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Music Vince Staples Frustrated After YouTube Age-Restricts His Video Vince Staples has something to say. By Tallie Spencer April 30, 2026
Music Young Thug Desperate To Change Name Because Of Jeffrey Epstein Young Thug, born Jeffery Lamar Williams II, wants to have nothing in common with the late convicted child sex trafficker, Jeffrey Epstein. By Zachary Horvath April 30, 2026
Music Here's Every Cameo From Drake's "ICEMAN" Episode 4 Livestream Drake delivered "ICEMAN" Episode 4 on Thursday evening, and it came with some huge cameos that turned a few heads. By Alexander Cole May 15, 2026
Politics Donald Trump's Advisor Defends Nicki Minaj, Denies She's Asking For Favors Nicki Minaj has lost longtime fans, gained new ones, and caught a whole lot of backlash for supporting United States President Donald Trump. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 19, 2026
Music Akademiks Claps Back At Allegations He Accepts Payments To Push Artists Trap Dickey’s recent interview on The Breakfast Club sparks a conversation on paid posts on Akademiks’ Instagram page. By Aron A. May 22, 2026
Original Content A Guide To OVO's Roster & Affiliates The OVO Sound roster keeps growing. Here are all the active artists and affiliates. By Karlton Jahmal January 29, 2018
Music DDG & Nick Cannon Insult Each Other's Parenting In "Wild 'N Out" Rap Battle DDG dissed Nick Cannon's many children with many women, whereas Cannon brought up the rapper and streamer's custody issues with Halle Bailey. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 10, 2026
Music JAY-Z Gives Sage Songwriting Advice For Aspiring Artists "The New York Times" named JAY-Z as one of the 30 greatest living American songwriters for a new list published on Tuesday. By Cole Blake April 28, 2026
Music Several Artists Pull Their D4vd Collabs From Streaming Amid His Arrest D4vd was becoming a breakout superstar thanks in part to some massive collaborations. But artists and labels are now disassociating. By Zachary Horvath April 23, 2026
Music Pras Begins His 14-Year Prison Sentence Over Illegal Campaign Scheme Pras was convicted a few years ago of charges related to Malaysian businessman Jho Low's alleged $4.5 billion theft of a Malaysian state fund. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 01, 2026
Music Lil Zay Osama Indicted On Federal Kidnapping & Robbery Charges Lil Zay Osama and multiple other men are accused of carrying out a home invasion in Winnetka, Illinois, last month. By Caroline Fisher April 29, 2026
Music Rihanna Shouts Out A$AP Rocky's Upcoming Tour After Drake's Disses Drake seemed to reference A$AP Rocky and Rihanna on his new "ICEMAN" tracks "Burning Bridges" and "Firm Friends." By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 22, 2026