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Music Drake Disappears From The Billboard Hot 100 For The First Time In Months Drake will hope to return to the chart following the release of his highly-anticipated new studio album, "Iceman." By Cole Blake October 29, 2025
Sneakers Westside Gunn Is Teaming Up With Saucony On The ProGrid Triumph 4 The Westside Gunn x Saucony ProGrid Triumph 4 drops this December, blending bold colors with the rapper’s fearless creative vision. By Ben Atkinson October 28, 2025
Music Jay-Z Defends Bad Bunny Amid MAGA Super Bowl Backlash Bad Bunny's upcoming Super Bowl halftime show has sparked a great deal of backlash from conservative commentators and politicians. By Caroline Fisher October 28, 2025
Music Birdman Shouts Out NBA YoungBoy At Cash Money & No Limit "Verzuz" Birdman has been recently supporting NBA YoungBoy on his "MASA" tour, further developing his most recent massive mentee. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 26, 2025
Music Drake Scolds DJ Akademiks For Not Congratulating Him On His Birthday DJ Akademiks definitely did celebrate Drake's birthday, but these cheeky jokes led to yet another "ICEMAN" tease. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 25, 2025
Music Kevin McCall Says Patti Labelle Can’t Sing Kevin McCall has been back in the headlines this week after placing blame on Chris Brown for his financial issues. By Zachary Horvath October 23, 2025
Streetwear Supreme x Fox Racing Collection Pays Tribute To DMX Supreme and Fox Racing reunite for Fall 2025, honoring DMX with a bold 13-piece collection with both motocross and streetwear style. By Ben Atkinson October 23, 2025
Music Diddy Allegedly Woke Up With A Knife To His Throat During Frightening Incident In Prison Diddy has been residing behind bars at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn since his arrest, last year. By Cole Blake October 22, 2025
Music Gucci Mane Hit With Harrowing Allegations In “Surviving Trap Music” Documentary A new documentary directed by South Boy "contains the humble beginnings of one of the biggest entertainers in the world," Gucci Mane. By Caroline Fisher October 22, 2025
Music Gucci Mane Was "Embarrassed" By Rant Calling Out Drake, Nicki Minaj, And Rick Ross Gucci Mane went a on a furious X (then Twitter) rant in 2013 where he called out Drake, Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross and plenty others. By Zachary Horvath October 20, 2025
Relationships Gucci Mane's Wife Reveals How She Handles His Schizophrenic Episodes Gucci Mane opened up about his mental health struggles during his new memoir, "Episodes," which dropped earlier this month. By Cole Blake October 20, 2025
Numbers Juice WRLD Secures Another Platinum Plaque Juice WRLD's "Conversations," a highlight off his posthumous album "Legends Never Die," has officially sold one million units. By Mitch Findlay February 01, 2021