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Politics Chingy Assures He's Not "Down Bad" & Drops Out Of Donald Trump's LGBT Event After Immense Backlash Fans had theorized that Chingy was desperate for money. By Cole Blake September 23, 2024
Music Young Thug's "UY Scuti" Draws Mixed Reactions From Fans On Social Media Young Thug dropped "UY Scuti" as his fourth studio album and his first release since getting out of jail on Friday. By Cole Blake September 26, 2025
Music Kanye West Takes A Loss Amid Legal Battle With Former Director Of Intelligence Kanye West is currently being sued by a man he hired to be his “director of intelligence” during his presidential bid. By Caroline Fisher September 19, 2025
Music Young Thug Teases Big Plans For Today As Snitching Scandal Continues Young Thug is still working on his fourth studio album, "UY Scuti," which will mark his first project since getting out of jail. By Cole Blake September 02, 2025
Music Young Thug Allegedly Confirms Use Of Bots For "BUSINESS IS BUSINESS" In Leaked Jail Call This leaked call follows up on Young Thug allegedly saying that he paid for Gunna's "DS4EVER" to go number one over The Weeknd's "Dawn FM." By Zachary Horvath September 01, 2025
Music Steve Lacy Reveals New Album “Oh Yeah?” Is Coming Soon According to Steve Lacy, his highly anticipated third studio album has taken plenty of "time and thought." By Caroline Fisher August 14, 2025
Music Jim Jones Explains NY Hip-Hop Woes: "We’ve Been In Last Place" Jim Jones has a theory as to why the New York hip-hop scene is in a "state of emergency." By Cole Blake November 21, 2022
Music Kelly Rowland Checks AMA Crowd For Booing Chris Brown Kelly Rowland shushed the crowd when she accepted the award for Favorite Male R&B Artist on Chris Brown's behalf. By Aron A. November 21, 2022
Pop Culture Roddy Ricch Says He Won't Be Returning To Canada After Vancouver Border Harassment "The Box" hitmaker was unable to make it across the border to open for Post Malone last night. By Hayley Hynes November 07, 2022
Original Content Pray For Atlanta Rest in peace to Takeoff, Trouble, Lil Keed, and Archie Eversole. By Joshua Robinson November 04, 2022
Music Ryan Coogler Explains How Rihanna's “Lift Me Up" Came Together Ryan Coogler says that Rihanna was the perfect fit for "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" as an artist who could speak to the "feeling of motherhood." By Cole Blake October 31, 2022
Music City Girls & Kash Doll React To "Top 50 Female Rappers" List These women aren't satisfied with their placement on this list. By Lawrencia Grose May 07, 2022