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Music Tyler The Creator Fans Can't Help But Dance To New Album "Don’t Tap The Glass" Tyler The Creator returned with his ninth studio album, "Don’t Tap The Glass," on Monday morning and fans are already obsessed. By Cole Blake July 21, 2025
Music Royce Da 5'9" & DJ Premier Talk Aging Gracefully In Hip-Hop Royce Da 5'9" has some advice for the younger generation of rappers. By Mitch Findlay February 28, 2018
Music Drake Touches Down In Australia For His "Anita Max Win Tour" We also have intel on the set list for this hyped tour. By Zachary Horvath January 28, 2025
Music Ray J Clarifies His Comments On Diddy Having A "Demon" Inside Of Him Diddy is currently residing behind bars on charges of alleged sex trafficking and racketeering. By Cole Blake March 03, 2025
Music Kid Cudi Reacts To Negative Reviews Of “Insano”: “The Music Is Forever” Kid Cudi isn't phased by the responses to his new album. By Cole Blake January 22, 2024
Music Megan Thee Stallion’s “Lover Girl” Ends Hip-Hop’s Billboard Hot 100 Slump Last month, it was reported that zero rap songs landed in the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time in over two decades. By Caroline Fisher November 04, 2025
Music Kid Cudi Announces "The Rebel Ragers" Tour With Tons Of Special Guests Kid Cudi previously stated he was going to take a long break from music, but that was short lived as he's readying a tour for the summer. By Zachary Horvath January 26, 2026
Music Pras Fails To Avoid Prison In Conspiracy Appeal, But It's Not All Bad News Pras received a 14-year prison sentence for charges of money laundering, conspiracy, foreign lobbying, witness tampering, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 23, 2026
Music Bad Bunny's Headlining Coachella Set Brings Out Post Malone, But Faces Tech Issues The two linked up for a short acoustic performance of some of Benito's songs, but it seems Post's guitar and mic weren't set up properly. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 15, 2023
Music Jermaine Dupri Claims Apple Music's Top 100 Albums List Disrespected R&B Dupri didn't list any specific examples of what albums he thinks should be higher. By Lavender Alexandria May 22, 2024
Music DJ Drama Reveals Who He Wants To Work With For Future "Gangsta Grillz" Projects DJ Drama says he wants to work with Ice Spice, Brent Faiyaz, and more on future Gangsta Grillz projects. By Cole Blake May 30, 2023
Music Billie Eilish Promises Two New Songs On The Way: "Be Patient, Damn!" Billie Eilish has some new music in the vault. By Chantilly Post November 07, 2019