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Tech Kanye West's New Crypto Coin Rises And Crashes Within Hours Kanye West has toyed with cryptocurrency initiatives before, but this represents his biggest and riskiest leap yet. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 21, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar’s Alleged Ex Nitty Scott Reveals Why “GNX” Gives Her Flashbacks Nitty Scott has broken her silence. By Caroline Fisher November 23, 2024
Music The Game Gets Torched By Rick Ross After Losing Two Massive Lawsuits Rozay couldn't resist trolling. By Elias Andrews July 10, 2024
Music Al B Sure Says He's Willing To Testify Against Diddy For Allegedly Putting Him In A Coma Al B Sure also made it clear he does not believe his former partner Kim Porter really died of pneumonia, casting more suspicion on Diddy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 10, 2025
Music Wifisfuneral Retires From Rap Wifisfuneral announces his retirement from rap, upsetting thousands of his fans. By Alex Zidel May 11, 2020
Pop Culture Kid Cudi Hits 2021 Met Gala With Green Hair, Louis Vuitton Skirt & Massive KAWS Chain Kid Cudi went ALL OUT for the 2021 Met Gala. By Taylor McCloud September 14, 2021
Music Danny Brown Reveals Why "XXX" Was Released As A Mixtape The Detroit rapper says he was told his groundbreaking project "XXX" was not "good enough" to be released as an album. By Aron A. February 10, 2021
Music Elliott Wilson Reveals Drake & Future Have Officially Settled Their Differences It looks like Drake and Future are on better terms. By Caroline Fisher November 01, 2024
Music Yak Gotti Stabbed In Prison While Awaiting RICO Verdict We're hoping Yak recovers well. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 02, 2024
Music Kendrick Lamar's "Euphoria" One Year Later: How He Hijacked The Drake Narrative One year later, Kendrick Lamar’s “Euphoria” still stands as the moment he flipped the script on Drake. By Aron A. April 30, 2025
Music Azealia Banks Will Never Forgive Pusha T For Whitney Houston's Bathroom "Daytona" Cover Azealia Banks has beefed with almost every chart-toping superstar. Her latest beefs include Lil Nas X, Doechii, and Bebe Rexha. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 05, 2025
Music Bobbi Althoff Teases Shaquille O'Neal Interview Dropping This Week Bobbi Althoff will be sitting down with Shaq for her next interview. By Cole Blake September 05, 2023