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Music Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist Preview JID's Verse On "Alfredo 2" If you don't want spoilers for JID's feature on Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist's new album, we recommend you wait until July 25. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 20, 2025
Music SZA Exposes Nicki Minaj's Text Messages As Feud Rages On SZA and Nicki Minaj's virla feud on social media continues into Wednesday night with more fiery posts on X. By Cole Blake July 17, 2025
Music Clipse Receive Strong First-Week Sales Projections For “Let God Sort Em Out” Last week, Clipse unleashed their highly anticipated reunion album after over 15 years, "Let God Sort Em Out." By Caroline Fisher July 15, 2025
Music “What Did I Miss?”: Drake’s "Iceman" Rollout, Wireless Festival & The Fight To Reclaim The Narrative Drake’s officially in album rollout mode, but "Iceman" will have to do more than address public fallouts to shift the narrative around his name. By Aron A. July 09, 2025
Music Young Thug Calls Out Snitching Rappers Amid Gunna Tensions While Young Thug and Gunna haven't really spoken on their presumed beef at all, the signs don't point to an amicable situation. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 07, 2025
Music Diddy Welcomed Back To Federal Custody With Standing Ovation After Verdict Diddy’s children celebrated the mogul’s verdict prior to Combs being denied bond by the judge later on in the day. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 06, 2025
Music Benzino Shuts Down Viral Drake Comparisons Recently, side-by-side photos of Drake and Benzino went viral amid rumors that the Toronto rapper allegedly has fake abs. By Caroline Fisher July 03, 2025
Music Cassie's Friend Begs Judge Not To Release Diddy After Not Guilty Verdict Deonte Nash previously testified about allegedly witnessing Diddy's physical abuse of Cassie in the criminal trial. By Cole Blake July 02, 2025
Music Lil Wayne's "Tha Fix Before Tha VI" First Week Sales Revealed Lil Wayne dropped his new project, "Tha Fix Before Tha VI," last week. By Caroline Fisher October 06, 2023
Music YNW Melly Arraigned On Witness Tampering Charges In New Video: Watch Melly was denied bond for his latest alleged offense. By Alexander Cole October 05, 2023
Music The Kid LAROI And Central Cee Link Up In New Instagram Photo What would a collab between LAROI and Central Cee sound like? By Lavender Alexandria October 02, 2023
Streetwear Usher's Kilt For Louis Vuitton's Paris Fashion Week Show Stunned The Red Carpet The R&B singer came dressed to impress, and showed that there's much more versatility to his style than you might expect. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 01, 2023