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Music JID Recalls Taking Control Of His Sound To Create Upcoming "WRK" After The Forever Story's Disappointment JID recently appeared on TDE's Ab-Soul's new album, Soul Burger, on the lyrically-driven lead single "Crazier." By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 17, 2025
Music SZA Launches "No Beauty" Cosmetics Ahead Of Kendrick Lamar's The Grand National Tour SZA and Kendrick Lamar's "luther" has held the top spot on the Billboard charts for 8 weeks in a row. Their tour begins this week. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 17, 2025
Music Young Thug Keeps Fans On The Edge Of Their Seats With Another "UY SCUTI" Snippet Young Thug had fans a little split with his last album teaser a couple of weeks ago, but they seem to be enjoying this one more. By Zachary Horvath April 12, 2025
Music Young Thug Claims He Was The First To Take His Daughter Number One On The Charts Young Thug's daughter MEGO appears on "Yessirskii" off of the "Slime Language 2" deluxe, the OG version of which topped the Billboard charts. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 10, 2025
Music Cardi B Drops Little Hints That She's Going On Tour Real Soon Cardi B has given fans plenty of empty promises over the last several years regarding her next move, but she may be really ready this year. By Zachary Horvath April 09, 2025
Music Not So Fast! Usher's Viral Fan Seduction Did Not Cause A Divorce Usher has caused relationship problems before with his serenades, as Keke Palmer and Darius Jackson know all too well. But not this time... By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 07, 2025
Music Joe Budden Mocks Adam22 After He Reveals “No Jumper” Is Broke Joe Budden took Adam22's recent announcement as an opportunity to look back at some of his previous remarks. By Caroline Fisher April 05, 2025
Music Classic DJ Skee, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, & Eazy-E Memorabilia Available In The “Straight Outta The Collection” Auction DJ Skee began Skee TV in the early 2000s after being a resident DJ for West Coast legend The Game, who was signed to Dr. Dre’s Aftermath. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 24, 2025
Music The Long Wait For A$AP Rocky: When Hiatuses Become Hollow Will Don’t Be Dumb ever drop? A$AP Rocky’s cool mystique is stuck in limbo, turning patient fans into increasingly cynical observers. By Aron A. July 22, 2025
Sports YesJulz Hopes She Doesn't Get Roped Into Drake & LeBron James' Beef YesJulz's name has been tied to LeBron James for years and she prays that Drake doesn't decide to spread any more narratives. By Zachary Horvath July 22, 2025
Music Chloe Bailey Laughs At Being Warned About NSFW Posts On TikTok Chloe Bailey revealed she is a Kendrick Lamar stan amid the rapper’s beef with Drake. She admitted to crushing on Lamar. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 20, 2025
Music BlocBoy JB Reveals "Look Alive" Was Originally Drake's Song BlocBoy JB's example is one of many in which Drake had a song that he gave to a collaborator for their own albums. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 20, 2025