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Music Fans Call Out Metro Boomin's "Neutral" Rap Beef Stance Due To Drake Feud After calling Kendrick Lamar and Drake's battle "WWE" and advocating for neutrality, many fans have criticized the "BBL Drizzy" producer. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 29, 2025
Politics Is Pharrell Apolitical, Tone-Deaf Or Spineless? Pharrell's recent comments on politics and DEI paint him as selectively political, and those choices reveal contradictions shaped by financial privilege, corporate entanglements, and blind spots around structural inequity. By Aron A. November 27, 2025
Music Travis Scott Reveals He Made An Entire Album While On Tour Travis Scott wrapped up his historically successful "Circus Maximus Tour" with a show in Mumbai, India, on November 19. By Cole Blake November 25, 2025
Music 50 Cent’s Diddy Docuseries Premiere Is Just Days Away 50 Cent has been teasing "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" for several months, and now, the Alexandria Stapleton-directed series is on the way. By Caroline Fisher November 25, 2025
Music Drake Lands Fifth Consecutive SOCAN Songwriter Honor While Drake continues sitting out the Grammys, SOCAN is once again recognizing his songwriting impact at home. By Erika Marie October 13, 2026
Music Nas & Mayor Mamdani Want New York Back At The Center Of Hip Hop Keeping Hip Hop rooted in New York means more than celebrating its past, according to Mayor Mamdani and Nas. By Erika Marie September 30, 2026
Music Gunna Covers Up YSL Tattoo Amid Rumored Rift With Young Thug Gunna and Young Thug go way back, but in recent years, there's been a great deal of speculation about where they stand. By Caroline Fisher May 18, 2025
Music Playboi Carti, Lil Wayne, GloRilla & More Announced As 2025 BET Awards Performers Leon Thomas and Teyana Taylor also join GloRilla, Lil Wayne, and Playboi Carti as 2025 BET Awards performers. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 15, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy Announces First-Ever Headlining Tour & Tickets Are Going On Sale Soon NBA YoungBoy will be hitting the road to perform new music fresh off of his release from prison, earlier this year. By Cole Blake May 15, 2025
Music 50 Cent To Celebrate His 50th Birthday In Style With Upcoming European "Legacy Tour" 50 Cent alluded to be done touring with his "Final Lap" run, but he seems far from done as he prepares to travel across the pond. By Zachary Horvath May 14, 2025
Music Teyana Taylor Reveals She Needs Immediate Surgery After Discovery Of Benign Growth On Vocal Cord Teyana Taylor's issue is thankfully noncancerous, but it's still an unfortunate setback and we are wishing her the best. By Zachary Horvath August 06, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Believes LeBron James' Absence From Caribana Shows He Was Never That Close With Drake A few days ago, Drake's close friend OVO Chubbs taunted LeBron James over missing Caribana amid the two superstars' beef. By Zachary Horvath August 05, 2025