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Music Lil Durk's New Album "Deep Thoughts" Boasts Divisive Streaming Debut Amid Prison Stay Lil Durk recently issued a hopeful and determined message to fans after "Deep Thoughts" landed during his alleged murder-for-hire case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 30, 2025
Music TheARTI$T & Honey Bxby "Risk It All" On Our New "R&B Season" Playlist Update TheARTI$T, Honey Bxby, and Leon Thomas are front and center on this week's edition of our "R&B Season" playlist. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 25, 2025
Music Kanye West Claims He Is Officially Done With Antisemitism After receiving a Facetime call from his kids on Wednesday, it appears as though Kanye West has had a change of heart about Antisemitism. By Alexander Cole May 22, 2025
Music Pharrell Previews New Music With A$AP Rocky & Quavo At Louis Vuitton Runway Show Pharrell recently impressed with the Louis Vuitton Men's Fall-Winter 2026 runway show, and some upcoming collabs. By Caroline Fisher January 20, 2026
Music Drake's "Take Care" Expected To Re-Enter Billboard's Top 20 This Week Drake's 2011 classic "Take Care" was reportedly the highest-selling hip-hop album this week in the United States. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 11, 2026
Music 6ix9ine Trolls Young Thug For Witnessing His Jake Paul Walk-Out & "BILLY" Performance Sadly for Jake Paul, he lost his boxing match against Anthony Joshua. But at least 6ix9ine got to see his opp Young Thug in the crowd. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 20, 2025
Music Diddy Victim Accuses Maurene Comey Of Silencing Him To Protect Cassie Clayton Howard recently discussed his allegations against Diddy and Cassie during "Sean Combs: The Reckoning." By Cole Blake December 15, 2025
Music Kanye West Forced To Rely On Unconventional Lender For $3.5M Yeezy HQ Loan According to real estate expert Eddie Martini, folks usually turn to unconventional lenders if they don't qualify for traditional financing. By Caroline Fisher December 11, 2025
Music Playboi Carti & SZA's FaceTime Has Fans Convinced A Collaboration Is Coming SZA maybe busy on tour with Playboi Carti's collaborator Kendrick Lamar, but that doesn't mean they can't be potentially cooking up music. By Zachary Horvath May 03, 2025
Music Finesse2tymes Seemingly Turns Himself In After Allegedly Threatening To Shoot Girlfriend’s Mother Finesse2tymes accuses his girlfriend's mother of being jealous, and accuses his ex-protégé FNG King of cooperating with authorities. By Caroline Fisher May 03, 2025
Music Xzibit & Ex-Wife Krista Joiner Ends The Back-And-Forth By Finalizing Their Divorce Xzibit became an established actor after music with roles in XXX, Empire, Pimp My Ride, and Gridiron Gang with The Rock. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 01, 2025
Music Kanye West's Former Manager Refuses To Back Down In Legal Dispute Over His Producers Free Maiden accused Kanye West of stealing various productions for "Donda 2" and his "VULTURES" album series. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 01, 2025