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Music YG Reveals The Advice Kendrick Lamar Gave Him As he prepares for the release of his new album this month, YG is switching up how he navigates his career with advice from K. Dot. By Erika Marie June 05, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Gives Massive Credit To Kanye West Despite His Controversies A$AP Rocky and Kanye West have collaborated before, so it's no shock to hear Rocky praise Ye even if he doesn't agree with him on everything. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 25, 2026
Music Travis Scott Says He’s Focused On Healing And Accountability After Astroworld Tragedy Travis Scott is committed towards healing. By Tallie Spencer January 22, 2026
Music 50 Cent Closes $124 Million Development Deal With The State Of Louisiana As part of 50 Cent's deal with the state of Louisiana, three properties in downtown Shreveport will be transformed into entertainment venues. By Caroline Fisher January 13, 2026
Pop Culture Drake And Sophie Brussaux Throw Western-Themed Bash For Adonis' 8th Birthday Drake and Sophie Brussaux keep their relationship private, but it seems their co-parenting journey is going well. By Zachary Horvath October 13, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Hits Massive Sales Milestone Despite Not Dropping In 2025 Beyond a few big features, 2025 has mostly been Kendrick Lamar's year to flex all of the success of the previous summer's Drake battle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 11, 2025
Music Sir Jinx Demands Royalties From TI’s 2016 Dr. Dre Collab In New Lawsuit Sir Jinx alleges that he's not been adequately compensated for his 2016 collab with TI and Dr. Dre, "Dope." By Caroline Fisher September 29, 2025
Music Will Jay-Z's Yankee Stadium Shows Be Livestreamed? Fans who couldn't cop tickets for Jay-Z's three Yankee Stadium shows this weekend are trying to find alternative ways to experience them. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 10, 2026
Music Jay-Z Spotted Rehearsing For Yankee Stadium Shows This Weekend Fans are already searching for clues about surprise guests and the setlist as Jay-Z gets ready for his hometown return. By Erika Marie July 08, 2026
Music Kanye West And Kodak Black Song Leaks Ahead Of "BULLY" Kanye West is supposedly releasing "BULLY" once and for all this Friday, November 7, despite a past of numerous delays. By Zachary Horvath November 03, 2025
Music Offset Announces Surprise Album Dropping On Halloween Offset has fans hoping for something similar to 2017's trap classic "Without Warning," which also dropped on Halloween. By Zachary Horvath October 30, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Trolls Jay-Z With Bizarre AI Wig Image After Her Instagram Vanishes Earlier this week, Nicki Minaj's Instagram profile mysteriously disappeared, prompting her and the Barbz to speculate. By Caroline Fisher October 21, 2025