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Politics Larry Hoover Jr. Reaches Out To Kanye West Following His Father's Presidential Commutation Larry Hoover received a commutation of his sentence from President Donald Trump, and it has sparked a ton of reactions online. By Alexander Cole May 29, 2025
Music 2Pac Went To College? Pastor Jamal Bryant Makes The Claim On The GAUD Show, Author Jeff Pearlman Says Pastor Is Lying 2Pac's history shares that the rapper was born in New York, raised in Baltimore, and learned the game from Oakland. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 12, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Gives His Best Predictions Possible For Drake's Next Solo Album DJ Akademiks, like many fans, knows that Drake could do anything on his upcoming LP, but recent comments from collaborators are exciting him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 08, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Surprises Atlanta Fans With Playboi Carti During “Grand National” Tour Kendrick Lamar smashed the record for highest-grossing rap concert just days into his tour with SZA, surpassing Eminem. By Caroline Fisher April 30, 2025
Music Yeat Announces "Dangerous Summer" EP And It's Dropping Sooner Than You Think Yeat says that he won't be doing any form of roll out for his new EP titled, "Dangerous Summer," which drops later this week. By Cole Blake July 28, 2025
Music YNW Melly's Lawyer Under Investigation As Judge Sets Retrial Date YNW Melly's attorney has reportedly been under investigation for 18 months for possible alleged witness tampering. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 17, 2025
Music Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist Reveal “Alfredo 2” Tracklist And Features Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist's new collaborative album, "Alfredo 2," is rumored to be dropping this month. By Caroline Fisher July 17, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Expands "Grand National" Tour With South American Leg This Fall CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso will open for Kendrick Lamar in Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, and Chile in September and October. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 27, 2025
Music Tyler, The Creator Caught Deleting Old Anti-Black Tweets Tyler, the Creator has found himself in a major controversy as some of his old tweets are making the rounds online. By Alexander Cole October 20, 2025
Pop Culture Drake And Sophie Brussaux Throw Western-Themed Bash For Adonis' 8th Birthday Drake and Sophie Brussaux keep their relationship private, but it seems their co-parenting journey is going well. By Zachary Horvath October 13, 2025
Music Cardi B Issues A Scathing Takedown As Her Final Message To Nicki Minaj Nicki Minaj reignited her beef with Cardi B, earlier this week, by making jokes about her relationship with Stefon Diggs. By Cole Blake October 01, 2025
Music Drake Has No Idea Who Leaked His "Iceman" Track, He Tells Adin Ross In this recently leaked and previously teased "Iceman" track, Drake seems to take shows at former Toronto Raptor DeMar DeRozan. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 14, 2025