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Music LiAngelo Ball Reveals He Was Making $3K Per Month Before Pivoting To Rap Amid the success of his viral hit "Tweaker," LiAngelo Ball landed a lucrative deal with Def Jam and Universal Music Group. By Caroline Fisher August 11, 2025
Music Metro Boomin Abandons His Own Party As Fans Refuse To Get Off The Stage Metro Boomin was hosting the party in Atlanta over the weekend in celebration of his latest mixtape release. By Cole Blake August 11, 2025
Music Chris Brown Surprises Young Fan With $10K And A New Car In Emotional Video Recently, Chris Brown decided to go above and beyond for one of his most loyal supporters and her single mother. By Caroline Fisher August 11, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy & DJ Khaled Announce Surprise Joint Mixtape "DESHAWN" Dropping This Week NBA YoungBoy just left off "Make America Slime Again" at the end of July to solid commercial success and another top 10 debut. By Zachary Horvath August 11, 2025
Music Iggy Azalea Finally Addresses Accusations Of Using A "Blaccent" Iggy Azalea also discussed her decision to step away from music over a year after her initial retirement announcement.. By Cole Blake August 11, 2025
Music Bryson Tiller Continues His Comeback On Our New "R&B Season" Playlist Update In addition to Bryson Tiller's new project "The Vices," our latest "R&B Season" playlist update shouts out a new SiR single. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 10, 2025
Music Six Plaintiffs Drop Out Of Lawsuit Against Diddy's Former Assistant Diddy's former assistant, Kristina Khorram, took a legal win in New York after six of the seven plaintiffs in a lawsuit dropped their claims. By Devin Morton August 10, 2025
Music Freddie Gibbs Details Beef With Curren$y In New Interview Freddie Gibbs detailed why he and Curren$y have (a seemingly one-sided) beef, and it all stems from a lack of promotion for "Fetti." By Devin Morton August 10, 2025
Sports LeBron James Shows Love To Gunna's New Album "The Last Wun" On X LeBron James is a longtime fan of Gunna, and he is feeling the Atlanta rapper's YSL finale, "The Last Wun." By Devin Morton August 10, 2025
Music Lil Baby Announces New Album Dropping Just Four Weeks After Upcoming "The Leak$" Lil Baby's gearing up to have a very prolific 2025, although we don't know if the third record will be the previously announced "Dominique." By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 10, 2025
Music Latto Celebrates “Sugar Honey Ice Tea” Birthday With New ATL Tribute “Chicken Grease” Latto’s Summer 2025 includes supporting Drake at Wireless Festival and appearing on new music by Young Nudy and Ciara. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 09, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Believes Gunna's "The Last Wun" Will Outsell Young Thug & Lil Baby's Upcoming Projects Gunna just released his last album under YSL Records fittingly titled "The Last Wun" yesterday costarring Offset, Burna Boy, and more. By Zachary Horvath August 09, 2025