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Music Megan Thee Stallion Ignites Strong Reactions After Saying "Terrible" Music Keeps Going Viral Megan Thee Stallion sat down with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson for "IMO," which led to a conversation about the music industry. By Alexander Cole August 13, 2026
Music YFG Fatso's Arrest Details Revealed, Rapper Awaits Transfer To Georgia Many folks assumed YFG Fatso's arrested was connected to the BloodHound Q50 murder, but law enforcement hasn't indicated this is true. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 06, 2026
Music YG Reveals Release Date For New Album "The Gentlemen's Club" YG is one of the biggest West Coast artists in the world, and he is looking to come through for the fans with "The Gentlemen's Club." By Alexander Cole May 27, 2026
Music Big30 Denies Robbing & Kidnapping Gucci Mane: “I Feel Good About My Situation” Big30 comments on the allegations against him and Pooh Shiesty. By Aron A. October 21, 2026
Music 50 Cent Claims Jay-Z Might Still Be Angry Over 2003 Reebok Commercial 50 Cent has made his trolling of Jay-Z no secret in recent years, and the tensions between them go much farther back. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 04, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals His Current Top 10 Rappers, And There Is One Notable Omission DJ Akademiks is easily one of the most opinionated commentators in all of rap media, and his top 10 is certainly something to behold. By Alexander Cole April 23, 2026
Music MC Sparky D Tragically Passes Away At 61 Battle rap pioneer MC Sparky D has sadly passed away at the age of 61. DJ Premier paid tribute to her over the weekend. By Alexander Cole July 07, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Pays Tribute To A$AP Yams 11 Years After His Passing A$AP Rocky took a break from his "Don't Be Dumb" rollout to honor the late A$AP Yams, announcing a livestream for Yams Day. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 18, 2026
Music Lefty Gunplay Called Kendrick Lamar When He Decided To Get Sober Lefty Gunplay got some encouragement from a few West Coast titans. By Aron A. August 27, 2026
Music Rick Ross Reveals Release Date For New Album "Set In Stone" Rick Ross has big plans for the summer, as his new album "Set In Stone" will land amid a 20th anniversary tour for "Port Of Miami." By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 08, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar Keeps Promise To Meet Seven-Year-Old Fan Who Lost His Arms Romell Frazier Jr. lost both his arms in a dog attack, and Kendrick Lamar had given the fan a very special promise on his birthday. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 28, 2026
Music Ice Spice Claims There Was Never Any Real Beef With Latto Latto and Ice Spice either leaned into animosity for the sake of clicks or their fanbases pitted them against each other without their will. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 25, 2025