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Music Lil Durk Freed From Solitary Confinement After Five-Month Stint Roughly five months ago, Lil Durk was placed in solitary confinement for allegedly having an Apple Watch in prison. By Caroline Fisher January 15, 2026
Sneakers DDG Calls Soulja Boy's New Sneaker Line Trash On Social Media DDG publicly criticized Soulja Boy's new sneaker line "Soulja Boy Drip Co." calling the shoes trash on social media sparking debate. By Ben Atkinson January 13, 2026
Music Kanye West Unsurprisingly Delays "BULLY" And Reveals New Release Date No one should be surprised or upset anymore with Kanye West anytime he sets a release date for an LP and doesn't follow through. By Zachary Horvath September 22, 2025
Music Cash Cobain Confirms JAY-Z Is "Absolutely Not Dropping An Album" After Starting Rumors Cash Cobain is not the only one who has recently peddled the rumor that JAY-Z has been in the studio working on a comeback album. By Zachary Horvath September 10, 2025
Music Gucci Mane Reveals He Apologized To Drake & Accepted Young Thug's Apology Young Thug had spoken ill of Drake, Gucci Mane, and more in a series of leaked jail calls, which made Guwop reflect on forgiveness. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 17, 2025
Music Kanye West Claims Drake Brutally Turned Down "Bully" Intro But Hopes They Make An Album Kanye West's last collaboration with Drake in any capacity was their "Free Larry Hoover" benefit concert in 2021. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 03, 2025
Music Chrisean Rock & Blueface Trade Blows After She Gets Jumped In Compton Chrisean Rock recently got into a fight in Compton, which led Blueface and many others to speculate about gang culture. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 14, 2025
Music Megan Thee Stallion & Winnie Harlow's Disagreement Allegedly Centered Around Troy Lanez Megan Thee Stallion was allegedly upset about a post on social media. By Cole Blake November 12, 2024
Music 50 Cent Has A New Album On The Way "When I'm not moving around and I'm not touring and doing things, it's going to permit me to focus on creating music," 50 Cent says. By Caroline Fisher November 01, 2023
Original Content Is Hip-Hop Dead? What happens when the world's biggest genre takes the slightest downturn? The answer is a repeated history whose cycle can still be broken. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 21, 2023
Music GloRilla’s Brother Flexes Rap Skills After Claiming He Helped Launch Her Career During a recent interview, GloRilla's brother claimed that he put his own dreams on hold in order to support hers. By Caroline Fisher February 20, 2026
Music Playboi Carti Promises Streamer University’s Young Dabo With Pelle Pelle Collection Playboi Carti partnered with Pelle Pelle for it's revival in early 2025. The brand supported his number-one selling album, MUSIC. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 25, 2025