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Music Missy Elliott Becomes The First Rapper Ever Played In Outer Space Supa dupa space flight. By Elias Andrews July 17, 2024
Music Diddy's Former Assistant Openly Admits He Was "Diddy-Bopping" On Drugs Constantly David James, who worked alongside Diddy for two years, first took the stand towards the end of trial on Monday, May 19. By Zachary Horvath May 20, 2025
Music Gunna Electrifies His Fanbase By Seemingly Teasing New Album's Release Date Gunna has already built up a lot of excitement for his next album, which will follow singles like "Classy Girl" and "GOT DAMN." By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 18, 2025
Music Joey Bada$$ Unloads On Ray Vaughn With New Diss Track, "The Finals" Joey Bada$$ has been feuding with several rappers since dissing the West Coast on his song, "The Ruler's Back." By Cole Blake May 15, 2025
Music Cassie Accuses Diddy Of Assaulting Her For Going To Drake’s OVO Fest Cassie took the stand once again today to recall some of the most disturbing alleged moments from her relationship with Diddy. By Caroline Fisher May 14, 2025
Music Key Glock Explains Why He's Hesitant To Release Posthumous Young Dolph Collabs Key Glock has enough material for another Young Dolph collab tape, but told Cam Newton their Paper Route Empire days are painful to relive. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 11, 2025
Music Lil Wayne Unveils The "New Generation" Of Young Money Artists Ahead Of "Tha Carter VI" Since completely taking over Young Money back in 2018, Lil Wayne has steadily been making changes, and this is maybe his biggest revision. By Zachary Horvath May 07, 2025
Music Yeat Revitalizes A Drake Classic On Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update This week's "Fire Emoji" playlist update is led by Yeat, Quavo, Takeoff, Westside Gunn, Doechii, Lil Tjay, and 42 Dugg. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 03, 2025
Music The Weeknd Signs With New Agency To Boost His Production Company The Weeknd was with CAA for four years after departing WME before resigning with the latter this week, expanding their original partnership. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 01, 2025
Music Joe Budden Thinks Kendrick Lamar Could Do The “Funniest Thing In Hip-Hop History” On “ICEMAN” Release Date With "ICEMAN" just a few days away, the Joe Budden Podcast wonders what would happen if Kendrick Lamar dropped on the same day. By Aron A. May 13, 2026
Music Comedian Shane Gillis To Star In Drake's Upcoming Music Video With Drake set to drop "ICEMAN" in a few days, it has been revealed that comedian Shane Gillis will be in an upcoming music video. By Alexander Cole May 12, 2026
TV Pete Davidson Calls Kanye West A "Gay Nazi" During Kevin Hart's Netflix Roast Pete Davidson and Kanye West haven't always seen eye to eye, which was apparent during the "Roast of Kevin Hart." By Alexander Cole May 11, 2026