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Streetwear Kanye West Drops New Yeezy Items For The Holidays But Fans Are Skeptical Considering how long Kanye West's Yeezy brand has allegedly taken to send out items to customers, some fans can't get too excited. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 27, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky Announces The "Don’t Be Dumb World Tour" A$AP Rocky will be hitting the road in promotion of his latest studio album, "Don’t Be Dumb," later this year. By Cole Blake January 20, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks' Latest Update On Drake's "ICEMAN" Is The Most Intriguing Yet DJ Akademiks has been feeding Drake fans plenty of inside information on "ICEMAN," but this may be the coolest update yet. By Zachary Horvath March 06, 2026
Music N.W.A. Members: Where Are They Now? A close look into the lives and careers of each member of N.W.A. By TeeJay Small January 03, 2024
Music All Four Of Foolio's Convicted Murderers Receive Life In Prison Isaiah Chance, Sean Gathright, Davion Murphy, and Rashad Murphy have received their sentence for killing Foolio. By Alexander Cole June 22, 2026
Music Afrika Bambaataa Dead At 68 Today, Hassan Campbell confirmed in a Facebook video that Afrika Bambaataa has passed away at the age of 68. By Caroline Fisher April 09, 2026
Music Tank Reacts To Pitchfork Going Ether On Chris Brown's Album R&B veteran Tank has repeatedly come forward in defense of Chris Brown, and following Pitchfork's low "Brown" rating, he returns with more to say. By Erika Marie May 12, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA Shatter Record For Highest-Grossing Hip-Hop Tour Kendrick Lamar and SZA's "Grand National" tour has reportedly raked in more than $332.1 million since April. By Caroline Fisher November 13, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky's “Punk Rocky” First-Day Streams Bode Well For His New Album A$AP Rocky also shared a music video for "Punk Rocky" featuring appearances from Winona Ryder, Thundercat, and more. By Cole Blake January 07, 2026
Music 50 Cent Mocks Stefon Diggs Over Rumored Cardi B Breakup & Super Bowl Loss It looks like Stefon Diggs had a rough weekend, and unsurprisingly, 50 Cent was among the first to weigh in. By Caroline Fisher February 10, 2026
Music Who Is 910 Space? The Rapper Who Has Beef With J. Cole 910 Space is drawing some attention to himself after challenging J. Cole to a physical altercation following "The Fall-Off" release. By Zachary Horvath February 12, 2026
Music Cardi B Claps Back At Jesse Woo For Accusing Her Of Having A "Revenge Baby" Cardi B and Stefon Diggs welcomed their first child together back in November. By Cole Blake January 07, 2026