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Music Kanye West Claims ASAP Rocky Is Free Thanks To Him Kanye West recently called out some of the celebrities who have failed to come to his defense amid his child custody issues. By Caroline Fisher April 25, 2025
Music Kanye West Uses Painting From Adolf Hitler’s Bedroom As “Cousins” Artwork Recently, Kanye West opened up about allegedly having sexual relations with one of his cousins as a child. By Caroline Fisher April 25, 2025
Music Lil Durk’s Father Opens Up About Helping His Son Fight Murder-For-Hire Case Lil Durk's father Dontay Banks has dealt with legal issues of his own, which is why he knows exactly what his son is going through. By Caroline Fisher April 19, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Explains Why NAV's New Album Lost Over 60K Units In Sales DJ Akademiks compared this NAV discrepancy to bundle sales controversies like those of Travis Scott and Playboi Carti. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 10, 2025
Music ASAP Rocky Reflects Honestly On "Nerve-Racking" ASAP Relli Trial The reaction that ASAP Rocky had after being acquitted on two counts of assault said a lot about how he was feeling throughout the trial. By Zachary Horvath May 07, 2025
Music 50 Cent Can't Stop Laughing Over Ja Rule's Cheesy Greek Restaurant Commercial It feels like 50 Cent is going to troll Ja Rule until he's six feet under as it feels like he's got unlimited dirt on his mortal enemy. By Zachary Horvath May 06, 2025
Pop Culture "Teen Mom" Star Jenelle Evans Recalls Rejecting Lil Wayne After He Allegedly Flew Her Out The internet is currently in a state of shock as Jenelle Evans details that Lil Wayne allegedly wanted to hook up. By Zachary Horvath September 13, 2025
Music Drake's "Marvin's Room" Reaches RIAA's Diamond Eligibility, His 16th Song To Do So Drake's "Marvin's Room" included a voicemail from a former friend of the rap star that would actually file a lawsuit over the song. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 07, 2025
Music Charlamagne Tha God Roasts Drake Over Guns In “What Did I Miss?” Video Recently, Drake debuted his new single "What Did I Miss?," reflecting on the fallout of his feud with Kendrick Lamar. By Caroline Fisher July 09, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Shouts Out 12-Year-Old Concertgoer Who Went Bar-For-Bar All Night During his wildly successful "Grand National" tour with SZA, Kendrick Lamar has signed fans' vinyls, met them backstage, and showed them love. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 07, 2025
Music N.O.R.E. Reveals He Almost Had Cam’Ron Host Drink Champs N.O.R.E.'s Drink Champs is one of the most popular podcast ms in hip hop. Previous guests include Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent, and Mario. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 07, 2025
Music T-Rex Seems To Suffer Seizure In The Middle Of Live Rap Battle Fortunately, it seems like T-Rex recovered well from the scary incident, which took place in triple-digit New York City weather. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 23, 2025