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Music Baby Keem Pops Out To Perform During Kendrick Lamar's "Grand National" MetLife Concert Before Baby Keem was a special guest in New Jersey, Kendrick Lamar had freestyled over Keem's verse on their "family ties" collab. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 10, 2025
Music Meek Mill Reveals The Truth Behind Infamous Bunny Hopping Video An old video of Meek Mill doing "bunny hops" for Michael Rubin on a tennis court is under scrutiny once again. By Caroline Fisher February 24, 2026
Music Brandy Explains Abrupt Ending To Chicago Concert With Monica Brandy walked offstage in the middle of her performance at her and Monica's "The Boy Is Mine" tour stop in Chicago. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 19, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Claims She Turned Down An Invite To Join The Recording Academy Nicki Minaj recently stated that she declined an invite to join the Recording Academy, saying the process "makes no sense." By Devin Morton July 12, 2025
Music YSL Woody Holds Funeral For His Late Newborn Son Fans left behind tons of supportive and heartfelt messages in the comments section of YSL Woody's post on Instagram. By Cole Blake December 02, 2025
Music Julie McKnight Says Niko McKnight Was "More Than An Estranged Son" In Touching Tribute Brian McKnight's son Niko passed away following a two-year cancer battle, which opened up more controversies among the family. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 07, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky Reignites Drake Beef With Comments About UMG Lawsuit A$AP Rocky and Drake went at it a bit last year, and while the former fell back, it seems like the UMG lawsuit has reignited tensions. By Alexander Cole September 23, 2025
Music Houston Hip-Hop Legend Michael "5000" Watts Passes Away At 52 Michael "5000" Watts founded the Swishahouse label in Houston and was instrumental in chopped–and–screwed's rise in hip-hop culture. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 31, 2026
Music Investigators Leave d4vd's Alleged Home With Computer And Evidence Bags It's unclear if the investigation into this home connects to the car under d4vd's name, which police found a dead body in earlier this month. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 18, 2025
Music Erick Sermon Thanks Clipse’s “Let God Sort Em Out” For Erasing The Ageism In Hip Hop Erick Sermon is one of hip hop’s most influential producers. He was a member of the legendary EPMD and Def Squad, a trio with Redman. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 23, 2025
Music Offset Disappears From Social Media Amid Finesse2tymes Beef Earlier this week, Finesse2tymes dissed Offset during a rant about his ex Cardi B and her new man, Stefon Diggs. By Caroline Fisher November 19, 2025
Music Dave Blunts Teases Scathing Diss Track Targeting 50 Cent & Daphne Joy Earlier this week, 50 Cent reignited his beef with Dave Blunts with a shady Instagram post directed at Kanye West. By Caroline Fisher July 25, 2025