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Music Playboi Carti Fans Torch Rapper After New Snippet Bites Yeat's Sound Playboi Carti is really trying fans' patience with the rollout for his album, and now they have started to criticize the rapper's music. By Elias Andrews March 06, 2025
Music Lil Baby Sparks Debate By Ranking His Top Five Atlanta Rappers Lil Baby is one of the biggest stars in Atlanta hip hop, but he made the decision to put four rappers above himself. By Elias Andrews March 06, 2025
Music Fugees Star Pras "Hopeful" Donald Trump Will Pardon Him In Fraud Case Pras believes the current President understands his situation, and calls for the pardon of Tory Lanez as well. By Elias Andrews March 06, 2025
Sports Halftime Revenge? FIFA President Teases Drake 2026 World Cup Performance FIFA has an interest in escalating the Drake verses Kendrick Lamar battle on the world's biggest sports stage. By Elias Andrews March 06, 2025
Pop Culture NYPD Detective Melissa Mercado Condemned For Pole Dancing In Rap Video New York listeners were shocked to discover a police officer was the love interest in an S-Quire music video. By Elias Andrews March 06, 2025
Music Ice Cube Stranded In Australia As Huge Cyclone Approaches Ice Cube recently revealed how he feels about his first cyclone experience during an interview on "The Project." By Caroline Fisher March 06, 2025
Music Kanye West Declares New Album "Bully" Has That "Antisemitic Sound" Kanye West has teased this new album "Bully" for a while, both through his bigoted rants and through working with Playboi Carti and The Game. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 06, 2025
Music Kanye West Tries To Use Dave Blunts To Call Out Rolling Loud But Gets A Firm Response Bringing up Dave Blunts is just one of countless headline-grabbing posts Kanye West has made in recent weeks. By Cole Blake March 06, 2025
Music JID Fans Are Ecstatic After He Previews New Album At Paris Listening Party The new project will be JID's first full-length effort since 2022's "The Forever Story" and fans can't wait to get their hands on it. By Cole Blake March 06, 2025
Music Hannah Berner Breaks Her Silence After Controversial Megan Thee Stallion Oscars Party Interview Megan Thee Stallion's fanbase is not happy with comedian Hannah Berner, who recently said the rapper's music makes her want to "fight." By Caroline Fisher March 06, 2025
Music Jay-Z's Accuser Refutes His Legal Team's Claims That She Lied About Sexual Assault Allegations Jay-Z's accuser also claimed via new court filings that Tony Buzbee did not pressure her to pursue this lawsuit. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 06, 2025
Music Yella Beezy Speaks Out After Picture Of Him With G$ Lil Ronnie's Murder Suspect Surfaces G$ Lil Ronnie and his 5-year-old daughter were both gunned down at Slappy’s Express Car Wash in Forest Hill, Texas on Monday morning. By Cole Blake March 06, 2025