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Music Blueface’s Son Javaughn Has Heartbreaking Reaction To His Face Tattoos In a new clip, Blueface's young son Javaughn shares his thoughts on the face tattoos his father has gotten in jail. By Caroline Fisher February 21, 2025
Music Drake Allegedly Told Akademiks The Cops Are Parked On His Street Amid Kendrick Lamar’s Arrival In Toronto Between Drake postponing his Kai Cenat stream and Kendrick Lamar fans in Toronto demanding a "Not Like Us" encore, last night was big. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 13, 2025
Music The Grammys Announce New Best Album Cover Category For 2026 Ceremony The Recording Academy also announced key dates for the 2026 Grammys, such as the nominations announcement occurring on November 7 this year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 12, 2025
Music Snoop Dogg Gives Jonathan Daviss His Flowers For Portraying The Rapper In Upcoming Biopic The upcoming Snoop Dogg biopic is currently in development under direction from Craig Brewer and Death Row Pictures' production. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 12, 2025
Music Wiz Khalifa Overcome With Emotion During "Kush & Orange Juice"-Themed Tiny Desk Debut Wiz Khalifa is the latest rapper to team up with NPR to help celebrate Black Music Month and he did so with his classic mixtape. By Zachary Horvath June 11, 2025
Music Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter VI" On Track For Strong First Week Of Sales Despite Lackluster Reception Despite all of the complaints of Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter VI," his legendary status and the respect he gets cannot be ignored. By Zachary Horvath June 11, 2025
Music Mal Claims Drake's New Album "Iceman" Has A "Bomb" On It The last time Mal and others spoke on Drake-related "bombs" was during the Kendrick Lamar battle. Are we actually getting a round two? By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 10, 2025
Music Lil Wayne Silences The Haters At The BET Awards With Stunning "Welcome To Tha Carter" & "A Milli" Performance Lil Wayne is one of hip-hop's most beloved legends and last night, he received his flowers at the 25th Anniversary BET Awards. By Alexander Cole June 10, 2025
Music BET Awards To Continue Despite Ongoing Protests In Los Angeles The BET Awards will still be airing at 8:00 PM, ET on Monday night from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. By Cole Blake June 09, 2025
Relationships Young Thug Accuses Mariah The Scientist Of Standing Him Up On Their 1st Date Young Thug and Mariah The Scientist have been dating since 2021, but their first date wasn't the best start. By Cole Blake June 05, 2025
Music Wack 100 Alleges Tory Lanez Was Stabbed In Protective Custody, Not General Population Tory Lanez fortunately recovered from his prison stabbing, and has since been transferred to another facility. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 01, 2025
Music Joe Budden Expresses Interest In Rapping Again Joe Budden hasn't put out a new album in nearly nine full years, but he's seemingly found some urge to get back in the booth. By Zachary Horvath May 31, 2025