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Music Tyler The Creator Dedicates Pittsburgh Show To Mac Miller During "CHROMAKOPIA" Tour As two creative powerhouses of their era with evolutionary careers, Tyler The Creator and Mac Miller had a strong bond and a beloved collab. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 29, 2025
Music Sean Kingston Shares Heartfelt Message After He And His Mother Are Found Guilty Of Fraud Sean Kingston will be on house arrest with electronic monitoring until he's sentenced in July, while his mother will be in federal custody. By Caroline Fisher March 29, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals Why He Hasn't Dropped Kanye West Interview According to a new lawsuit, Kanye West also recently filmed a podcast with Andrew Tate and the controversial internet personality's brother. By Caroline Fisher March 29, 2025
Music APD Confirms Young Scooter Was Not Shot By Police Despite Online Rumors Many folks in Atlanta hip-hop and beyond, from Playboi Carti to Ralo, paid tribute to Young Scooter's memory after this tragic news. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 29, 2025
Music Bhad Bhabie Laughs Off Death Threat She Received Via Text Message You might think this is over the Alabama Barker feud, but Bhad Bhabie sadly has a far longer history of dealing with the haters. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 28, 2025
Music Jess Hilarious & Loren LoRosa Settle Their "Breakfast Club" Differences In Gut-Busting Skit Loren LoRosa got a new gig with iHeartMedia, whereas Jess Hilarious is working out a solution to her grievances with "The Breakfast Club." By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 28, 2025
Music Diddy’s Race Could Be A Key Issue In Upcoming Trial Diddy's trial is currently scheduled to start in May, with the jury selection process beginning next month. By Caroline Fisher March 28, 2025
Music Suge Knight Thinks Kanye West Should Get Beat Up For Insulting Jay-Z's Kids Suge Knight has smoke for everybody from behind bars, and Kanye West is his latest target after the latter's Twitter meltdown. By Elias Andrews March 27, 2025
Music 50 Cent Weighs In As Lil Meech Claps Back At Michael Rainey Jr.'s Sympathy Comments 50 Cent is usually in the thick of his feuds, but in this case, he's sitting back and watching Michael Rainey Jr. do his work for him. By Zachary Horvath March 25, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Confirms NBA YoungBoy's Location Following Release From Prison DJ Akademiks recently took to X where he revealed that NBA YoungBoy is currently planning a tour for his fans. By Alexander Cole March 25, 2025
Music Future Hilariously Pretends To Be An AI Model In Order To Avoid Interacting With Fans Future just became one of the first rappers to surpass 2 billion Spotify streams in 2025, so maybe he's on too high of a horse right now. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 24, 2025
Music Lil Durk Reveals Features & Tracklist For New Album "Deep Thoughts" Amid Prison Stay This new Lil Durk album features Jhené Aiko on the single "Can't Hide It," on which he reveals his marriage to India Royale. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 24, 2025