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Music Kanye West Explains Why Jay-Z's Verse On "Jail" Hurt His Feelings Kanye West has been airing out his issues with Jay-Z in controversial posts on social media for a number of weeks. By Cole Blake April 21, 2025
Music Kanye West Slammed By Non-Profit Founder For Comments About Jay-Z & Beyonce’s Children Kanye West has been making all sorts of headlines for his wildly controversial antics on social media in recent months. By Cole Blake April 20, 2025
Viral XXXTENTACION's Son Gekyume Shares A Message For His Dad In New Interview Content creator Brandon Sloane ran into six-year-old Gekyume at a Target and asked him about XXXTENTACION for a video. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 19, 2025
Music JID Performs Snippet Of Metro Boomin Collab "WRK" At Dreamville Fest JID told "Complex" that he felt it was necessary to play this snippet live to give fans peace of mind that his album in indeed on the way. By Zachary Horvath April 07, 2025
Music Xzibit Receives Temporary Restraining Order From Former Employee Over Alleged Death Threat Julio Garcia, the man responsible for dishing out these allegations, used to wash cars for Xzibit for a long time. By Zachary Horvath March 11, 2025
Music Justin Bieber Alludes To Invasion Of Privacy In Cryptic Message Amid Concerns Of Alleged Health Issues It has been four years since Justin Bieber released new music. Fans have become worried about him following several fan encounters. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 08, 2025
Pop Culture NYPD Detective Melissa Mercado Condemned For Pole Dancing In Rap Video New York listeners were shocked to discover a police officer was the love interest in an S-Quire music video. By Elias Andrews March 06, 2025
Music Kanye West Mocks "Positivity" While Defending Swastika Shirt Design Kanye West wore a Swastika shirt out in public, and now he is defending his decision with a series of threats and taunts. By Elias Andrews February 28, 2025
Music Wallo Is Furious About Conspiracy Theories Involving Gillie Da Kid’s Late Son Wallo opened up about the experience while speaking with Shannon Sharpe. By Cole Blake February 20, 2025
Music Mello Buckzz's Boyfriend Shot-&-Killed During Her Mixtape Release Party Four people were killed and 14 others were wounded in the drive-by shooting at the Artis Lounge in Chicago. By Cole Blake July 03, 2025
Music Raekwon Announces New Album “The Emperor’s New Clothes” With Features From Ghostface Killah, Nas & More Raekwon's eighth studio album, "The Emperor's New Clothes," is slated for release on July 18 via Mass Appeal. By Caroline Fisher July 02, 2025
Music Diddy Comforts His Family In Court As Verdict Looms Yesterday, the jury reached a partial verdict in Diddy's federal trial, and deliberations will continue today. By Caroline Fisher July 02, 2025