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Music Alleged Drake Reference Track From Beam Causes Fan Debate Are fans justified in calling back to Kendrick Lamar's Beam reference on "euphoria" or is the Drake hate train going off the rails? By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 18, 2025
Music Young Thug Explains Why He Lied About His Brother Unfoonk's Plea Deal Young Thug told his brother Unfoonk to accept the same plea deal as Gunna in the YSL RICO trial, but said otherwise in a leaked jail call. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 07, 2025
Music Kanye West Goes Ballistic When Told He Can't Ask His Lawyer A Question During Deposition This footage continues to emerge piece by piece. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 02, 2025
Music Kanye West's "Carnival" Gets Intense Cover Art The "Vultures 1" standout gets a cover from acclaimed artist Jon Rafman By Ben Mock February 17, 2024
Original Content Tory Lanez' Mixtapes Ranked Worst To Best Uncovering the many layers of the New Toronto MC Tory Lanez. By Devon Jefferson August 23, 2017
Music Kendrick Lamar Reveals Title And Release Date For Upcoming Film Kendrick Lamar will seemingly continue his reign of pop culture dominance by producing an original film with Dave Free. By Elias Andrews March 05, 2025
Reviews Offset "Kiari" Review "Kiari" finds Offset asserting his personal and artistic identity through standout street bangers and poignant introspection, even as familiar tropes and uneven moments hold the project back. By Aron A. August 27, 2025
Sneakers Central Cee Puts His Mark On The Nike Air Force 1 Low Central Cee is teaming back up with Nike, this time on a new trio of Nike Air Force 1 Lows dropping next spring. By Ben Atkinson October 27, 2025
Music Lil Durk Accused Of Ordering Hits On O’Block Allies Who Failed To Avenge King Von Lil Durk is currently behind bars on charges related to an alleged murder-for-hire plot, which prosecutors accuse him of orchestrating. By Caroline Fisher October 07, 2025
Music Peter Rosenberg Declares Nicki Minaj's "Monster" Verse As The Most Overrated Ever Peter Rosenberg and Nicki Minaj have exchanged words in the past, but it seems this tweet from Peter is inspired by more recent events. By Zachary Horvath December 23, 2025
Music Kanye West Fiercely Responds To Album Leak And Bianca Censori Rumors Kanye West's alleged new album "CUCK" was taken down from YouTube shortly after a vengeful Yeezy fan uploaded a version of the tracklist. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 19, 2025
Music Chris Brown’s Jacket Starts Tug-Of-War At Jersey Show: Watch Fans are willing to do anything to get a piece of Breezy. By Caroline Fisher June 15, 2024