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Music Young Thug Reveals The Genre Of His Next Album, And It's Not What You Think Young Thug's most recent album, "UY SCUTI," wasn't the success fans were hoping for, but now, the artist is ready for an artistic change. By Alexander Cole June 11, 2026
Music Westside Gunn Denies Rumors About Jay-Z's Advice Causing Griselda Rift Recent verses from Benny The Butcher and Conway The Machine, plus Mal's Jay-Z and Griselda claims, have put Westside Gunn under scrutiny. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 07, 2026
Music Akademiks Calls Out "ICEMAN" Takes From Joe Budden & Charlamagne DJ Akademiks didn't address Ebro, another Drake critic in hip-hop media, when assessing Joe Budden and Charlamagne Tha God's "ICEMAN" takes. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 18, 2026
Music How To Watch Drake's "ICEMAN" Episode 4 Drake is going to be dropping "ICEMAN" Episode 4 on Thursday, and the fans are excited to know how this is going to go down. By Alexander Cole May 13, 2026
Music Foogiano's Manager Sets The Record Straight Amid Rumor That He's Back In Jail A report circulated online Monday stating that Foogiano was back in jail, although turned out to not be the case. By Alexander Cole May 12, 2026
Music DDG & Nick Cannon Insult Each Other's Parenting In "Wild 'N Out" Rap Battle DDG dissed Nick Cannon's many children with many women, whereas Cannon brought up the rapper and streamer's custody issues with Halle Bailey. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 10, 2026
Pop Culture Tay Keith’s Estate Faces Credit Card & Car Payment Claims American Express and Bank of America are seeking payment from Tay Keith’s estate as his probate case continues. By Erika Marie September 21, 2026
Music Akademiks Claims Kendrick Lamar Is “Lazy”: “He Starved His Fans” Akademiks reacts to news that Kendrick Lamar might appear on AZ Chike's upcoming album. By Aron A. September 07, 2026
Music Drake Seemingly Films New Music Video As Iron Man At Toronto Festival Fans spotted the Boy at CNE dressed up like Iron Man. Is “FOMO” on the way? By Aron A. August 28, 2026
Music Kanye West's Russian Concerts Canceled As Venue Finally Speaks Out Kanye West was supposed to have two concerts in Russia on October 10 and 11, but those have been hit with a reality check. By Alexander Cole August 25, 2026
Music Diddy's Ex-Bodyguard Says Prosecutors Want Him To Testify In Tupac Trial Prosecutors allegedly want Gene Deal's testimony in Keefe D' trial for the murder of Tupac Shakur, which Diddy has denied involvement in. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 22, 2026
Music Juice Wrld Fans Hate "The Party Never Ends," The Last Posthumous LP Fans are disappointed by The Party Never Ends. By Bryson "Boom" Paul November 30, 2024