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Music Kanye West Confirms Fans Can Use "YZY" Crypto Coin To Buy Concert Tickets & Merch Kanye West has gotten into the crypto market and confirmed that his fans will be able to use the "YZY" coin to buy concert tickets and merch. By Devin Morton September 28, 2025
Music Young Thug Raises Eyebrows After Saying Rap Beefs Are Why He Can't Recreate A "So Much Fun" Moment Young Thug says he spends most of his time trying to bring rappers back together that "shouldn't be divided." By Zachary Horvath September 27, 2025
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 D4vd Concert Footage Allegedly Shows Celeste Rivas Before Her Death Authorities found Celeste Rivas' dismembered remains in a car registered to D4vd while he was on tour, earlier this month. By Cole Blake September 24, 2025
Music Drake Closes “$$$U” Tour Alongside PartyNextDoor With Heartfelt Message To Fans Earlier this year, Drake and PartyNextDoor kicked off a 35-show tour in support of their album "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U." By Caroline Fisher September 24, 2025
Music Drake's Billboard Hot 100 Debut For "Dog House" Divides Fans Drake is gearing up for the release of his next studio album, "Iceman," although he's yet to confirm when it will drop. By Cole Blake September 23, 2025
Music Cardi B Claps Back At Joe Budden For Saying She Doesn't Write Her Raps Joe Budden and his podcast cohosts were reacting to Cardi B's disses towards JT on her new album, "Am I The Drama?" By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 20, 2025
Music Chance the Rapper Ties Ben & Jerry’s Co-Founder’s Exit to Reparations and Palestine Chance The Rapper’s latest album, Star Line, addresses a lot of the current issues within the black culture. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 18, 2025
Music Desiree Perez Breaks Her Silence On Roc Nation’s Rejected Casino Bid A community advisory committee voted against moving forward with a casino bid from Jay-Z, Roc Nation, and more this week. By Caroline Fisher September 18, 2025
Music Young Thug, Clipse, And Sexyy Red Are Your Headlining Rap Acts For Coachella 2026 Leading up to this announcement, Kendrick Lamar was rumored to be one of the three headliners for Coachella 2026. By Zachary Horvath September 16, 2025
Music New Drake Snippet Dissing DeMar DeRozan Surfaces In the Magic City documentary, Drake admitted to not caring what other rappers think about his music. He cares what strippers think. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 13, 2025
Music SZA Defends Lizzo From Ex-Staffers' Lawsuit Allegations Several former employees of Lizzo filed lawsuits against the singer with allegations of misconduct back in 2023. By Cole Blake September 11, 2025