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Music Drake Rings In His 40th Birthday In New York City & Toronto Drake turns 40 on October 24th but he got an early start on the celebrations. By Aron A. October 23, 2026
Music Murda Beatz Says "Keep God First 2" Is On The Way Murda Beatz has a lot of projects he's working on this year. By Aron A. March 27, 2018
Music Frank Ocean Covers Berlin-Based Magazine 032c Frank Ocean poses is blue sparkly shorts. By Chantilly Post November 22, 2017
Music Kendrick Lamar Works On “GNX” In Never-Before-Seen Footage Shared By Sounwave Recently, Kendrick Lamar's main producer Sounwave decided to hop online to give fans a look behind the scenes. By Caroline Fisher January 01, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar & Black Hippy Finally Give Fans The Reunion They Dreamed Of At "The Pop Out" It had been far too long since the TDE super team hit the same stage, and they shared a lot of love for the special concert. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 20, 2024
Music Maino Trolls DJ Akademiks For Getting Slapped By Lil Baby's Team DJ Akademiks has been going off on Lil Baby after claiming that a member of his team slapped him last weekend. By Cole Blake January 28, 2026
Music Kanye West’s Former Assistant Addresses Backlash Over Disturbing Allegations Lauren Pisciotta recently alleged that Kanye West sexually assaulted her and more. By Caroline Fisher October 17, 2024
Music T.I. Accused Of Attempting To Defraud Ex-Exployees Of Shuttered Restaurant: Report Ex-employees are reportedly taking T.I. to court again for allegedly hiding money owed to them. By Aron A. August 06, 2018
Music Rich The Kid Blesses Ed Sheeran With His Presence Rich the Kid meets Ed Sheeran; eats off the same plate as Englishman. By Devin Ch February 21, 2018
Music Ice Spice & Wendy's Tease Collaboration Following McDonald's Brawl It appears that Ebro may have been onto something when he said Ice Spice's fight at McDonald's was for promo because she has a collab coming. By Zachary Horvath April 24, 2026
Music YNW Melly Case Takes Unexpected Turn As Lead Prosecutor Is Removed The ongoing case takes another turn. By Tallie Spencer October 12, 2023
Music YBN Cordae, Funk Flex, & BARS: A Match Made In Heaven YBN Cordae has emerged as a scholar of "BARS," but is it enough for Funk Flex? By Mitch Findlay August 01, 2019