein, Donald Trump, Adolf Hitler, and more. By Caroline Fisher March 25, 2026
Music Tyrese & Tank To Face Off In “Verzuz” Battle Tyrese and Tank are scheduled to go head-to-head later this month, and fans can't wait to see who comes out on top. By Caroline Fisher March 19, 2026
Music Drake & Kanye West Continue To Carry Hip-Hop's Streaming Numbers Thanks To Impressive New Achievement Drake and Kanye West both continue to rack up impressive streaming numbers on Spotify, leaving their competitors in the dust. By Caroline Fisher October 29, 2025
Sneakers Central Cee Puts His Mark On The Nike Air Force 1 Low Central Cee is teaming back up with Nike, this time on a new trio of Nike Air Force 1 Lows dropping next spring. By Ben Atkinson October 27, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy Refuses To Stream With Adin Ross After "MASA" Tour Concert NBA YoungBoy performed in New Orleans on Monday night as he continues to travel on his "Make America Slime Again Tour." By Cole Blake October 21, 2025
Music Ice Spice Claims Someone Is View-Botting Her "Baddie Baddie" Music Video Ice Spice dropped "Baddie Baddie" on September 26. The single features a prominent sample of "Bad Girls," a 2013 hit by M.I.A. By Zachary Horvath October 16, 2025