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Music Kanye West Claims His Mother Was A Lesbian And Used To Hook Up With His Babysitter Kanye West's comment about his mother is far from the first bizarre and controversial post he's made on social media lately. By Cole Blake April 14, 2025
Original Content DJ Akademiks' Most Controversial Moments As he fends off the latest firestorm of scrutiny, we take a look at the most explosive and high-profile moments of DJ Akademiks' career. By Robert Blair March 07, 2022
Streetwear Designer Behind Drake's Orange "Finesse" Sweater Says His Blowup "Was Perfect Timing" Christian Wigginton is on the come up. By Chantilly Post July 19, 2018
Music City Girls Talk Drug-Dealing Daddies, Boosting Days & Trick Daddy Pool Parties For the latest cover of "Billboard," City Girls members JT and Yung Miami detail the highs and lows in their journey to the top of the charts. By Keenan Higgins January 10, 2020
Music Drake Shows Love To 21 Savage For Being One Of His Few Allies Left Standing Drake has one friend in the industry. By Devin Morton February 14, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar "GNX" Full Credits: SZA, Mustard, Roddy Ricch & More Here's everyone that contributed to Kendrick Lamar's new album. By Aron A. November 22, 2024
Music NLE Choppa Expressed Unwavering Love & Support To The LGBTQIA+ Community At Truth Awards NLE Choppa's "Slut Me Out" series has become a cross over success with a country and rock version of the two tracks. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 16, 2025
Music J. Cole's Manager Ibrahim Hamad Clarifies New Dreamville Deal After JID & Bas' Sale Comments JID and Bas praised J. Cole for sharing a piece of Dreamville's UMG deal with its artists, and cofounder Ibrahim "Ib" Hamad explained it more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 09, 2025
Original Content Kanye, Kendrick, & Kevin Gates: God, Grit, And The Gospel Of Rap Faith without a pulpit: How Kanye, Kevin Gates, and Kendrick Lamar turn Rap into a space for spiritual reckoning. By Erika Marie July 11, 2025
Music Lil Durk Offers His Largest Bail Package Yet As Feds Confirm He's Not On Trial For Lyrics Lil Durk has been behind bars since October of last year after authorities arrested him in an alleged murder-for-hire case. By Cole Blake May 20, 2025
Music Salt-N-Pepa Furthers UMG's Legal Woes With New Copyright Lawsuit Salt-N-Pepa's complaint against Universal Music Group comes as Drake is already suing the company for defamation. By Cole Blake May 20, 2025
Music SZA Makes A Fan's Day With Free Tickets & Shout-Out After Meeting Thousands At The Pop-Up SZA received a surprise visit by Kendrick Lamar at her latest Not Beauty Pop-Up to meet-and-greet fans ahead of GNX concert. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 15, 2025