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Music Travis Scott Teases "JACKBOYS 2" Yet Again And Confirms That Is In Fact "Brazy" Travis Scott has been doing everything but giving us a release date for "JACKBOYS 2" so hopefully that domino is the next to fall. By Zachary Horvath April 26, 2025
Music Dr. Dre's Mixing Console Breaks Auction Record For Hip-Hop Gear Dr. Dre used his SSL 4000 G+ mixing console to make classic albums from Eminem, 50 Cent, Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 31, 2025
Music T.I. To Star In Upcoming Film About The Flint Water Crisis T.I. and John Ortiz will be lending their talents to a just cinematic cause. By Mitch Findlay June 12, 2019
Politics Nicki Minaj Escalates Feud With Gavin Newsom In Another Heated Rant Nicki Minaj has already traded shots with Governor Gavin Newsom in several posts on social media in recent months. By Cole Blake February 23, 2026
Music Videos Future & Metro Boomin Unveil Hypnotic "Drink N Dance" Music Video Future and Metro Boomin have dropped another "We Still Don't Trust You" visual. By Caroline Fisher April 17, 2024
Music Beyoncé Challenges $2.7 Million Tax Bill The superstar is challenging the IRS in court for disallowing millions in deductions, which include more than $850,000 in charity donations in 2018. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 27, 2023
Music Cardi B Returns To Her Bronx Middle School & Donates $100,000 Cardi B spoke to students at her middle school in the Bronx on Tuesday and donated a hefty sum to the school. By Cole Blake September 13, 2022
Music Latto Raps Nicki Minaj’s “BedRock” Verse Despite Past Beef Latto's latest move has social media users split. By Caroline Fisher October 20, 2024
Music Lawsuit Accusing Spotify Of Fabricating Drake's Streams Has Been Dismissed This is a separate lawsuit to the one from RBX, who also accused Spotify of boosting Drake's streams on the platform. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 01, 2026
Music Rap Game's Freddy Krueger: Hip-Hop's Many References To The "Nightmare On Elm Street" Villain From The Fat Boys to Offset, there have been a number of famed hip-hop acts who've paid homage to Freddy Krueger. By Paul Barnes October 16, 2023
Music Fat Joe Joins 50 Cent Onstage At Brooklyn Performance Fat Joe performed "Lean Back” and “All The Way Up." By Caroline Fisher August 11, 2023
Music Hit-Boy Claims To Have Unreleased Songs With Nipsey Hussle Hit-Boy opened up in a recent podcast about working with Nipsey Hussle leading up to his death. By Caroline Fisher May 22, 2023