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Music YNW Melly's Mother Claims He's "Pissed" At His Lawyers After Court Denied His Bond YNW Melly is awaiting his double murder retrial, and has been controversially locked up since 2019 with no chance for bond. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 21, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA Drew A Star-Studded List Of Celebs On Night 1 Of L.A. SoFi Stadium Shows Kendrick Lamar and SZA's "Grand National" tour stop in L.A. hosted Big Boy, LeBron James, Winnie Harlow, YG, Gunna, and many more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 23, 2025
Music Finesse2tymes Dodges Criminal Case That Accused Him Of Terroristic Threat Finesse2tymes allegedly threatened the legal guardian of FNG King (also known as Lil King), a young artist who was under Finesse's wing. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 09, 2025
Music Keefe D Receives Prison Sentence For Fighting With Another Inmate Keefe D was already in jail awaiting trial for his alleged role in the 1996 killing of the legendary rapper 2Pac. By Cole Blake September 04, 2025
Music Young Thug's Sister Passionately Defends Her Brother Against Ralo Ralo and Young Thug have traded shots since the beginning of this untamable stretch of snitching allegations. By Zachary Horvath September 02, 2025
Music Kanye West Documentary “In Whose Name?” Gets Ominous Trailer Featuring Kim Kardashian And Drake "In Whose Name?" comes out in select theaters on September 19, and unveils Kanye West's day-to-day from around 2018 to 2024. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 28, 2025
Reviews Offset "Kiari" Review "Kiari" finds Offset asserting his personal and artistic identity through standout street bangers and poignant introspection, even as familiar tropes and uneven moments hold the project back. By Aron A. August 27, 2025
Music Fan Sings Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" For Drake As He Leaves Copenhagen Hotel Drake was in Copenhagen to perform alongside PartyNextDoor on their ongoing "Some Special Shows 4 U" tour. By Cole Blake August 26, 2025
Music Drakeo The Ruler's Dad Claims Kendrick Lamar Used Son's Style Without Credit Because Of "Politics" Drakeo the Ruler's dad appeared on No Jumper and discussed Kendrick Lamar taking Drakeo's flow on songs from the "GNX" album. By Devin Morton August 26, 2025
Music Destroy Lonely Announces Release Date For "Broken Hearts 3" Destroy Lonely is the last artist to drop a tape from the Opium collective this year, so maybe they were saving the best for last. By Zachary Horvath September 16, 2025
Music Dave Blunts Pleads With Kanye West To "Find God" After Cutting Ye Off Dave Blunts wrote many of the lyrics to recent Kanye West releases, which engaged even more in Ye's controversies. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 12, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Mercilessly Disses Young Thug In Snippet Of New Song 6ix9ine has been trolling Young Thug on social media for weeks as backlash continues to surround the Atlanta rapper. By Cole Blake September 09, 2025