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Music DJ Akademiks Is Still Holding Out Hope For Playboi Carti To Drop His New Album Next Month We can't blame Ak for his delusions... Unless he just hit the mark. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 11, 2025
Music Pick Your Playlist: "Fire Emoji" Or "On The Come Up" We got you covered on all the hot releases this busy Thanksgiving week. By Kevin Goddard November 30, 2019
Music Mike Dean Deletes Post About Mixing "UTOPIA" Is Mike Dean just trolling us? By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 18, 2023
Music 50 Cent Shrugs Off Diddy’s 'The Reckoning' Lawsuit Diddy claims private footage was improperly sold to Netflix, but 50 Cent says the new countersuit does not involve him. By Erika Marie August 20, 2026
Music Gunna Announces "One Of Wun": What We Want From His Next Album Gunna has announced an upcoming album, "One of Wun," and here is what we expect from it. By Chukwudi Onyewuchi May 05, 2024
Music R. Kelly Moved To Federal Prison In North Carolina R. Kelly has been moved to a new prison. By Cole Blake April 25, 2023
Music Ksoo Attends YFN Lucci Concert From Prison With The Help Of Lil Duval Earlier this month, Ksoo was found guilty of first-degree murder in the 2020 death of fellow Jacksonville rapper Lil Buck. By Caroline Fisher August 25, 2025
Music Frank Ocean Officially Kickstarts Directorial Debut With Film Shoot & Casting Updates This has actually been in the works for a long time. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 31, 2025
Music Metro Boomin Says His Next Project Shares Similarities To Kanye West's "MBDTF" Metro is aiming for a high-water mark in Kanye's discography. By Zachary Horvath December 04, 2023
Music Hotboii Sentenced Following Probation Violation Rapper Hotboii is once again in hot water with the law, years after he faced a RICO case and spent two years behind bars. By Erika Marie May 20, 2026
Music Chance The Rapper Announces New Album Coming Next Spring The wait is almost over for fans of Chance The Rapper. By Lavender Alexandria December 22, 2023
Music Lil Yachty Dragged For His Take On Current State Of Hip-Hop, Fans Believe He Played A Part In Its Regression "Is someone gonna tell Lil Yachty that he contributed to a lot of the wack s*** in hip-hop?" on person said online. By Zachary Horvath December 04, 2023