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Music Mal Calls Andre 3000 The “Most Overrated Rapper” Of All Time According to Mal of the "New Rory & Mal" podcast, Andre 3000 is no longer one of his top five rappers for one simple reason. By Caroline Fisher January 08, 2026
Music YG Verzuz The Game Officially Announced For Later This Month Two Compton titans are facing off in a "Verzuz" matchup very soon in Los Angeles, as YG and The Game will trade their biggest hits. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 18, 2026
Music Drake Shouts Out Houston Restaurant Lost In Da Sauce With A Food Review Drake often shows love to smaller creatives and businesses, especially amid his exclusive Janice parties in Houston and other cities. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 28, 2026
Streetwear Quavo Flexes His Richard Mille RM In New Photos Quavo's latest photos feature a Richard Mille watch reportedly worth close to $200,000, drawing attention online. By Ben Atkinson June 27, 2026
Music XXXTentacion’s Old Notebook Surfaces Online Seven Years After His Death Recently, one XXXTentacion fan got a hold of one of his old notebooks thanks to his former manager, and his team has confirmed it's real. By Caroline Fisher July 10, 2025
Music Wiz Khalifa, Snoop Dogg & Pat McAfee Donate $50K To Support Pittsburgh Public Schools Wiz Khalifa, Snoop Dogg, and Pat McAfee are once again giving back to the Pittsburgh public school system with a big donation. By Devin Morton June 29, 2025
Music Kanye West Admits He Dreams Of Apologizing To Jay-Z Kanye West and Jay-Z have had a tumultuous relationship over the last decade, but their feud has heated up in recent months. By Cole Blake June 01, 2025
Music Chris King's Alleged Killer Finally Caught In LA After Year-Long Search Chris King was shot and killed in an apparent robbery attempt outside of a music studio in Nashville, last April. By Cole Blake June 01, 2025
Music JID Reportedly Secures First Week Sales Projections For New Album "God Does Like Ugly" JID has much more music on the way, and fans are already singing the praises of his new album "God Does Like Ugly." By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 14, 2025
Relationships Nelly & Ashanti Celebrate Their Son KK's First Birthday With Wholesome Family Photos Nelly and Ashanti welcomed Kareem Kenkaide Haynes as their first son, last year, after tying the knot in 2023. By Cole Blake July 30, 2025
Music Dr. Dre Reveals Which Drake Bars Angered Him During Kendrick Lamar Feud D-R-E is not a Drake fan. By Elias Andrews January 30, 2025
Politics Soulja Boy Defends Performing At Crypto Ball Ahead Of Donald Trump's Inauguration Soulja Boy says he needed the money. By Cole Blake January 20, 2025