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Music Kanye West Reference Tracks For Travis Scott's "UTOPIA" Surface Online On Saturday, fifteen reference tracks by Kanye West for Travis Scott became public, including songs from "UTOPIA." By Devin Morton September 28, 2025
Music Latto Steps Out With Baby Bump For The First Time Since "Big Mama" Reveal Latto is dropping her new album "Big Mama" later this year, and announced she's expecting a child with 21 Savage. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 22, 2026
Music Ksoo Adds Decade Onto His Life Sentence With Second Guilty Murder Conviction Ksoo was found guilty of another murder, though this time the conviction was of the second degree and revolves around a 2019 shooting. By Zachary Horvath February 26, 2026
Music J. Cole Announces "The Fall-Off" World Tour After much anticipation, J. Cole has come through with the official announcement of "The Fall-Off" tour and it's going global. By Zachary Horvath February 16, 2026
Politics Boosie Badazz Unleashes On Jack Burkman Following Alleged Presidential Pardon Scam Boosie Badazz paid Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman $600K for a Presidential Pardon, and now, he has all sorts of buyer's remorse. By Alexander Cole July 14, 2026
TV Polo G Leaves Fans Confused With Sad Admission About Streamer University Polo G has been spending his time streaming as of late, although it appears as though he is feeling FOMO about Streamer University. By Alexander Cole June 10, 2026
Music Kanye West Has A Temporary Stadium Being Built For His Albania Show Kanye West is going to great lengths to keep his global tour packed with dates even if that means building stand-in stadiums to perform at. By Zachary Horvath April 30, 2026
Viral XXXTENTACION's Son Gekyume Shares A Message For His Dad In New Interview Content creator Brandon Sloane ran into six-year-old Gekyume at a Target and asked him about XXXTENTACION for a video. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 19, 2025
Music Matt Ox Breaks Silence After Arrest For Drug Charges Matt Ox originally went viral back in 2017 for dropping his breakout single, "Overwhelming," at the age of 12. By Cole Blake April 16, 2025
Music Chris Brown Reunites With Karrueche Tran At Coachella Chris Brown and Karrueche Tran hadn't been together in public since their 2015 breakup, which was followed by abuse allegations. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 13, 2025
Music UK Drill Rapper Kay-O Sentenced To Life In Prison For Gang Murder Three other men were convicted of the crime. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 16, 2025
Relationships Playboi Carti Labels Gio Ramos His "Wife" During "After Hours Til Dawn" Concert Playboi Carti has been serving as an opener for The Weeknd during his ongoing "After Hours Til Dawn Tour." By Cole Blake May 26, 2025