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Politics Kanye West's New Album Might Be Banned In Russia Due To Nazi References Kanye West has already had a hard time keeping his new music on streaming services. Maybe Putin can help out his occasional admirer. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 11, 2025
Music Eminem Allegedly Infuriated Mariah Carey By Trying To Cast Her As His Mom In "8 Mile" The role Eminem offered Mariah Carey ended up going to Kim Basinger, whose performance helped make "8 Mile" a massive success. By Cole Blake June 12, 2025
Music Drake Allegedly Threatened Kendrick Lamar & His Team Behind The Scenes DJ Akademiks discussed the claims he heard from a member of Kendrick Lamar's team during a recent livestream. By Cole Blake June 12, 2025
Music Kanye West Goes Off On Travis Scott Despite The Rapper's Kind Words Travis Scott recently discussed his relationship with Kanye West during an interview with Complex. By Cole Blake April 10, 2025
Politics Kanye West Labels Donald Trump The GOAT For His Latest Wild Idea Kanye West's latest post about Donald Trump comes after he recalled Frank Ocean warning him against supporting the president in 2016. By Cole Blake April 09, 2025
Music Jay Rock Reportedly Faces Gun Charge Following Los Angeles Arrest New details have been revealed about the circumstances that led up to Jay Rock's arrest yesterday (March 13). By Caroline Fisher March 14, 2025
Music Nipsey Hussle's Ex Wins Joint Custody Of Rapper's Daughter After Legal Battle Nipsey Hussle's daughter been the focus of legal debate since his death in 2019, and a deal has finally with her mother. By Elias Andrews March 11, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj's Original Verse For Kanye West's "Monster" Leaks Online Fans get to peek behind the curtain. By Elias Andrews August 20, 2024
Music Ice Spice’s Tragic “Y2K” First Week Sales Projections Leave Fans Stunned So far, "Y2K" has many listeners less than impressed. By Caroline Fisher August 02, 2024
Music Lil Durk Explains Why He Hates "Rats" In Resurfaced Clip That Has Fans Divided Durk's arrest had folks talking about this clip differently than they did before. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 27, 2024
Music Joe Budden Implies Drake Told Metro Boomin To Get Over The Death Of His Mother Fans now think Metro Boomin had good reason to be upset with Drake. By Cole Blake November 27, 2024
Music The Game Still Can't Find A Win In His Sexual Assault Case The Game is going to have to pay up the judgement against him one way or another. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 24, 2024