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Music Young Thug & YFN Lucci Link Up At A Nightclub After Squashing Beef The hatchet burial of Young Thug and YFN Lucci has been controversial and divisive, but at least they won't have any future issues for now. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 29, 2025
Music Kid Cudi Announces “Lengthy” Hiatus From Music To Pursue Other Passions Before his long break, Kid Cudi dropped off his new track "Once," which he calls a "goodbye for now song." By Caroline Fisher September 29, 2025
Music Kodak Black Hilariously Checks Fan During Bizarre Livestream One of Kodak Black's latest interactions with a fan took a turn for the worse when they began arguing about Voodoo, prison time, and more. By Caroline Fisher September 29, 2025
Music Mariah Carey Gracefully Leads Our New "R&B Season" Playlist Update Our latest "R&B Season" update covers new releases from Mariah Carey, Syd, Tiara Thomas, Ari Lennox, and Daniel Caesar. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 28, 2025
Music Young Thug Explains White "UY SCUTI" Album Cover Young Thug's use of the hard R on the opening track for "UY SCUTI," "Ninja," added even more controversy to this cover art. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 28, 2025
Music Drake Savagely Responds To Instagram Troll Clowning His Rapping Ability An Instagram user reacted to BenDaDonnn's freestyle on Kai Cenat's "Mafiathon 3" stream and called it better than Drake's usual output. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 28, 2025
Music Mariah The Scientist Reveals Her “Song Of The Moment” Is A Love Song By 4Batz Mariah The Scientist hits the road on her anticipated “Hearts Sold Separately Tour” at the beginning of 2026. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 27, 2025
Music Young Thug Explains His Controversial "Ninja" Song To Adin Ross Young Thug dropped the N-word with the hard R multiple times on the opener for his new album "UY SCUTI," which has caused a lot of debate. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 27, 2025
Music Young Thug Shares "Whiteface" Versions Of His "UY SCUTI" Guests Many Young Thug fans were weirded out by his "UY SCUTI" album cover, and he chose to double down by "whitefacing" Cardi B, Future, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 27, 2025
Music Chilling Security Footage Shows Celeste Rivas Roaming Lake Elsinore Before Disappearance The investigation into the death of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas, whose body was found dead in a Tesla registered to D4vd this month, continues. By Caroline Fisher September 26, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Calls Cardi B During Stream To Praise Her Verse On Young Thug’s “UY Scuti” According to DJ Akademiks, he and Cardi B have mutual respect for one another, even though they don't always agree. By Caroline Fisher September 26, 2025
Music 21 Savage Promises He's Finally About To Release His Next Album 21 Savage didn't provide any further details on his next album, which will be his first since dropping "American Dream." By Cole Blake September 26, 2025