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Music SoFaygo Airs Out Frustration With His Career Amid Travis Scott's "JACKBOYS 2" Hype SoFaygo signed to Travis Scott's Cactus Jack record label in 2021, and dropped his debut album "Pink Heartz" in 2022. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 29, 2025
Music Tory Lanez Suffered Two Collapsed Lungs After Being Stabbed 14 Times Tory Lanez was stabbed earlier today at the California Correctional Institution and we now have more details of his harrowing injuries. By Alexander Cole May 12, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Goes Scorched Earth On Marc Lamont Hill DJ Akademiks says he'll speak with Marc Lamont Hill once the former CNN commentator gets his hip-hop credentials up. By Cole Blake May 07, 2025
Music Lil Durk's Lawyer Believes Only "Weak-Legged" Prosecutors Take Hip-Hop RICO Cases Lil Durk is the subject of a federal murder-for-hire case, which doesn't actually have any racketeering charges to make it a RICO. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 02, 2025
Music Kanye West Gifts Drake Affiliate Top5 A Swastika Chain During Bizarre Livestream Kanye West has fiercely defended his decision to wear swastika t-shirts, chains, and more in recent months. By Caroline Fisher May 01, 2025
Music King Combs Targeted In Attempted Burglary At Home With His Girlfriend Diddy's son Christian "King" Combs and King's girlfriend Raven Tracy were reportedly in Bali when the attempted burglary went down. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 27, 2026
Music Jay-Z Reveals Why He Didn't Appear On Clipse's "Let God Sort Em Out" Jay-Z also seemingly hinted at working on new music while speaking with Frazier Tharpe for the GQ interview. By Cole Blake March 24, 2026
Music Monaleo Reluctantly Cancels Multiple Tour Dates Monaleo has already performed a total of 25 shows on her "Who Did the Body" tour, which she kicked off in November. By Cole Blake March 04, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Clowns Young Thug & Lil Baby As Collab Rumors Swirl During a recent livestream, DJ Akademiks brutally responded to a clip of Young Thug and Lil Baby in a car together. By Caroline Fisher March 04, 2026
Music Baltimore Rapper Poppa Fetti Hit With Child Sex Trafficking Charges Poppa Fetti was previously indicted on nine state sex trafficking felonies in Baltimore County in November. By Cole Blake February 24, 2026
Music BIA Responds To Cardi B's Tour Diss By Calling Out Stefon Diggs Despite the rough patch that Cardi B and Stefon Diggs are allegedly going through, BIA has little sympathy for her hip-hop opponent. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 13, 2026
Streetwear Bad Bunny's Super Bowl "Grass Costumes" Up For Sale Online Grass costumes worn by Bad Bunny's halftime show dancers are now being sold online for thousands of dollars. By Ben Atkinson February 12, 2026