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Politics Nicki Minaj Goes On Unprompted Rant About Trans Kids & Gavin Newsom Nicki Minaj's continued support of JD Vance and the administration of United States President Donald Trump continues to cause controversy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 12, 2025
Music Tyler The Creator Debunks Rumor About Free Concert With Daniel Caesar Tyler, The Creator just wrapped up most of his "CHROMAKOPIA" tour, but it looks like many fans are still begging for him to hit the stage. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 13, 2025
Music Ebro Darden Says Hot 97 Owners Are Pitting Hosts Against Each Other DJ Enuff recently theorized that Funkmaster Flex was behind his departure at Hot 97, but Ebro isn't buying it. By Cole Blake September 04, 2025
Music Erykah Badu Announces Nine-City Tour With The Alchemist Ahead Of Joint Album Ahead of the release of their joint album, Erykah Badu and The Alchemist will premiere the project while on tour. By Devin Morton August 01, 2025
Music Drake's Albums Skyrocket Up Billboard Charts Ahead Of "ICEMAN" The news comes after Drake finally confirmed that he will be releasing his upcoming album, "ICEMAN," in May. By Cole Blake April 28, 2026
Music Joe Budden Weighs In On Mero Taking Ebro's Spot On Hot 97 Mero began hosting his own show on Hot 97 on Tuesday morning, following the cancelation of "Ebro in the Morning." By Cole Blake January 14, 2026
Music Chief Keef Meets Katy Perry Years After Iconic Online Feud Chief Keef and Katy Perry finally met in person on Wednesday night, a decade after their iconic feud on X. By Alexander Cole May 28, 2026
Music Dame Dash Claims Jay-Z's Yankee Stadium Guests Are Not His Real Friends Dame Dash found it ironic that Fat Joe and Jadakiss joined Jay-Z at Yankee Stadium last weekend despite previously having beef. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 18, 2026
Music Tyler The Creator Drops Music Video For "Darling, I" Featuring Nia Long, Lauren London, & More Tyler The Creator is still performing on his "Chromakopia: The World Tour" to promote the 2024 project as well. By Cole Blake August 19, 2025
Music The Tragic Murder Of Lil Durk’s Brother DThang Remains A Mystery After Four Years Lil Durk's brother Dontay "DThang" Banks Jr. was fatally shot outside of a Harvey, Il strip club back in 2021. By Caroline Fisher October 09, 2025
Music Yella Beezy Seeks Bond Modification To Return To Thriving Rap Career Ahead Of Upcoming Trial Yella Beezy is one of the leading artists in Texas hip hop with chart-topping singles “That’s On Me” and “Restroom Occupied.” By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 17, 2025
Music DDG Blasts Fans For Obsessing Over First-Day Streams Following New Album DDG dropped his second album of 2025 titled "moo" this past Friday, October 10, and it's gotten off to a rough start streaming wise. By Zachary Horvath October 13, 2025