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Music Earl Sweatshirt Drops Featureless Tracklist For "Live Laugh Love" Earl Sweatshirt surprised quite a few people this past weekend by announcing this project and the quick turnaround before it arrives. By Zachary Horvath August 19, 2025
Music Scarface Reveals To Shannon Sharpe He Doesn't Care About The Music Game Anymore Scarface is a member of the iconic Houston rap group, The Geto Boys. He is best known for the classic song “Smile,” featuring Tupac. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 18, 2025
Music 50 Cent Reacts To Nicki Minaj’s Wild Feud With Dez Bryant Recently, Nicki Minaj offered Dez Bryant $10 million to fight her husband amid one of her scathing Twitter rants. By Caroline Fisher August 05, 2025
Music Metro Boomin Goes Off On Those Trashing "A FUTURISTIC SUMMA": "Y'all Get No B*tches And It Shows" The public has been weighing in on Metro Boomin's "A FUTURISTIC SUMMA" and overall, it's been mostly mixed over the last three days. By Zachary Horvath August 04, 2025
Music 50 Cent Drags Benzino's New Music Through The Mud: "The Worst S**t I Heard This Year" The feud between 50 Cent and Benzino is a hip-hop mainstay at this point, much like Fif's many other beefs. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 31, 2025
Sports Jay-Z's Roc Nation Addresses "Horrific" NYC Shooting In New Statement Four people were shot and killed at the office building where the NFL is headquartered on Monday in New York City. By Cole Blake July 30, 2025
Music Chris Rock's Brother Goes Off On Will Smith's “Trash” New Album Will Smith references his infamous altercation with Chris Rock at several points on his new album, "Based on a True Story." By Cole Blake April 15, 2025
Music Summer Walker Remixes Her Heart On Our New "R&B Season" Playlist Update Summer Walker, kwn, Savannah Ré, and Rema filled up our "R&B Season" playlist update this week. Which release was your favorite? By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 13, 2025
Music Diddy's Legal Team Responds To New Charges In Superseding Indictment The new charges against Diddy allege one more count of sex trafficking and one more count of transportation to engage in prostitution. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 05, 2025
Music Soulja Boy Confronts Disturbing Sexual Assault Allegations During Trial Recently, Soulja Boy's accuser took the stand during a civil trial to recall him allegedly assaulting her, trapping her at his home, and more. By Caroline Fisher April 02, 2025
Music Yak Gotti Laughs At Young Thug's Apology To Drake As Their Tension Rises Young Thug is currently doing his best to make amends, but it appears that Yak Gotti is doing it out of desperation. By Zachary Horvath September 13, 2025
Music YSL Woody Is Expecting A Child After Accident & Young Thug Drama Lil Woody was a big part of the YSL RICO trial as the state's prime witness, and he's dealing with more fallout than the Young Thug's scandal. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 05, 2025