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Music Lil Woody Scolds Young Thug & YFN Lucci For Squashing Their Beef Lil Woody thinks Young Thug and YFN Lucci's feud led to too much pain and destruction for them to bury the hatchet. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 27, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky Gets Honest About The A$AP Mob Following The A$AP Relli Trial The A$AP Relli trial was a victory for A$AP Rocky, but it also broke a longtime friendship in the process. By Zachary Horvath September 27, 2025
Music Cardi B's Fans Go All Out In Viral Meet-And-Greet Photos Chris Brown's meet and greet photos have been the talk of the town, but Cardi B's for her new LP may take the cake. By Zachary Horvath September 27, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Disrespects 21 Savage And His Alleged Citizenship Status There have been some bubbling tensions between 21 Savage and 6ix9ine for some time, dating back to the "SAVAGE MODE II" days. By Zachary Horvath September 27, 2025
Music Cardi B Receives Strong Final Sales Figures For "AM I THE DRAMA?" Cardi B, despite some middling reviews, has done well with "AM I THE DRAMA?" and its being rewarded with an impressive opening week. By Zachary Horvath September 27, 2025
Reviews Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist Distill Two Masterpieces Into "Alfredo: The Tour": Concert Review Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist brought their "Alfredo" tour to Brooklyn in an expertly crafted outing by two of the best in the game. By Devin Morton September 27, 2025
Music YFN Lucci Addresses Rumors About 2020 Shooting That Killed His Close Friend YFN Lucci's late friend, James Adams, was shot at while the former was reportedly driving through rival gang territory in Dec. 2020. By Zachary Horvath September 27, 2025
Streetwear Young Thug Speaks On Gay Rumors And Playboi Carti & Lil Uzi Vert's Style Young Thug said on "The Pivot" podcast that his gender-defying style choices paved the way for folks like Lil Uzi Vert and Playboi Carti. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 27, 2025
Music Young Thug Explains His Controversial "Ninja" Song To Adin Ross Young Thug dropped the N-word with the hard R multiple times on the opener for his new album "UY SCUTI," which has caused a lot of debate. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 27, 2025
Music Cardi B Fans Speculate About Her Diss Target On Young Thug’s “UY SCUTI” Cardi B has been getting a lot of praise for her guest verse on Young Thug's new album, and her bars are potentially for multiple targets. By Zachary Horvath September 27, 2025
Music Young Thug Shares "Whiteface" Versions Of His "UY SCUTI" Guests Many Young Thug fans were weirded out by his "UY SCUTI" album cover, and he chose to double down by "whitefacing" Cardi B, Future, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 27, 2025
Music Young Thug Says Drake, Lil Baby & 21 Savage Stood By Him Amid Call Leaks Young Thug's comments about – and to – Drake, Lil Baby, and 21 Savage in leaked jail calls caused a lot of beef rumors... Which persist. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 26, 2025