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Music Drake & Central Cee's "Which One" Shoots To Top Of US Apple Music Chart Drake's rollout for "ICEMAN" continues to be a hit with fans, with the second YouTube stream bringing thousands of eager viewers. By Zachary Horvath July 26, 2025
Music Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist Are Apparently Dropping "Alfredo 2" Later This Month This would cap off one heck of a month for hip-hop if Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist actually follow through on this. By Zachary Horvath July 16, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Exposes SZA For Blocking Him As Nicki Minaj Beef Rages On SZA and Nicki Minaj posted several fiery messages aimed at one another on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday. By Cole Blake July 16, 2025
Music Pusha T Addresses Why Jay-Z Didn’t Feature On New Clipse Album "Let God Sort Em Out" Pusha T and Malice recently pulled up to "The Breakfast Club" to talk about the new Clipse album and the fruitless Jay-Z collab rumors. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 14, 2025
Music Kanye West’s Latest Move Suggests Either An Album Or Meltdown Is Coming Although many people are excited about Kanye West's next album "BULLY," its constant delays had others feeling skeptical about this new move. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 27, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Scores Huge Win Amid Court Battle With Ex-Superfan Nicki Minaj is currently being sued by Tameer Peak, a former superfan who accuses her of publicly humiliating him. By Caroline Fisher November 25, 2025
Music Megan Thee Stallion Reveals Heartbreaking Reason For Rejecting "Call of Duty" Deal That Went To Nicki Minaj Yesterday, Daniel Kinney of Roc Nation testified in Megan Thee Stallion's defamation trial against Milagro Gramz. By Caroline Fisher November 20, 2025
Music ASAP Rocky Confirms "Don't Be Dumb" Is Still Dropping This Year ASAP Rocky has been playing coy about the release date for his next studio album, "Don't Be Dumb," for months. By Cole Blake November 18, 2025
Music ASAP Relli Recruits New Lawyers Amid Legal Battle With ASAP Rocky ASAP Relli is moving forward with his civil lawsuit against ASAP Rocky, and a trial is scheduled to begin on January 12. By Caroline Fisher October 15, 2025
Music Killer Mike & JID Will Induct Outkast Into Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Sleepy Brown will also join Killer Mike and JID in honoring Outkast at the upcoming Los Angeles induction ceremony on November 8. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 13, 2025
Music Judge Mercilessly Rules On Diddy's Request To Serve Prison Sentence At Fort Dix In a letter submitted to Judge Arun Subramanian recently, Diddy's legal team "strongly recommend" that he be placed at FCI Fort Dix. By Caroline Fisher October 09, 2025
Music Aubrey O'Day Sends Loving Message To Cassie Before Diddy's Sentencing Aubrey O'Day has long been vocal about her disdain for Diddy, whether it's her own accusations or supporting the stories of folks like Cassie. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 03, 2025