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Pop Culture FG Famous Arrested For Retaliation Shootings After Friend JayDaYoungan's Death His arrest, unfortunately, coincided with his fallen friend's funeral in Louisiana. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 08, 2022
Music Hip-Hop Albums & Songs Dropping Tonight, July 31, 2026 Hip-hop albums will be plentiful tonight as artists like Ken Carson, Tyga, and Juicy J drop new projects. Cardi B even has a new single. By Alexander Cole July 30, 2026
Music Afrika Bambaataa Cause Of Death Revealed Many folks are reacting to Afrika Bambaataa's passing, whether hip-hop fans at large or his sexual assault and child molestation accusers. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 10, 2026
Music Young Thug Reveals He's Bringing Quavo On Tour In 2026 The tour announcement comes after Young Thug release his first album since getting out of jail, "UY Scuti." By Cole Blake October 02, 2025
Music Hit-Boy Confirms His Father Big Hit Is Back In Jail With Heartfelt Message Hit sends love to all his fans. By Elias Andrews October 23, 2024
Music Jay Electronica Claims Kanye West's "Bound 2" Was Inspired By Him The two rappers have had a pretty close relationship over the years, so it's unsurprising that they would inspire each other's work. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 09, 2024
Music Mack 10 Net Worth 2024: Updated Wealth Of The Rap Icon Step into the world of Mack 10, where the beats of West Coast hip-hop pulse with the stories of the streets & the influence of a rap legend. By Axl Banks January 31, 2024
Music Young Thug To Perform In Atlanta Today Following Release Of "UY Scuti" Following the release of "UY Scuti," Young Thug announced that he will be performing in front of the Fulton County Courthouse this afternoon. By Devin Morton September 28, 2025
Music Drake Becomes First Artist Ever With 120 Billion Spotify Streams While Drake can certainly coast off of the continued commercial success of his catalog, he's still putting in work to add another chapter. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 19, 2025
Music 2 Chainz Announces He's Releasing A Memoir Soon 2 Chainz has had a big 2025 highlighted by a collab album with Larry June and The Alchemist, as well as an upcoming short film. By Zachary Horvath September 05, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Reacts To Ebro Calling His Life "Sad" DJ Akademiks and Ebro's feud has been intensifying in recent days and the latter just fired back with some hard-hitting critiques. By Zachary Horvath March 19, 2026
Pop Culture Anthony Fantano Net Worth 2024: Updated Wealth Of The Needle Drop Influencer Discover Anthony Fantano's net worth in 2043. Unravel the value of "The Needle Drop" influencer and get insights into his financial success. By Jake Skudder March 21, 2024