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Music Azealia Banks Suggests “Sniffing Them Drugs” Allegedly Caused Lil Nas X’s Facial Paralysis Azealia Banks is still throwing plenty of shade Lil Nas X's way despite the performer's latest health scare. By Caroline Fisher April 16, 2025
Music Young Thug Considers Signing Up-And-Coming Rapper Kamikazzz After Impressive Performance Young Thug recently ran into Florida rapper Kamikazzz at an event, and was blown away by the young artist's talent. By Caroline Fisher July 31, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy Promises New Album "Slime Cry" Is Still "Loading" After Delay NBA YoungBoy already dropped his album "MASA" earlier this year and followed it up with a wildly successful tour. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 29, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Calls “F*ck The Streets" A Tactic To Justify Working With Gunna Earlier this month, 21 Savage tweeted "f*ck the streets," which prompted various other artists to follow suit. By Caroline Fisher December 30, 2025
Music Brendan Paul Alleges “Jane” Never Seemed Hesitant About Freak-Offs With Diddy Diddy's ex-assistant Brendan Paul was arrested last March with cocaine in his bag while trying to board a plane with the mogul. By Caroline Fisher June 20, 2025
Music Smokey Robinson Files $500 Million Defamation Lawsuit Against Sexual Assault Accusers Smokey Robinson responds to the lawsuit filed against him earlier this month with a countersuit worth $500 million. By Devin Morton May 28, 2025
Music Kanye West Slammed By Non-Profit Founder For Comments About Jay-Z & Beyonce’s Children Kanye West has been making all sorts of headlines for his wildly controversial antics on social media in recent months. By Cole Blake April 20, 2025
Music Diddy Allegedly Told Cassie’s Friend He Was “The Devil” During Chilling Encounter Bryana “Bana” Bongolan recently took the stand in Diddy's federal trial, recalling frightening experiences she allegedly had with the mogul. By Caroline Fisher June 05, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Brings Out Ken Carson & Homixide Gang At The Weeknd Concert In Miami Playboi Carti brought out some of the Opium signees during his opening set at The Weeknd's tour stop in Miami. By Devin Morton August 17, 2025
Music Chris Brown Wants The Comparisons & Versus Talk To Stop Now Chris Brown is often compared to Michael Jackson or Usher. Brown and Usher have collab on hit songs while Brown recreated MJ dance routines. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 28, 2025
Sports Bad Bunny Recalls Getting The Super Bowl Halftime Show Call From Jay-Z The NFL and Roc Nation announced that Bad Bunny will be serving as the next Super Bowl Halftime Show headliner on Sunday. By Cole Blake September 29, 2025
Music The Horror Films That Built Hip-Hop’s Dark Side: Screams & 808s From 21 Savage, Dr. Dre & More From eerie piano loops to cinematic terror, here's how horror movie scores shaped the heartbeat of modern hip-hop. By Aron A. October 31, 2025