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Music Ye Targets Album Of The Year And More With 2027 Grammy Submissions The 2027 ballot could feature Ye across several categories, including Album of the Year and Song of the Year. By Erika Marie October 12, 2026
Music Hip-Hop Albums Dropping In October Of 2026 The number of hip-hop albums dropping in October is light right now, but we currently have a tentative list for you. By Alexander Cole September 29, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Says LUCKI Was "Out Of Pocket" For Alleged Playboi Carti Fight LUCKI suffered a neck laceration during an alleged fight with Playboi Carti's camp, and DJ Akademiks had some harsh words for him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 04, 2026
TV Fat Joe Seemingly Takes Shots At Joe Budden And Suggests He's Not As Rich As He Claims Fat Joe was recently on his podcast with Jadakiss, and had some harsh words for podcasters like Joe Budden. By Alexander Cole October 15, 2026
Music Kid Rock Adds Lil Wayne To “7 Sins” As Eminem Shifts To New Track The rollout changed days before release, with Kid Rock adding Lil Wayne and moving Eminem to another track. By Erika Marie October 14, 2026
Music Young Thug Fans Grow Impatient As Rapper Hits The Studio Again Ahead Of "UY SCUTI" June is almost over, which means the teased release window for Young Thug's new album "UY SCUTI" is about to fully close. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 29, 2025
Music Kanye West Performs For 50,000 Uproarious Fans In South Korea Kanye West also put on a massive show in Shanghai that reportedly didn't go well, which caused the rapper's team to respond. By Zachary Horvath July 26, 2025
Music YNW Melly's Jury Selection Will Be Livestreamed Before Double Murder Retrial A judge reportedly ordered 500 prospective jurors to be summoned for YNW Melly's jury selection in his double murder retrial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 16, 2026
Music New Report Claims Diddy Injured His Head During Fight With Jamaican Drug Lord New sources are telling TMZ that Diddy didn't merely bump his head on a bunk bed. Instead, he fought a drug lord at FCI Fort Dix. By Alexander Cole October 14, 2026
Music Top Dawg Entertainment Announces Its Newest Artist Trap Dickey previously appeared at the 12th Annual TDE Christmas Concert and Toy Drive in Los Angeles in December. By Cole Blake March 17, 2026
Music Diddy Rushed Out Of Prison Following Head Injury Diddy reportedly suffered a head injury, though the details remain unclear. By Aron A. October 12, 2026
Music Keefe D Officially Sentenced To 40 Years To Life For The Death Of Tupac Shakur Keefe D is back in court today as he will be officially sentenced for the killing of hip-hop legend and icon, Tupac Shakur. By Alexander Cole October 13, 2026