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Music Kanye West’s Swastika Shirt Prompts Battle Between Etsy Sellers Kanye West was recently banned by Shopify after selling a T-shirt featuring a swastika. By Caroline Fisher February 12, 2025
Music Desiree Perez Breaks Her Silence On Roc Nation’s Rejected Casino Bid A community advisory committee voted against moving forward with a casino bid from Jay-Z, Roc Nation, and more this week. By Caroline Fisher September 18, 2025
Music Joey Bada$$ Declares 2025 As The Best Year For Rap This Decade The 2020s have been a great decade so far for the genre, with multiple future classics, but Joey Bada$$ feels 2025 has been the best. By Zachary Horvath September 10, 2025
Music Young Thug Teases Big Plans For Today As Snitching Scandal Continues Young Thug is still working on his fourth studio album, "UY Scuti," which will mark his first project since getting out of jail. By Cole Blake September 02, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Says A$AP Rocky Admitted Rihanna Is The Root Of Drake Beef DJ Akademiks recently sat down with A$AP Rocky for an interview, and according to the personality, he was incredibly honest. By Caroline Fisher January 21, 2026
Music Young Thug Brings His Sons Out For Wholesome Concert Moment Young Thug's performance alongside his sons at Germany's Splash! festival this Friday preludes his highly anticipated "UY SCUTI" album. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 05, 2025
Music Metro Boomin Performs For Thousands At The Egyptian Pyramids During his visit, Metro Boomin also met with officials at the royal Abdeen Palace in Cairo. By Caroline Fisher May 10, 2024
Relationships Deiondra Sanders Reveals Why She Won’t Name Her Child After Jacquees Deiondra Sanders and Jacquees have yet to confirm their child's name. By Caroline Fisher May 24, 2024
Music Soulja Boy Joins 50 Cent In Trolling Meek Mill With Diddy Question Soulja Boy went right back at Meek Mill. By Cole Blake May 13, 2024
Music XXXTENTACION Will Run Naked Through Streets If Drake Can Outrap Him XXXTENTACION continues to go at Drake with guns blazing. By Mitch Findlay April 04, 2017
Original Content 10 Essential Tyga Tracks Re-introducing the former Cash Money wunderkind and Last Kings CEO Tyga. By Devon Jefferson June 25, 2017
Songs Will.i.am Admits To Stealing Beat On "#willpower" Album Will.i.am admits to stealing a beat from House producers, claiming he thought the licensing issues had already been ironed out for the track. By Rose Lilah April 23, 2013