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Music J Cole Targets Donald Trump And Billionaires On New Single "Clouds" Cole really went in on this one. By Elias Andrews February 20, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Is Looking Compromised After His Spotify Wrapped Puts Kendrick Lamar Over Drake Ak can't believe it either! By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 06, 2024
Music Denzel Curry Drops Killer Freestyle During Kai Cenat Live Stream 'Zel never disappoints. By Elias Andrews November 11, 2024
Music YSL's Mounk Tounk Blames His Plea Deal On The Stress Of Having Eight Children The witness is now facing five years in prison. By Cole Blake October 22, 2024
Music Kendrick Lamar's Explanation Of "Not Like Us" Causes Social Media Uproar Kendrick Lamar once again has the internet buzzing. By Cole Blake October 21, 2024
Music NBA YoungBoy Announces First-Ever Headlining Tour & Tickets Are Going On Sale Soon NBA YoungBoy will be hitting the road to perform new music fresh off of his release from prison, earlier this year. By Cole Blake May 15, 2025
Music Kanye West Hasn't Seen A Single Dollar From "Through The Wire" Kanye West's classic "Through The Wire" has received tons of success. However, the earnings from it have been compromised. By Zachary Horvath January 22, 2026
Music J. Cole Rebrands "Might Delete Later" Pages Online To Roll Out "The Fall-Off" The irony of J. Cole's 2024 LP "Might Delete Later" continues to play out, but fans will happily accept that in order to get "The Fall-Off." By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 18, 2026
Music Travis Scott & Other Artists Band Together To Stop Texas Inmate’s Execution James Broadnax was found guilty of capital murder in 2008, and now, his execution date is rapidly approaching. By Caroline Fisher March 10, 2026
Music Busta Rhymes Settles Assault Lawsuit With Ex-Assistant Busta Rhymes was sued by his ex-assistant last August after the rapper turned himself in when the alleged incident occurred in January 2025. By Zachary Horvath April 30, 2026
Music Waka Flocka Flame Denies Dissing Gucci Mane Amid Pooh Shiesty Case Waka Flocka Flame and Gucci Mane have had their issues in the past, but Waka won't use this Pooh Shiesty situation to re-ignite beef... Yet. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 10, 2026
Original Content Are The Fugees To Blame For Their Complicated Legacy? The Fugees' "The Score" has a complex legacy, but 30 years later, this anti-establishment LP’s themes haven’t faded. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 13, 2026