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Music Young Thug Firing Members Of His Team For Axing Rod Wave's "UY SCUTI" Verse Rod Wave was apparently supposed to have a verse on "Blaming Jesus" off of the new Young Thug album "UY SCUTI." By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 26, 2025
Music Cardi B’s Updated Sales Projections For “Am I The Drama?” Prove She’s Still Got It Cardi B received a fairly surprising sales projection for "AM I THE DRAMA" this past weekend, but it seems things are back to normal. By Zachary Horvath September 23, 2025
Music BigXThaPlug Reflects On Him & Lizzo’s Adventure To Walmart On The Jennifer Hudson Show Singer Lizzo was BigXThaPlug’s first guest on his new livestream platform. They performed his signature dance. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 21, 2025
Music Kanye West Complains To Playboi Carti About Pusha T's "Black Lives Matter" Verse In Old Clip This clip from the "Donda" sessions shows a scrapped Pusha T verse on the Kanye West, Playboi Carti, and Fivio Foreign collab "Off The Grid." By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 21, 2025
Music Angie Stone Passes Away At 63 Following Horrific Sprinter Accident Angie Stone captivated millions with her hip-hop crossovers, soulful art, and resonant strides in the realms of R&B and beyond. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 01, 2025
Music Drake Fans Say I Told You So After FCC Begins Payola Investigation Into iHeartCountry Festival The FCC is taking a look at iHeartMedia’s upcoming iHeartCountry Festival and the move has Drake fans taking note. By Cole Blake February 26, 2025
Music Tyler, The Creator Brings Out Doechii At L.A. Show & Praises Her Artistry, "I'm So Happy She Exists" That Guy pays respect to the new trailblazer. By Bryson "Boom" Paul February 22, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky Lawyer Joe Tacopina Just Beat the Case—Here Are The Hip-Hop Stars He Has Represented From Foxy Brown to YG, Joe Tacopina has been a go-to attorney for hip-hop's brightest stars. By Aron A. February 22, 2025
Music T-Pain Sells Publishing Catalog & Select Masters In Massive Career Move T-Pain is excited for the new chapter. By Cole Blake February 20, 2025
Music Drake & PARTYNEXTDOOR's "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U" Sees Healthy Decrease In Spotify Streams After Second Day We can only imagine how this is going to set off the Drake stans and their recent streaming theories. By Zachary Horvath February 17, 2025
Music Orlando Brown Baselessly Speculates That Kendrick Lamar Shot Drake's House Up This is a relatively grounded but nonetheless ridiculous claim considering Orlando Brown's track record. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 15, 2025
Music Tyler The Creator Calls Out "Quick Money" Rappers Who "Copy" Styles Tyler The Creator puts his heart and soul into his music, and is quick to criticize those he feels don't do the same. By Elias Andrews March 27, 2025