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Music Tyler The Creator Dedicates Pittsburgh Show To Mac Miller During "CHROMAKOPIA" Tour As two creative powerhouses of their era with evolutionary careers, Tyler The Creator and Mac Miller had a strong bond and a beloved collab. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 29, 2025
Music Drake Believes He "Bonded" With DDG Following Their Friendly Games Of Basketball Conversely, DDG believes he lost his opportunity to develop a closer relationship with Drake based on how he played his cards. By Zachary Horvath March 29, 2025
Music Kanye West Won't Stop Hating On Kendrick Lamar And His Louis Vuitton Performance Whenever Kanye West decides to green-light that DJ Akademiks interview, we're sure he will have more hate to send Kendrick Lamar's way. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 29, 2025
Music Adam22 Elaborates On Federal Police Visiting Him To See Big U's Cease & Desist Amid RICO Case Adam22 previously denied No Jumper's involvement in the Big U and Bricc Baby RICO case or any criminal activity of his own. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 29, 2025
Music Sean Kingston Shares Heartfelt Message After He And His Mother Are Found Guilty Of Fraud Sean Kingston will be on house arrest with electronic monitoring until he's sentenced in July, while his mother will be in federal custody. By Caroline Fisher March 29, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals Why He Hasn't Dropped Kanye West Interview According to a new lawsuit, Kanye West also recently filmed a podcast with Andrew Tate and the controversial internet personality's brother. By Caroline Fisher March 29, 2025
Music Young Scooter Tributes Pour In From Playboi Carti, Quavo, ATL Jacob, And Many Other Hip-Hop Stars These heartbreaking tributes from the hip-hop world follow Atlanta police's initial update on Young Scooter's passing, which is still vague. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 29, 2025
Music APD Confirms Young Scooter Was Not Shot By Police Despite Online Rumors Many folks in Atlanta hip-hop and beyond, from Playboi Carti to Ralo, paid tribute to Young Scooter's memory after this tragic news. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 29, 2025
Music Young Scooter Dead At 39 Horrible news is coming out of the hip-hop world tonight as it was reported that Young Scooter has passed away. By Alexander Cole March 28, 2025
Music Maxo Kream & D Flowers Get Roasted By Fans For Fighting In Parking Lot For now, it remains unclear what prompted Maxo Kream and D Flowers' fight, but fortunately, it doesn't look like they were seriously injured. By Caroline Fisher March 28, 2025
Music Jermaine Dupri Clears The Air With Dawn Robinson After Questioning Her Lifestyle Jermaine Dupri expressed skepticism over Dawn Robinson living in a car but still having an assistant, something she did not take kindly to. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 28, 2025
Music Sean Kingston's Mother Admits To Falsifying Money Transfers To Protect Him Amid Fraud Trial Sean Kingston and his mother face various fraud charges relating to their alleged $1 million swindling of multiple businesses. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 28, 2025