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Music Stockton Rapper EBK Jaaybo Is Out On Bail, Fresh Out Of Jail EBK Jaaybo has released five albums since he made his debut in 2021 with two breakthrough albums, 2021 and Letter 4 The Streets. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 23, 2025
Music Sexyy Red Proclaims That She Is Drake's Successor In Hip-Hop Sexyy Red proclaimed herself to be Drake's protégé in response to a fan's comparison between Drizzy, Kendrick Lamar, and J. Cole. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 14, 2026
Music DJ Clue Addresses J. Cole’s Rumored “Birthday Blizzard ‘26” Disses During a recent interview, DJ Clue discussed J. Cole's new collection of freestyles, "Birthday Blizzard '26." By Caroline Fisher January 29, 2026
Music Kanye West Updates Lil Durk On Diddy, “BULLY” & More During Prison Call Lil Durk says that amid his prison stay, he's taking it a day at a time and trying his best to stay focused. By Caroline Fisher March 08, 2025
Music Trippie Redd Claps Back At Kanye West For Claiming To Have Invented Rage Music Kanye West previously argued that his song, "Blood On The Leaves," was one of the first-ever songs in the genre. By Cole Blake April 30, 2025
Music Pusha T Appears To Diss Kanye West On New Clipse Song, "So Be It" The new track will likely be featured on Pusha T and No Malice's upcoming Clipse album, "Let God Sort Em Out." By Cole Blake June 17, 2025
Pop Culture India Love Compares Herself To Jesus While Responding To Backlash For Dancing On DDG The internet had a feeding frenzy over DDG getting twerked on by India Love at a recent Kai Cenat and AMP party. By Zachary Horvath June 09, 2025
Relationships Gio Claims Playboi Carti's New Album "BABY BOI" Is Already Done DJ Swamp Izzo already claimed this concerning Playboi Carti's new album "BABY BOI," and fans are just as skeptical about Gio's remarks. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 30, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Claims He's Going Back To Jail Because A Close Friend Snitched On Him 6ix9ine pleaded guilty to violating the terms of his supervised release in 2025 and will spend the next three months in jail. By Cole Blake January 07, 2026
Music Kanye West Reportedly Returning To Italy For Standalone Concert Kanye West hasn't had the best history with Italy over the last couple of years, but he's reportedly set to perform there soon. By Zachary Horvath December 19, 2025
Music 50 Cent Wants Eminem To Make New Music For "Street Fighter" Soundtrack Considering 50 Cent and Eminem's legendary collaborative past, this new "Street Fighter" movie could have some bangers for Balrog's scenes. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 14, 2025
Music ASAP Rocky Faces $1 Million Lawsuit For Allegedly Destroying Neighbor’s Condo Allegedly, a flood in ASAP Rocky's $11 million condo in New York City left his neighbor's unit “completely uninhabitable." By Caroline Fisher November 05, 2025