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Music Baby Keem Speaks Out And Re-Affirms His Greatness Amid "Ca$ino" Criticism With "Ca$ino" being described as a disappointment by fans, Baby Keem is back on X to fight for his spot in the rap game. By Alexander Cole April 14, 2026
Music Young Thug Narrowly Avoids Arrest In Newly Surfaced Bodycam Footage Back in February, Young Thug got pulled over for allegedly speeding, and was informed that his license was suspended. By Caroline Fisher April 17, 2026
Music Pooh Shiesty's Lawyer Slams The Evidence Used To Arrest Him Pooh Shiesty's lawyer, Bradford Cohen, addressed the media shortly after him and his client appeared in court for his bond hearing. By Zachary Horvath April 09, 2026
Politics Nicki Minaj Reportedly Attending White House Correspondents' Dinner Nicki Minaj is going to continue her support of Donald Trump and his presidency this weekend at the Correspondents' Dinner. By Zachary Horvath April 23, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Labels Young Thug's Latest Snippet "Garbage" Young Thug previewed the new music after taking the stage to perform during the first weekend of Coachella. By Cole Blake April 13, 2026
Music Nas Pens Foreword For Special Edition Of Miles Davis' Autobiography Nas, seeing as how his dad was a jazz musician around Miles Davis' era, knows a thing or two about how much hip-hop borrows from the genre. By Zachary Horvath April 24, 2026
Music Kanye West Reportedly Sets New Record With $18 Million SoFi Show Kanye West believes he shut up a lot of his critics and doubters with these two sold-out shows at SoFi Stadium and he may have a point. By Zachary Horvath April 06, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar, SZA & More To Benefit From UMG’s Spotify Stake Sale As part of her 2018 contract with UMG, Taylor Swift requested that any sale of the label's Spotify shares benefit its artists. By Caroline Fisher April 30, 2026
Music EBK Jaaybo Could Spend 30 Years In Prison Over New Gun Charge DreamLlife Rizzy was shot in both legs in Oakland last March, and authorities believe they've identified the gun used to shoot him. By Caroline Fisher March 31, 2026
Music NBA Ben10 Enjoys Hospital Facial As He Recovers From Shooting NBA Ben10 appears to be in good spirits despite getting shot multiple times at a Houston restaurant last week. By Caroline Fisher April 22, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals How XXXTentacion Brought Him And Drake Together Many years ago, Drake and XXXTentacion appeared to have some kind of feud, and DJ Akademiks was in the middle of it. By Alexander Cole April 27, 2026
Music Ebro Refutes The Belief That He's A Hater Of Independent Media Ebro says he's always been one to crack jokes about DJ Akademiks and other creators, but he wasn't going after independent media. By Cole Blake April 15, 2026