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Music Kanye West’s “DONDA 2” First-Week Sales Revealed Earlier this week, Kanye West's album "Donda 2" hit streaming services for the first time, with a few changes. By Caroline Fisher May 03, 2025
Music Offset And Cash Cobain Met With Silence While Opening For NBA YoungBoy In NYC Despite Cash Cobain and Offset being two big contemporary stars in rap, the NBA YoungBoy crowd may not be their target audience. By Zachary Horvath September 29, 2025
Music Ghostface Killah's Son Infinite Coles Elaborates On Their Rocky Relationship Infinite Coles recently released some singles from his upcoming "Sweetface Killah" album that target his strained bond with Ghostface Killah. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 29, 2025
Music Kid Cudi Announces “Lengthy” Hiatus From Music To Pursue Other Passions Before his long break, Kid Cudi dropped off his new track "Once," which he calls a "goodbye for now song." By Caroline Fisher September 29, 2025
Music Meek Mill Claims He’s “Blackballed” If He Can’t Secure $5 Million For New Album Meek Mill has dreams to put out a new album, book, and short film, but claims he'll need some financial assistance to do so. By Caroline Fisher September 17, 2025
Music Chance The Rapper Explains How He Regained His Confidence After "The Big Day" Chance The Rapper's interview with Shannon Sharpe comes after he put out his new project, "Star Line," last month. By Cole Blake September 09, 2025
Music Diddy Accused Of Allegedly Sexually Assaulting & Drugging Teen Journalist During European Tour Kathi Steininger reportedly attempted to join a class-action lawsuit against Diddy in the United States, but was unsuccessful. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 05, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA Smash Yet Another Record Thanks To “Luther” Kendrick Lamar and SZA's track "Luther" has become the longest-running No. 1 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. By Caroline Fisher June 04, 2025
Pop Culture Tina Knowles Changes IG Caption As Fans Assume She's Dissing Nicki Minaj Tina Knowles wants no part of the drama between Nicki Minaj and Jay-Z, which exploded on social media, Wednesday. By Cole Blake July 10, 2025
Music DJ Vlad Claims Cassie Is Just As Guilty As Diddy After Trial Verdict A jury found Diddy not guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering in his criminal trial in New York City on Wednesday. By Cole Blake July 03, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy Puts His Pride For The USA On Full Display For Official Cover Of "Make America Slime Again" NBA YoungBoy is the latest rapper to put their own spin on the American flag album cover art and it's got fans hype. By Zachary Horvath July 02, 2025
Music Young Thug Unleashes On Future With More Brutal Blows In Extended Leaked Jail Call The leaked Young Thug jail calls are getting more and more crippling as he continues to disparage Future in this lengthy clip. By Zachary Horvath September 06, 2025