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Music Blueface's Appearance Elicits Concern As New Photo From Jail Goes Viral Blueface has experienced some weight gain in prison and even his eyes appear to spell a bit of a troubling story. By Alexander Cole February 11, 2025
Original Content What Is Boom Bap? A Defining Sound Of Hip Hop Boom Bap: The rhythmic heartbeat of hip-hop culture, blending punchy beats and raw lyricism, igniting a timeless groove that resonates across generations. By Jake Skudder May 25, 2023
Sports Drake Loses An Absurd Amount Of Money On The Super Bowl Drake's betting woes continued after the New England Patriots fell to the Seattle Seahawks, but this wasn't just some ho-hum loss financially. By Zachary Horvath February 09, 2026
Music Symba Delivers Nuanced Response To J. Cole's Alleged Diss With "Father Figure" Symba told Rory & Mal that he was going to be cooking up a response to J. Cole but the execution of it may surprise you. By Zachary Horvath February 05, 2026
Music Future Reboots Album Rumors With Chilling New Snippet Future has been dropping some subtle hints that an album is coming this year lately and this snippet is sending those rumors into overdrive. By Zachary Horvath February 02, 2026
Tech TDE Curates Stacked Roster Of Tracks For Season Six NBA 2K25 Soundtrack Every time NBA 2K25 brings in a new season, more songs are added to the original soundtrack and TDE got the nod this time through. By Zachary Horvath April 08, 2025
Music Earl Sweatshirt Reveals He No Longer Speaks To Frank Ocean In New Interview Earl Sweatshirt announced the anticipated surprise album, Live Love Laugh, last week with a featureless tracklist. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 24, 2025
Music Kanye West Is On Drake's Tail After Hitting 1 Billion Spotify Streams In 2026 Drake already surpassed Kanye West by reportedly amassing over 2 billion Spotify streams so far in 2026, but Ye's next on the list. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 13, 2026
Music Ken Carson Seems To Confirm A Young Thug Collab Amid "UY SCUTI" Hype This would mark Ken Carson and Young Thug's first official collab, although the Opium MC teased material advocating for Thugger in the past. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 18, 2025
Pop Culture Rubi Rose Has Fans In An Absolute Chokehold With Wet & Sandy Beach Day Pics Rubi might have Druski asking to come back. By Zachary Horvath August 12, 2024
Music Nicki Minaj Issues Rare Apology To Cardi B's Daughter Kulture Nicki Minaj apologizes to Cardi B’s daughter Kulture after mocking her, "one day you’ll understand." By Tallie Spencer October 03, 2025
Music Faith Evans Says She Used To Eat Notorious B.I.G.'s Derriere The diva did not hold back. By Zaynab July 18, 2018