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Music Drake Turns Up To "Nonstop" With Italy Crowd During "$$$4U" Concert Drake stopped in Assago, Italy for four shows. The Italian crowd seemed very excited to see their guy perform. By Devin Morton August 31, 2025
Music Australian Politician Calls On The AFL To "Dump" Snoop Dogg After Homophobic Comment Snoop Dogg recently came under fire for complaining about LGBTQ+ representation in the Pixar film, "Lightyear." By Cole Blake August 26, 2025
Music Busta Rhymes To Receive "Hip Hop Icon" Award During Final Day Of Harlem Week Busta Rhymes will receive the "Hip Hop Icon" Award during the final day of Harlem Week. His son will also perform. By Devin Morton August 17, 2025
Music Nipsey Hussle Will Get Los Angeles Metro Station Named After Him Los Angeles Metro will also issue two limited edition TAP cards featuring Nipsey Hussle to commemorate his legacy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 14, 2025
Music Tokyo Toni Roasts 50 Cent Following Social Media Run-In With Finesse2Tymes 50 Cent recently spoke on the Finesse2Tymes drama with his mother, and 50 Cent took to Instagram to roast him. By Devin Morton August 13, 2025
Music Diddy Reportedly Earning Millions By Renting Out Private Jet Amid Prison Stay Diddy's trial is set to resume this Tuesday (May 27), and his former assistant Capricorn Clark will take the stand. By Caroline Fisher May 25, 2025
Music 50 Cent Taunts “Molotov Diddy” As Kid Cudi Car Fire Photos Go Viral Unsurprisingly, 50 Cent has been hard at work trolling his longtime foe Diddy amid his sex trafficking trial. By Caroline Fisher May 23, 2025
Music Rod Wave's Attorneys Allege He Was The Victim Of A Burglary Rod Wave was arrested yesterday, May 21, in Fulton County and was hit with 14 felony counts. However, he's since posted bond. By Zachary Horvath May 21, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Claims That Kanye West Is Working On Something Massive In Spain DJ Akademiks told DJ Vlad that he heard this directly from some people in Kanye West's close circle, but didn't reveal many details. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 18, 2025
Music SZA Gets Down With Lizzo, KAYTRANADA & Justine Skye At Rowdy Brooklyn Afterparty Justine Skye and KAYTRANADA played some unreleased music at SZA's afterparty, whereas Lizzo pulled up with a different look. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 11, 2025
Music Elliott Wilson Calls “Cap” On Mal’s “Industry Rappers” Claims Drake Outrapped Kendrick Lamar Elliott Wilson, DJ Hed, and Jeremy Hetcht hosts Hip Hop DX’s The Bigger Picture podcast. The platform addresses trending rap topics. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 10, 2025
Music Usher Hilariously Apologizes To Sabrina Carpenter's Dad After Met Gala Cherry Photo Usher gave a surprise performance of several of his iconic songs alongside Stevie Wonder at the Met Gala on Monday. By Cole Blake May 08, 2025