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Politics YG Was Contacted By Secret Service Over 'FDT' One of Hip Hop's most recognizable protest records continues affecting YG's career nearly a decade later. By Erika Marie July 07, 2026
Music Kanye's Newest Maybach Just Got A Major Makeover Images surface of Kanye West's Maybach S680 that just received a two-tone matte black wrap with a full chrome delete. By Ben Atkinson July 06, 2026
Music Lil Wayne Believes Some Women Rappers Won't Admit Nicki Minaj Influenced Them During a conversation with DJ Drama, Lil Wayne offered some comments about Nicki Minaj and her influence on rap. By Alexander Cole July 01, 2026
Original Content Ludacris & Nate Dogg Made One Of Hip Hop's Greatest Collabs With "Area Codes" Released at a pivotal moment for both artists, "Area Codes" became the perfect showcase for Ludacris' charisma and Nate Dogg's unmistakable voice. By Erika Marie July 03, 2026
Music Pooh Shiesty & GloRilla's Upcoming Song Leads To Gucci Mane Debate Given Gucci Mane's beef with allegedly former signee Pooh Shiesty and GloRilla's label boss Yo Gotti, this upcoming song is causing chaos. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 21, 2026
Music Drake Officially Most Streamed Artist Ever On Apple Music Drake is nonstop. By Tallie Spencer June 18, 2026
Sports Teyana Taylor Explains Tense Moment With Security At Knicks Game After a viral video showing Teyana Taylor being denied access to the court following the Knicks' win, she's clarifying what happened. By Erika Marie June 17, 2026
Music Monaleo Reluctantly Cancels Multiple Tour Dates Monaleo has already performed a total of 25 shows on her "Who Did the Body" tour, which she kicked off in November. By Cole Blake March 04, 2026
Music Lauryn Hill & Wu-Tang Clan Among 2026 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Nominees The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame committee has unveiled its list of 17 nominees for the 2026 induction ceremony. By Caroline Fisher February 25, 2026
Music King Harris Disrespects 50 Cent's Late Mother In Wild Rant 50 Cent has been at odds with T.I. in recent days and now the rapper's son, King Harris, is getting in on the action. By Cole Blake February 23, 2026
Music Cardi B Claps Back At Twitter Trolls Claiming She Isn't Selling Out Her Shows Cardi B reportedly became the first female rapper to sell out two nights at the Kia Forum in Inglewood during her "Little Miss Drama" tour. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 22, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar's Fans & Haters Have A Field Day With His Baby Keem Features Baby Keem had a few other stellar guests on his new album "Ca$ino," but Kendrick Lamar's appearances caused a lot of conversation. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 20, 2026