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Music NBA YoungBoy Documentary Grosses Over $1 Million In First Week NBA YoungBoy's "Make America Slime Again" tour documentary, "American YoungBoy," opened in 583 movie theaters on April 22. By Caroline Fisher April 28, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks & Mal Reveal Drake's Creative Process Behind "ICEMAN" DJ Akademiks, Mal, BenDaDonnn, and more have had a lot to say about the direction of "ICEMAN," and Drake helped enlighten their reporting. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 26, 2026
Music Chris Blake Griffith Blames Cardi B Split For Ruining Stefon Diggs’ Reputation In a lawsuit filed last year, Stefon Diggs accuses Chris Blake Griffith of damaging his reputation with sexual assault allegations. By Caroline Fisher April 23, 2026
Music Young Thug Teases Feature On Drake's "ICEMAN" Drake is dropping "ICEMAN" soon, and with a new sculpture going up in Toronto, Young Thug seems to have a scoop. By Alexander Cole April 21, 2026
Music Vince Staples Frustrated After YouTube Age-Restricts His Video Vince Staples has something to say. By Tallie Spencer April 30, 2026
Music Swae Lee Unveils Tracklist And Features For "Same Difference" Album Swae Lee is getting ready to drop his first true solo album of his career and he's giving fans a sneak peek at the tracklist. By Zachary Horvath March 27, 2026
Music DOJ Alleges Gucci Mane Helped Feds Identify Pooh Shiesty & Big 30 New details are emerging slowly but surely. By Tallie Spencer April 02, 2026
Music 50 Cent Reacts To Pooh Shiesty & His Father’s Arrest After FBI Raid Earlier this week, Pooh Shiesty and his father were both arrested following a raid of the rapper's Tennessee home. By Caroline Fisher April 02, 2026
Relationships Lizzo Admits She Remained A Virgin Until Winning A Grammy Lizzo also revealed that tons of hip-hop artists popped up in her DMs after she won a Grammy Award in 2020. By Cole Blake April 01, 2026
Music Kanye West Surpasses J. Cole Thanks To “BULLY” Streaming Success Over the weekend, Kanye West dropped his long-awaited twelfth studio album, earning mixed reactions from listeners. By Caroline Fisher March 31, 2026
Music Cardi B Brings Out Meek Mill To Perform An Iconic Song In Philadelphia Cardi B will continue traveling across North America on her "Little Miss Drama" tour through the end of April. By Cole Blake April 08, 2026
Music Revolve Unveils Star-Studded Roster For Their Ninth Festival Revolve Festival is back for the ninth consecutive year and for 2026 they were able to book one of the hottest rappers going today. By Zachary Horvath April 06, 2026