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Music Playboi Carti Firmly Doubles Down On Plans To Drop "BABY BOI" Album This Year Playboi Carti and "MUSIC" collaborator DJ Swamp Izzo have been constantly talking about this project since the rapper returned. By Zachary Horvath May 10, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Celebrates Lefty Gunplay's "Can't Get Right," The First Album By A "GNX" Featured Rapper Last December, Kendrick Lamar and TDE brought out Lefty Gunplay at their annual Christmas event in the Nickerson Garden neighborhood in L.A. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 10, 2025
Music Tory Lanez Shows Off His Gains In New Prison Photo Tory Lanez has still been releasing more "Twitch Tapes" material from behind bars, even during leftover legal drama in his case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 09, 2025
Music Finesse2tymes’ Lawyers Quit Days After His Arrest Over Alleged Lack Of Payment Finesse2tymes is accused of violating the terms of his supervised release, and turned himself in last week. By Caroline Fisher May 07, 2025
Music Travis Scott Hints At "Jackboys 2" Release Date With Birthday Tribute For His Mom Travis Scott will be celebrating his 34th birthday on April 30th and may have new music in store for fans. By Cole Blake April 28, 2025
Streetwear A$AP Rocky Adorably Hypes Up Rihanna As They Close Out Met Gala In Style Rihanna closed out the 2026 Met Gala in a Maison Margiela gown with A$AP Rocky summing up her look in six words on the red carpet. By Ben Atkinson May 05, 2026
Music Doja Cat Opens Up About Struggling With Her Mental Health Diagnosis Doja Cat also praised Chappell Roan for being "uncomfortable, comfortably, in front of people," comparing this to her diagnosis. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 14, 2026
Music The Game's Sexual Battery Accuser Subpoenas His Kids' School In Attempt To Get $7M Judgement The Game allegedly refuses to pay up. By Cole Blake July 02, 2024
Music MC Lyte Thinks Sexyy Red Gets Too Much Hate For Her Lewd Music As MC Lyte pointed out, Sexyy Red comes from a long tradition of female sexuality in hip-hop that was already controversial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 29, 2024
Music Fans Debate Drake's "Back To Back" Performance Following Kendrick Lamar's "The Pop Out" Concert Drake's iconic performance is being reconsidered after Kendrick Lamar's latest show. By Cole Blake June 22, 2024
Music North West Had A Blast At Kendrick Lamar's "Pop Out" Concert North got to enjoy the show from some great seats. By Alexander Cole June 20, 2024
Music Rick Ross And James Harden Are Having The Time Of Their Lives At Kendrick Lamar's "Pop Out" Show Rick Ross will go anywhere Drake isn't welcome. By Alexander Cole June 19, 2024