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Relationships ASAP Rocky & Rihanna's Plans For Their Third Child's Name Have Fans Convinced They Know What It'll Be ASAP Rocky and Rihanna broke the pregnancy news in big but also in understated fashion at the Met Gala this week. By Zachary Horvath May 09, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Ranks Every Song From Drake & Kendrick Lamar’s Explosive Feud According to DJ Akademiks, his ranking of the songs from Drake and Kendrick Lamar's battle is "based off quality, bars, not impact." By Caroline Fisher May 03, 2025
Music Fat Joe's Mother Passes Away At 77 Our condolences go out to Fat Joe and his loved ones as these last couple of months have been incredibly rough for the NY rapper. By Zachary Horvath May 03, 2025
Music SZA Teases "Insane" Plans With Kendrick Lamar For The "Grand National" Tour SZA and Kendrick Lamar will be embarking on the "Grand National" tour in April before making a total of 39 stops. By Cole Blake March 12, 2025
Music 50 Cent Continues Trolling Rick Ross For Seemingly Opening For Bow Wow On Tour 50 Cent has been beefing with Rick Ross, Big Meech, Lil Meech, Jim Jones, and more celebrities in recent weeks. By Cole Blake March 12, 2025
Music DDG Considers Leaving America Amidst Custody Drama With Halle Bailey DDG has captured the attention of the internet with his recent claims about his son, but now the rapper wants to start anew. By Elias Andrews March 10, 2025
Music Tory Lanez’s Ex-Attorney Addresses His Accusations About Megan Thee Stallion Case On Tory Lanez's new album "PETERSON," he opens up about his legal battle over Megan Thee Stallion's 2020 shooting. By Caroline Fisher March 09, 2025
Music T-Pain Introduced Auto-Tune To The 2000s But Credits Snoop Dogg For Making It Acceptable To Use In Hip-Hop After T-Pain reached the top of the charts with "I'm Sprung" in 2005, Snoop Dogg joined the trend with "Sexual Eruption" in 2007. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 08, 2025
Music Trillian, Busta Rhymes’s Son, Prepares To Inherit The Throne: On NLE Choppa Collab, Lyrically Sparring With His Dad & The Significance Of Lil Wayne’s “10,000 Bars” Busta Rhymes' son Trillian opens up about his single "Show Me Your Love" ft. NLE Choppa, his aspirations as a CEO, and the pressure of carrying his father's legacy while forging his own path. By Aron A. March 07, 2025
Music EBK Jaaybo Reportedly Arrested On Drug And Ammunition Charges A Month After Release EBK Jaaybo also allegedly drove without a license and violated the terms of his probation. His next court date is set for Friday, March 7. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 06, 2025
Music Lil Xan Enters Not Guilty Plea Over Allegedly Assaulting A Fan At His Concert Lil Xan reportedly kicked a concertgoer in the face and threw his microphone at him for allegedly trying to grab his crotch. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 06, 2025
Music Private Investigator Alleges Jay-Z Accuser Admitted Mogul Didn’t Sexually Assault Her Allegedly, the anonymous woman who sued Jay-Z also accused her attorney Tony Buzbee of pushing her into it. By Caroline Fisher March 05, 2025